Koreans are not known for having a 'sweet tooth' and many items considered to be 'desserts' are actually quite bland tasting being made from bean paste or rice. There is a nice toffee type fudge I have seen sold on hiking trails near temples which is quite nice. As part of the Gyeongju trip organized by The Daegu Compass we were to spend the afternoon learning how to make Yeot, a traditional Korean candy. Its actually quite an interesting process though not somet...

The final part of our Gyeongju trip took us to Bulguksa Temple, another Unesco listed heritage site in Gyeongju. I'd last been to Bulguksa exactly two years ago and forgotten how interesting it was. By now there was heavy drizzle so we didnt get to explore in a relaxed atmosphere as we would have wanted.There is an outer main gate which leads you past a pond, over a bridge to an inner main gate.The inner gate has two pairs of temple gods on either side to ward of...

Yandong Folk Village in Gyeongju, not to be confused with the Andong Folk Village, is another Unesco listed folk village with its own unique character distinct from other folk villages. I've long known about this seeing it on a map of Gyeongju, but having visited the more famous Andong Hahoe Village twice before, I didnt think it was worth it and would just be a smaller version of the same thing. The Yandong Folk Village however has a character all of its own and...

As mentioned in my previous entry KBS News came to the Global Festival and spent quite some time in our Canada room. They attached a mic to me and wanted me to talk with some students. I didnt really know what to say at that point as I had already explained things to them.KBS ran a feature on the weekends Global FestivalThe clip begins at 1.15 and I can be seen talking from 1.55 for about two secondshttp://daegu.kbs.co.kr/news/news_01_01_ view.html?no=3133645Clic...

The Daegu School Board is comprised of foreign english teachers from 7 English Countries (Can, US, UK, Ire, Aus, NZ, S.Afr), as well as foreign language teachers from China and Japan. This year they decided to hold a global festival to highlight all the countries the foreign teachers come from like a mini Yeosu Expo. The rooms were full of games, activities, and displays and I had volunteered to head up the Canada room. The Global Festival turned out to be a very...