Fashion Show

Went to a fashion show at a Kyung Hee University today, the first fashion show I've been to as far as I know. It was outdoors in front of building that looked like a cathedral, but was acutally a massive theatre. I have to say I was impressed with the show's production. The outfits were crazy, the models looked like models, and the light effects/music show was great. These fashions were apparently all designed by students at the university. There's another show on the 24th, and I may have to go again.

The venue.

Models on the runway.

Pretend you hear loud club music while looking at this.

Theme: Intersexion. I'm not sure what that means or how this model defines it.

You can't smile in a fashion show.

Theme: Cozy. Seoul's really on edge about the swine flu and airborne viruses.

Traffic Jam.

Theme: Lolipop.

This is important: The Beatles' remastered albums are fantastic. Hard Day's Night is about 2,000 times better in the stereo mix than the old mono mix. I haven't been this excited about the Beatles since I was in High School. They are dominating my rotation right now. Sky Blue Sky, Things You Should Know, Axis: Bold as Love, and From a Basement on a Hill are also current favorites.

It would probably be a good idea to create a conversation worksheet that discusses the Beatles for my Monday conversation class. Today, we discussed Siegfried Sassoon and 'Everyone Sang.' Maybe it's just the setting, but Koreans generally seem more interested in poetry than Americans. Some of my students got very excited when I mentioned EAP. I can't blame them. Who wouldn't be excited about 'The Bells' after endless worksheets focusing on things like the definition of courage and slogging through sentimental stories like 'the cab ride I'll never forget.'

That reminds me, I avoided a cab ride and walked back home to Sangdo from Itaewon on Saturday night after finding a good Mexican restaurant with a bad house band. My roommate believed it was about a half-hour walk. Nope. It was an hour and a half walk that included a 550 meter long tunnel against traffic. Probably won't do that again. Won't get lost between Sangdo and Itaewon either though. Thoroughly interesting, right?

You will want to know that I am at the Sangdo school in Seoul. Yes, that is correct, it's on line 7 and is at least 2 line transfers away from anywhere I want to go to in Seoul. No complaints here, though. I could be at schools that are 4 hours of bus riding from anywhere I want to go. The school is a 6 story building and operates on all but the ground level which is a Papa John's Pizza. My classroom is 501, the 5th floor, and teaching has been swell so far.

Two events that will enlighten you: I agreed to act in a skit about carrying baggage for the Vespers program this past Friday. As it turned out in the skit, you can't kiss your bride if you're carrying travel luggage you accumulated from bad grades and playing video games. I'm pretty sure the students were inspired to give up their Wii's after my performance. I felt like I was very well received. Also, today I visited the Seoul Forest. It is actually a large city park with some interesting playgrounds and various ponds and streams. It is not a forest. It is mostly open space with some landscaped trees that line the sidewalks and streams. Despite this, the place was packed. Many citizens of Seoul lying on blankets wherever there was level space.

So, an excitement filled weekend over here.