Sailing on Lake Vermillion

A week before we left for Korea we went spent some time at Mari’s Cabin (a long time friend of Krista’s family). While we were there I was fortunate enough to have my first sailing lesson! It was a perfect afternoon to test out the Sunfish and my skill.

After a ten minute lesson I was free to sail Lake Vermillion on my own. What fun! I couldn’t tell you all the new terms I learned that afternoon, but I will tell you it was a great time! There were a few close calls but I managed not to tip over.

It was so peaceful sailing across the lake, all that was missing was a bottle of wine!

Later on that afternoon we took a road trip to Vermillion Falls Recreation area to check out a gorge where two rivers meet. The scenery was beautiful and the sound of rushing water was exhilarating. Too bad for all the mosquitoes, we were eaten alive!

It sure was a nice way to end off a great time in northern Minnesota.

Going Back to Seoul

On Saturday, August 15th we will be heading back to Seoul. We have spent about a month and a half in Minnesota having a great time. Partying on the 4th of July weekend, going to Rockfest, having fun at the lake and of course having bonfires and taking saunas. It has been a whirlwind of fun.

But now it’s time to leave the Western world and dive back into Asian culture for another year. We will be teaching at a new school and living in a different area than before. This time, we will be much closer to the metro area (which we’re really excited about). We will be working for a school called iSponge which is a franchise. They are opening a brand new location which means we will be the only foreign teachers for a little while! I suppose this could go both ways, hopefully it’s a really good thing :)

We will be departing Minneapolis on our way to Chicago and spend 6 hours there, then depart and arrive in Seoul Monday, August 17th 5am local time. It’s going to be a looooong travel time (14hrs in a cramped seat!)

When we get there and have our internet setup the plan is to get a few blog posts up per week. So keep checking in for the latest on interesting places, good eats and other quirky things we find!

Below are a few pictures of Krista’s mom’s place, which is where we stayed this last month and a half.

Thank you for the great time in the States, we’ll see everyone next year!

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

While were in Minneapolis, Krista and I walked around Nicolet Mall (outdoor street mall like Scarth Street in Regina, but waaay better) on a sunny afternoon. It just so happens they have a street market on Thursdays too, what luck we had! We took a few snapshots of the area and then walked to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden near the Walker Art Center and wandered around there as well. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to walk around!

This was just a building downtown that had a nice reflection.

On the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge

Double Curve

Woodrow

Glass Fish

Reflection

Prophecy of the Ancients

The Spinner

Spoonbridge and Cherry

Prometheus Strangling the Vulture II

After we finished wandering around we walked back to the Nicolet Mall to have a light lunch and a beer. What a great way to finish off a beautiful afternoon. We ate are Barrio and sat outside on the patio. Somehow I forgot to take a picture of the place.. can you believe it??

Anyway, that was the end of our trip to Minneapolis. One of the main reasons we went there was because three of my friends from Canada came down to visit, so eventually there will be some of those pictures up as well.

For now we will be busy packing to go back to Seoul!