Thanksgiving in Korea

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American holidays.  Lots of delicious food (including yams) and corniness.  Last year, I missed it so much that I cooked a stuffed chicken myself and tried to celebrate with my family here.  This year, I had two great celebrations.  For the actual Thanksgiving day, one of the parents I met at the Cate reception invited me to dinner.  To be honest, I wasn't expecting much, but, besides all the amazing side dishes, there was a whole TURKEY! TURKEY IN KOREA!  And of course, many bottles of wine and pumpkin pies.  I wish I got a picture of myself biting into that gigantic turkey leg.  For the Saturday after, I got together with some friends and friends of friends for a pseudo Thanksgiving potluck.  I baked a pecan pie and a pumpkin cheesecake for the dinner and they both turned out very tasty.  It was a fun night with lots of food (again), corky wine (blame the bottle opener), and discussing random topics from politics to criminology to Korean laundry machines. 

I'm thankful for the obvious things in my life:  Family, both old and new friends, Mattdol, Juni, opportunities, colleagues, my new blanket, and gchat.

Internet access everywhere

I'm writing this while I'm sitting in a cab.  Seoul is indeed a wired a city.

Pod cars for Ithaca?

http://tinyurl.com/684gh8

Just hope they don't put the track across the gorges ;)

Cold in Seoul!

The temperature just dropped 10 degrees or more over a time span of less than 24 hours. It was so warm two days ago that I didn't have to wear a jacket, and last night, I was shivering in my new thick winter jacket.  Today, on the way home, my ears and hands were freezing and it's supposed to snow tomorrow.  Reminds me of Cornell :)

An exciting month!

November has been a very exciting month so far and the rest of it looks like it will be the same. This past week, on top of the regular baking and yoga classes, I had a really fun potluck farewell dinner at Tae's, went to a Cate reception to say hello and meet some parents, and went to Han-na Chang's concert. For the rest of the month, I have:

- 1 vs. 100: a popular trivia quiz TV show in Korea (Yes I'll be on TV)
- My cousin's wedding
- Thanksgiving cook-off
- Theresa and Zach's joint birthday party
- Raghu visiting from Hyderabad for two weeks
- And perhaps another concert

:)