Long time, no post. Sorry about that; I’ve been busy and my internet has been less than desirable. Last week was Lunar New Year so we had Monday and Tuesday off school. In Korea, new year is not nearly as big a deal as it is in China and other Asian nations, who usually take a month off school and celebrate for about a week. They didn't even shoot off fireworks here, which was kind of too bad because they might have melted some of the snow. Most Koreans go to their grandparents’ house and celebrate with their family for a day or two. They eat a lot of food, and the children bow before their elders, who give them money.
I spent the weekend with the Hawkins and going back and forth to Seoul. There was also a small blizzard in honor of the holiday, dumping around 6 inches on us in two days. On Saturday we braved the elements and headed up to Seoul to Gwacheon National Science Museum, “the place where exciting science life begins,” and “the place where science and people become one.”
Kim met us up there and we spent the day looking at all the exhibits. It is a new museum, so it is very modern and well done. All of the displays had titles in English, but only a couple had the explanations translated for us. But between all of us, we could usually figure out what was going on. There were basic science exhibits on sound, atoms, plasma, earthquakes, levers, and math such as pascal’s triangle and the golden ratio.
There were also advanced science displays on biology, such as viruses and genetics, technology such as computers and video equipment, and aerospace programs. They had a couple small ROK fighter planes, and part of an Airbus 380. The space exploration section was a little humorous because Korea does not really have a space program, so their lunar module looked like cardboard covered with silver and gold tin foil.
We also went to the planetarium show. All the starts were pretty, but since we only understood random numbers and colors, I think we all fell asleep for a few minutes in the middle.
On the way home, we stopped at the subway station in Suwon for a meal of Japanese cutlets. We also enjoyed walking home through the snow. I'll write about the rest of the snowy weekend later.
I spent the weekend with the Hawkins and going back and forth to Seoul. There was also a small blizzard in honor of the holiday, dumping around 6 inches on us in two days. On Saturday we braved the elements and headed up to Seoul to Gwacheon National Science Museum, “the place where exciting science life begins,” and “the place where science and people become one.”
Kim met us up there and we spent the day looking at all the exhibits. It is a new museum, so it is very modern and well done. All of the displays had titles in English, but only a couple had the explanations translated for us. But between all of us, we could usually figure out what was going on. There were basic science exhibits on sound, atoms, plasma, earthquakes, levers, and math such as pascal’s triangle and the golden ratio. There were also advanced science displays on biology, such as viruses and genetics, technology such as computers and video equipment, and aerospace programs. They had a couple small ROK fighter planes, and part of an Airbus 380. The space exploration section was a little humorous because Korea does not really have a space program, so their lunar module looked like cardboard covered with silver and gold tin foil. We also went to the planetarium show. All the starts were pretty, but since we only understood random numbers and colors, I think we all fell asleep for a few minutes in the middle.On the way home, we stopped at the subway station in Suwon for a meal of Japanese cutlets. We also enjoyed walking home through the snow. I'll write about the rest of the snowy weekend later.
2 comments:
Glad to see another post. Looks like a fun time. Still no snow in Virginia. Andrew is praying for some soon. Along with the rest of the kids that go to school. Ohio is getting there share. Even Cedarville closed one day. Love you. Mom
haha, i did fall asleep for some of the planetarium show:) hope you are doing well!
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