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Seoul International Fireworks Festival

By mattgirod | Published: October 9, 2010

Riding the bike in Yeoido Stopping to pose with the beautiful evening sky Silver dragons attacking the crowd and eating little children Octa-tricycle organ Inspecting the vibraphone whale Ironically, the least interesting part of the Seoul International Fireworks Festival…the fireworks

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A Needed Vacation

By mattgirod | Published: August 31, 2010

Clear Lake, Oregon, USA

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In the Zone

By mattgirod | Published: March 18, 2010

Took a trip to the 38th parallel last weekend.

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Japanamania

By mattgirod | Published: March 8, 2010

Snapshots from the Tokyo-Kyoto Tour. All this language learning, SRS talk and no how’s Matt and what’s he REALLY doing? Japan! Really, I should say I did a tiny fraction of Tokyo and and a bit of Kyoto and a bullet train in between. It was one week of an almost completely tourist adventure. I [...]

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Happy New Year

By mattgirod | Published: January 8, 2010

새해 복 많이 받으세요. Said something like [Saaaay-bong mani pah-deu-sehh-yo] as I heard from a Korean friend. It’s not just a new year though it’s a new decade, sort of….not technically, but close enough I’d say. (My weeks start on Monday.) This New Years I hiked with friend Melodie.  There was a temple somewhere on [...]

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Ahhh…Nature

By mattgirod | Published: November 7, 2009

My second visit to Naejang Mountain. This was my first visit. This time, in the fall…on the weekend…with the rest of Korea. People really like the colors red, orange, and yellow… a lot. Visit a national or provincial park on a weekend during the months of November or October and you will find crazy loads [...]

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Beijing and The Wall

By mattgirod | Published: May 5, 2009

With a long weekend, why not go the state right next door? That’s right, except this state was China, not Ohio. If I had to describe my four day visit to Beijing in a couple words I would say huge and colorful. The scale was unbelievable. Going too big clearly wasn’t a concern. The city [...]

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