Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Same and Different

We have been in Korea for a day and a half. Tonight we are flying to Vietnam for a 10-day vacation, but before we go I wanted to share some of the things I found that are the same in Korea and America and some things that  are different.

School:
Kids in Korea go to school just like in America. Learning is VERY important to Korean families. In Korea, most kids, like my cousin MinSeo, wear uniforms. Her uniform is a sweater and shorts. Since it's cold, she wears tights under them. You can see she is learning English, too.

Playgrounds:
I was VERY happy that my grandparents' apartment building has a playground, with my favorite activity... monkeybars!!!


Hiking:
Just like Americans, many Koreans love to go hiking. Behind my grandparents house is a mountain, Buk Han San (North Han Mountain), where people go to hike.

Here are my mom and grandma:

On the mountain there is a spring with fresh water you can drink that comes right out the side of the mountain. Everybody shares the blue cups.

 There are big rock piles where you can leave a stone for good luck:

After the hike, there is a hose that blasts air out so you can blow the dust off your clothes!!! It's really noisy. My sister was too scared to try it.
I miss everyone in America, and all my friends in Mrs Johnson's class. If you have any questions, just ask!
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Location: Seoul, South Korea

4 comments:

  1. dbDecember 7, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    "Hi Ella. I hope you're having a good time. Maybe when we have a playdate we can paint together. I got new paints. Sooooo, what is it like in Korea? I mean do they have ice cream there? If they do what types? We like to hike too. I'm learning how to do the monkey bars. If I learn, when you get back we can do it together! " - Brighton

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  2. GregDecember 7, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Brighton, Thanks for leaving the first comment! If you don't learn to do monkey bars, then we can learn together when I get back. They have lots of ice cream in Korea. They even have popsicles that taste like honeydew melon, and milkshakes that come in little packages in the freezer. You squeeze them out of the package into your mouth! I will try to remember to take a picture when we get back to Korea. Now we are in Vietnam for a little while. I would love to paint when I see you next!
    -Ella

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  3. Jeneen and co.December 16, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    hi Ella! what is your grandma's name? I miss you
    can we play when you get home?
    from, Lila

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  4. GregDecember 16, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Hi Lila,

    My grandma is called "Halmony" in Korean. You say it like Har-moan-ee. Yes, I would love to play when I get home to Bellingham. But it's gonna be a long time still :-(

    ~Ella~

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