Quotes.. I love 'em.

"If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody.

Open your mind, get up off the couch, move." --Anthony Bourdain

I love this man... 

Hello there!

Hello everyone!  

As I've mentioned before, this blog started as a way to keep my friends back in the States updated with my life in Korea.  I never thought I would get as many views as I have in the past three months.  So in the past week I've worked hard to play catch-up.  I still have a couple of posts to do before I'm all caught up with my life until this point.... So thank you for checking in!  

Hope you enjoy it :). 

With love.. and a delicious waffle,

Lupe 

Wreck 'Em Tech

As a cultural ambassador of the United States, it's only fair that I introduce my kids to American football... Specifically Texas Tech football.  As a recent graduate of Tech, I am still quite obsessed with keeping up with my team's stats and season.  I took this as an opportunity to teach the kiddos about football as a culture.  Because let's be honest, in Texas, football is king.  

I showed them videos of football game footage, half-time band shows, and the fans.  They were especially interested in the reaction of fans towards the game.  Face painting, the wearing of school colors, the mascots, and hand sings were an interesting concept for them.

This was the final product:

First grade kiddos :)

Second grade boys :)

"Wreck 'Em Tech!!!"

Mission Impossible... Made Possible

If you can't tell by my name, I'm of Mexican descent. Many of the teachers that I work with are very curious about my culture.  They know I'm American, but in their words, "Not typical American."  Definitely not the blonde hair, blue eyes they were expecting!  So of course when asked about the date of my housewarming party (because EVERYONE is expected to host a party once they settle into their new home), I knew immediately that I had to introduce them to both my cultures. 

So here starts the "Mission Impossible" portion of my story.  If you've ever lived in an Asian country, you know that there are certain things that are either nonexistent or very hard to find and are usually expensive.  Among these are tortillas, avocados, cumin, cheese, and butter.

Menu: Pollo picoso, Mexican rice, guacamole, tortilla chips, deviled eggs, mashed potatoes, onion rings, and salsa.  For dessert: arroz con leche and buñuelos.  Also some Korean beer, soju, and makoli to keep things Korean.

One of my teacher friends got this shot of me frying up tortilla chips.

The spread.

 Korean family.

 They talked about it for days... I was so happy. 

Mokpo... The Cutest City EVER

My hometown of Muan may be small... But luckily, Mokp'o, the cutest city ever is only a twenty-five minute bus ride away.  Here are a few pictures of my weekend of exploring.

Friday night my friends arrive from all around Korea.  Slumber party anyone?

We climbed to the top of Yudalsan Mountain.  Here is the view of Mokp'o.

Hammocking on Mt. Yudalsan

View of Mokpo's harbor from the top of Yudalsan Mt. 

Lights like this decorate all of downtown Mokp'o.  Down the road I ran into a live jazz band preforming.  It was an awesome ending to a day of hiking.