Monday, March 12, 2012

Dirty Streets and Neon Lights

Korea can be characterized by the coexistence of the old with the new. While nothing is really maintained, its simply changed. I've noticed that while a lot of buildings are new, shiny, and brightly lit up at night, a good number of the buildings on the side streets are literally falling apart. I don't know if this is a cultural thing or not, but it seems as if a new paint job every once in awhile would make Korea a better looking country in general. Though this would probably be seen as a waste of money over here.

On another note, my weekend after the first week of teaching was nice. The first two days I just chilled at home and rested. On Sunday night I went to the nearest bigger city to meet up with some friends for dinner. We had fried chicken and beer. It was really good. I headed back the next morning and went straight to work. Overall a good weekend!

One of the many Korean buildings that seem to be in disrepair.

Beautiful walk to the bus terminal with mountains in the background.

Andong at night! Pretty new facades.

Andong in the morning, Trying to find a taxi to get to work.

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