Mike was recently hired by my school as their official photographer and videographer.  I sure love having him hang around school snapping photos and tagging along to all school events (who doesn't enjoy seeing their man during the workday??). Last Friday, the whole school headed out to Seoul Zoo. It was beautifully warm autumn day, the leaves were just starting to change colour, Mike took killer photos...and one of my students ran into the rhinoceros enclosure. True story.

(Obvious credit goes to Mike for all these photos. There are indeed some real gems of the students from my school, but I feel a bit leery about posting those all over the internet. So you'll just have to imagine the fresh-faced Korean cuties!:)

To a certain extent, a tower is a tower. Every major city seems to have one and they often seem like a cash grab. Regardless, we paid the money to go up the N Seoul Tower and I'm glad we did. Looking out over Seoul made me appreciate just how huge it it is. It sprawls for mile after mile in every direction. As someone who grew up in a city of less than a million, it sort of boggles my mind.

*Back on instagram!

We spent our Saturday morning walking around Namdaemun Market. We didn't buy much else besides some snacks, but it was fun to people watch (and take photos, of course!).

1. Our view from a bus window, outside of Seoul.
2. The view from a lookout in Jayu Park, Incheon.
3. Itaewon, Seoul.
4. A kitten outside our apartment.
5. Exploring Seoul with new friends.
6. Our view during dinner.
7. Mike in Chinatown, Incheon.
8. A boy skipping to school near our apartment.

*Major cred to Mike for this post.