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Summer 2008      
Location  Seoul  South Korea

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Dwayne & I are packing our bags and finally heading to Seoul, South Korea...

We've accepted a job working for Princeton Review Korea. We'll be preparing university students for the TOEFL test. This test is a standard assessment tool in South Korea that people use when applying for jobs or schools.

We'll be gone for only three months...


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 D & Me mail our completed contracts
D & Me mail our completed contracts

international departure gate in vancouver
international departure gate in vancouver

the totem in the airport...
the totem in the airport...

dwayne scaling the wall while we were waiting
1 Thumbs up dwayne scaling the wall while we were wai...

i made friends with a moose :D
i made friends with a moose :D

check out these sweeeeet seats!
check out these sweeeeet seats!

OUR PLANE to KOREA!!
OUR PLANE to KOREA!!

yeah... that
yeah... that's a warm towel along with the ent...

flying over alaska
flying over alaska

lunchtime!!
lunchtime!!

yeah.  they gave us ice cream for dessert :D  it was awesome!
yeah. they gave us ice cream for dessert :D ...

this is what it looked like as we approached the international dateline.  then they made us close the blinds so people could sleep.  who knows what kinda scenery we missed afterwards.
this is what it looked like as we approached t...

we
we're in seoul. first sight outta the bus tak...

who doesn
1 Comments Received 1 Thumbs up who doesn't want a fridge covered in...

um.  i want one.   the shinier, the better...
um. i want one. the shinier, the better...

this is the cereal section.  if you look closely, you can probably identify your fave cereals here too.
this is the cereal section. if you look close...

this pic is to prove to my dad that there
this pic is to prove to my dad that there's a ...

mmm everyone loves the spam and coca cola combo
2 Comments Received 1 Thumbs up mmm everyone loves the spam and coca...

these crabs are probably about the size of my torso.  huge.  maybe after a few more weeks, i
these crabs are probably about the size of my ...

perhaps the mushrooms that inspired Super Mario?
perhaps the mushrooms that inspired Super Mari...

we took a picture of this intersection to make sure we could find our way home.
we took a picture of this intersection to make...

our first korean lunch.  the owner picked it for us...  he brought dwayne the same thing but without the beef.
our first korean lunch. the owner picked it f...

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check out this sweet bakery!!
check out this sweet bakery!!

i
i'm guessing this is where the korean-irish go...

barah!  this is a photo of their "scrapbook section"  nothing really, but maybe it
barah! this is a photo of their "scrapbook se...

this is where i work
this is where i work

this is our bus stop.  we go from here about 6 stops down for work.  or we walk about 40 minutes.
this is our bus stop. we go from here about 6...

i don
i don't know what kinda building this is - but...

this is (i think) a museum or arts centre.  it
this is (i think) a museum or arts centre. it...

dwayne was freaked out by the models with no eyes.
dwayne was freaked out by the models with no e...

that
that's an octopus leg that i'm trying to eat. ...

korean subway.  see how there
korean subway. see how there's sliding doors ...

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This is the kitchen...  note the laundry machine under our gas stove.  there
This is the kitchen... note the laundry machi...

this is the microwave.  when i moved in, the man showed me how to use 2 buttons.  the big red button and the one beside it.  that
this is the microwave. when i moved in, the m...

this is the washer.  i still don
this is the washer. i still don't really know...

since i can
since i can't really read the labels - looking...




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Comments:
Marisa L. - Posted on 2 years ago
It's gonna be a good summer :D
Costs of this trip  
Flight: Toronto to Seoul - $1825.00
Dinner: Korean bbq - 10,000WON
Chocolate bar: Crunky - 500WON
Bottle of Water: 750WON