ASHLEY ANNYEONG: September 2012

Climbing Achasan + Yongwasan

Today I woke up early and tackled two small mountains in Seoul for an assignment for an online class. Here are some snapshots. There are 37 mountains in Seoul, with 10 major ones. I really want to try to climb all 10 while I am in Seoul.

First, Achasan.

Achasan and Yongwasan are right next to each other. Now to Yongwasan.

Apartment

I've been at my new apartment for almost 4 weeks and today I finally managed to take some pictures with my iPhone. When I moved into the place, it was a disaster. The first week was exhausting with all the cleaning. I had to buy a couch. I got rid of some old furniture from my old place. I did a furniture swap with my friend Justine (she took my old coffee table & I took her table, which I now use as a desk).

My new couch from 10x10.

The kitchen. I baked a ton of muffins yesterday.<3

My table/desk from my furniture swap. I want to spray paint it white but I have to find a location first.

& a mumble-jumbled bookcase/camera holder. I have so many books in other places too- eek!

A Quick Trip to Konjiam Resort :: Gwangju, South Korea

Last weekend I left Seoul to spend one night at Konjiam Resort with my bf and two friends from our semester in Japan. We were only gone for about 24 hours but it was a fun stint away from my new busy life this semester.

Checking in.

Lobby

We rented a suite with 2 bedrooms for the 2 couples. Here is the living area.

After checking in and grabbing a quick bite to eat, we headed to the walking paths. There were 3 paths: largo, andante, and moderato. We didn't have time because it was 5:30 so we chose largo.

Pristine nature.

They had really detailed information about all types of birds in the area. Eventually we realized that they say the sounds the birds make in Korean and we were just searching for that information. For example, one bird could say " Ka ka ka" and another will be " ooo ee oo eee." It was funny.