Thursday, June 03, 2004
Pictures from the Hagwon
First of all, here are a few pictures that I took from the hagwon today (a hagwon is a learning academy, in this case it's an English hagwon ... 영어 학원). The hagwon is on the 5th floor of a 5 story building and it seems to be on some sort of invisible border. If you head towards my apartment from there, you're on treelined, modern, peaceful streets that could exist in any city in the world. It looks like the Upper East Side but with more trees and more space. On the other side, it looks like your in Asia.
If you look closely in the background of this next image, you can see how Seoul sprawls up the side of the mountain. I'm not in New York any more.
It's crazy. I'm going to stroll through the alleys back there one day soon and take some pictures. It's crazy in a way that not even New York isn't crazy. I love it.
And here's something that I recommend you never drink. I got it because I thought it had a funny name, and it turns out it's got a funny taste, too. It's almost like the barley tea that you get in asian restaurants, but cold and nasty.
If you look closely in the background of this next image, you can see how Seoul sprawls up the side of the mountain. I'm not in New York any more.
It's crazy. I'm going to stroll through the alleys back there one day soon and take some pictures. It's crazy in a way that not even New York isn't crazy. I love it.
And here's something that I recommend you never drink. I got it because I thought it had a funny name, and it turns out it's got a funny taste, too. It's almost like the barley tea that you get in asian restaurants, but cold and nasty.
