We finally have internet

This past week we finally got internet! Hooray! Despite the fact that the world wide web is at our fingertips we have not had time to update our blog. A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. We are still enjoying teaching and are beginning to settle into a bit more of a routine. This weekend we are tackling report cards and writing report card comments. Seoul is absolutely beautiful this weekend with crisp cool weather and beautiful blue skies. We spent Saturday in the park with friends having a picnic and trying out some traditional Korean games, including the ever popular badminton.
Today, which is Sunday, we joined our coworkers for a wonderful Canadian Thanksgiving meal. It was delicious! We did it potluck style with a main course of pork tenderloin cooked with apples and cranberries, pirogies (which we thought we wouldn't get to eat for a year!!), meatballs, and other tasty things. It is good to have a belly full of good western food. We ended with apple pie a la mode and pumpkin pie (both thanks to the chefs at Costco). We are now sitting back feeling very full, sleepy, and not wanting to look at the report cards that we left for tonight.
Last weekend we trekked down to Gyeongju, which is in southeast Korea. It was the capital of the Silla kingdom for a long time. It is full of historical Korean things and large grassy mounds where the Silla kings are buried. We had a good time but it was one of those experiences when you really feel the pressure of not knowing the language. In Seoul, while everything is still in Korean it just seems much easier to find what you need. We had Friday off so we spent two nights there. We saw a Korean craft village (and returned with souvenirs), one of the most well known Buddhist temples in Korea, mounds, a national museum and some other cool sites along the way. The last day we were there we rented a tandem bike. It was both of our first times on one and took a little bit to get the hang down. Our pictures are posted although we are still working on labeling them.