Inwangsan and Shinmyung

Inwangsan is a great hike to catch a glimpse of the President's house. And because it is the president, there is a small army base near the bottom of the mountain and along the trail, there are guards carrying guns. I got told off for taking a picture of the president's house! We stopped at the top for a bite to eat, as well as a few pics. Afterwords, we made our way to Itaewon for a play called "And They Used to Star in Movies." Sipping on beer in the bar and laughing at the humour, the play was about the washed up lives of Mickey, Minnie and Donald after they became famous.

Group shot at Inwangsan: Tron, Tom, Rani and me

The president's house is amoungst the haze: it has the white outline on the roof in the far back.

Today was the first real snow in Bundang. Here is what I saw from my bedroom window this morning that made everything look so pretty:

And this weekend was not just about me either. I volunteered with the Shinmyung Orphanage to serve food to homeless people in Seoul. The top three areas for homeless people in Seoul are Yongsan, Seoul Station and Yeongdeungpo Station, which is where we were helping out. We fed about 200 people, most of whom were men as well as a lady with a cute little baby. There were also gift bags that contained some rice balls, oranges and socks, amoungst other things. These we gave out at the subway station where more people were lined up for food. It was fun working with the kids from the orphanage as they have a great outlook on life and it really opened my eyes about what the real world can hold and how lucky I really am.