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The Girod House

By mattgirod | Published: February 17, 2009

We have a house in New Orleans! Built in the 1833 by Nicholas Girod, the first mayor of New Orleans. It was built for his son Francois. girodhousecondo.com , travel.yahoo.com

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Geumsan Temple at Moak Mountain

By mattgirod | Published: January 31, 2009

As the ol’ saying goes, “another day, another temple”. Geumsansa [Gum-sahn-sah], one of the larger and more known temples in the Jeollabukdo Province, is about 45 kilometers east of Buan (I know this means nothing to those not in Korea. One of these days I will add a map). In other words, it’s a doable [...]

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Going into OT (One Temple)

By mattgirod | Published: January 29, 2009

The Temple Tour went into OT today. Gaeamsa [Gay-ahm-sa] was the one temple, located less than 20 kilometers southeast of Buan. I removed the month of dust off the seat, pumped the tires to 35psi, and took off for Gaeamsa. It wasn’t a beautiful day. It was overcast and the air was damp. (Yep, I [...]

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Temple Time Two (TTT)

By mattgirod | Published: January 26, 2009

It’s the Lunar New Years, a big holiday for many in Korea. It’s a time when families get together, elders give advice and money to the younger gens, and guys go out drinking with their hometown friends. With our families a few thousand miles away, I and fellow Buanite teacher-friend, Linda visited some Buddhist temples [...]

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The search for A Gingko Tree

By mattgirod | Published: January 9, 2009

Mal and I started the day in search of a bike lock. Instead, we found exercise equipment along the Jeonju River, a Hanok village, a Ginkgo tree, and some Misirang Imsil Jeejuh Pijuh (Cheese Pizza).

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