The City of Daegu is continuing its aggressive promotional push by enlisting korean and foreign bloggers to contribute to their social media channels. I was one of two selected foreign bloggers to join this first batch of recruits and was invited to a welcoming ceremony with a weekend field trip. Having already been selected as a blogger for TheKoreaBlog run by KOCIS of the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Seoul I'd become a bit accustomed to these welco...

Friday was school sports day. This is held once ever school year and is full of colourful activities. Classes are each dressed in a team costume and students compete in a variety of fun games while avoiding a days worth of classes. This is my third sports day since I've been with my current school. The day begins with an assembly type gathering of all classes at the front of the field for the Principals address and some warm up exercises. Then classes divide back...

After the close of the evenings athletics program the crowds were eagerly awaiting the closing and much anticipated K-Pop concert. The stadium was now packed with excitement, crowds, and many cheering fans awaiting their favourite stars. The first group to perform was 'A Pink' after some official closing remarks. They did three songs much to the crowds delightment. Unfortunately some of their lip synching wasnt in tune to the music but nobody seemed to notice and...

After the elaborate opening events with a fly by air show the main three hour evenings events took place. There were track and field events in all disciplines including high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin, hammer throw, 1500m, 400m, 100m, hurdles, and relay. Many of the athletes from the recent August games had returned allowing for a brief evening to relive the recent games. Sitting by the finish line which I wasnt able to during the IAAF games you could see...