Last Saturday was the Scavenger Hunt which we have been looking forward to for a long time.Around 12 teams of 2-4 people were given 15 cryptic clues to work out in 5 minutes - the answers all being different establishments in the downtown area.We then had 1 hour to find these places and have our picture taken in front of them.There had been the treat of a storm all day, and it held out until just before the Scavenger Hunt started, then bucketed it down!We did n...

Apart from rain on Friday, this week has been really nice, so we've been out doing some walking in the nearby parks and at the reservoir. It's also been a good week for getting more free things for our apartment, so we are now pretty much fully furnished! On Wednesday morning we went for a walk at another park Graham had found near to our home.It has a mini water wheel and a small board walk wetlands area and is very relaxing.We shall definitely be spending lo...

This week Graham has been out taking pictures of the Cherry Blossom trees, as they look so fantastic at the moment, and only last for a couple of weeks.As well as taking pictures down the streets, he also climbed the mountain again to get further pictures.I forgot to mention that there was a mini bush fire on the mountain a few weeks back and Graham was there to see all the action, whilst I was at work.I think he should become a reporter in the field!Whilst he ...

Last week we had a new foreign teacher (Chris) start at work, so we had a week of covering extra lessons, and him observing our classes.All went well, and now he's started his full teaching role.There have also been a few timetable changes, so I have a couple of different, higher level classes which I hope will be good!On Thursday I went out for dinner with some girlfriends, and we had a different version of the BBQ pork 'galbi' dish which you wrap up in the le...

It's been a busy week.On Tuesday my boss took all the foreign teachers (and Graham) out for lunch, as it was one of my co-workers last week at work.He took us to a fantastic buffet, which had lots of western food, so we all pigged out and then spent the afternoon feeling very sleepy at work!Then on Wednesday us foreign teachers went out after work with the Korean teachers, as there were 3 Korean teachers leaving too.We went for Shabu Shabu, but a seafood one th...