this weekend a gang of gimhaens descended upon the city of Pohang. i was among them. a couple of canucks from here were playing in a hockey game so we went to cheer them on. apparently it worked because they played much better than they did here in gimhae. (i wasn't there, so that's based purely on what i heard.)
a street in pohang
we caught the bus around noon and arrived about two hours later. we checked into a motel and headed for an orphanage where kim worked a few years ago. having grown up in the 80's i always get this picture of the poor little orphan annie in my head; children in rags, scrubbing the floors and being beaten when they are bad... but it wasn't anything like that at all.
the valentine motel... our little love nest!!!
the kids were fascinated with the waegooks - going so far as to measure nose and leg hair lengths of the boys -- which was hilarious! they were sweet and fun. the orphanage is set up with different "apartments" - each one has about ten kids and one "mother" who cares for them. i think we were all expecting rows of bunk beds covered in gray blankets, but they sleep on the floor on mats (many koreans do). it was really cool to hang out with them all for an hour or so.
the orphanage
what a big nose you have!
oh my! (what a cutie)
after the visit, we had dinner and headed to the game. 'les boys' played really well and were ahead for most of the game. unfortunately, the ref was actually a member of the other team and wasn't very good at reffing and didn't really know what he was doing. they actually extended the third period to 30 minutes just so they wouldn't lose! WTF? anyway, it was really awesome to watch!
yes... that's a Zamboni... in korea...
only in korea... would the entire team hop a squat on the ice.
blair (game face on) and jason.
then it was out for the night to the three "foreigner" bars in pohang. i liked mindy's the best, but they were all good. got in to the motel at about 4:30 am... and i left early! a good time was had by all (i think) - we should definitely go back again!
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to my regular readers... sorry i haven't been posting as often as usual... hopefully i'll get back in the swing of things soon... in the meantime, thanks for keeping up! this weekend is the "sand festival" in busan, so there should be some good posting for that!
a street in pohangwe caught the bus around noon and arrived about two hours later. we checked into a motel and headed for an orphanage where kim worked a few years ago. having grown up in the 80's i always get this picture of the poor little orphan annie in my head; children in rags, scrubbing the floors and being beaten when they are bad... but it wasn't anything like that at all.
the valentine motel... our little love nest!!!the kids were fascinated with the waegooks - going so far as to measure nose and leg hair lengths of the boys -- which was hilarious! they were sweet and fun. the orphanage is set up with different "apartments" - each one has about ten kids and one "mother" who cares for them. i think we were all expecting rows of bunk beds covered in gray blankets, but they sleep on the floor on mats (many koreans do). it was really cool to hang out with them all for an hour or so.
the orphanage
what a big nose you have!
oh my! (what a cutie)after the visit, we had dinner and headed to the game. 'les boys' played really well and were ahead for most of the game. unfortunately, the ref was actually a member of the other team and wasn't very good at reffing and didn't really know what he was doing. they actually extended the third period to 30 minutes just so they wouldn't lose! WTF? anyway, it was really awesome to watch!
yes... that's a Zamboni... in korea... 
only in korea... would the entire team hop a squat on the ice.
blair (game face on) and jason.then it was out for the night to the three "foreigner" bars in pohang. i liked mindy's the best, but they were all good. got in to the motel at about 4:30 am... and i left early! a good time was had by all (i think) - we should definitely go back again!
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to my regular readers... sorry i haven't been posting as often as usual... hopefully i'll get back in the swing of things soon... in the meantime, thanks for keeping up! this weekend is the "sand festival" in busan, so there should be some good posting for that!
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