Jukdo Market

Jukdo Market is one of the main attractions in Pohang. They sell everything here... fish, Christmas trees, you name it.



So...Koreans eat pretty much every living creature under the sea















These were live octopuses

A Korean Wedding

I don't know how, but I managed to get myself invited to a wedding in Daegu. Well, weddings work differently in Korea, you don't actually have to be invited to attend. There's no RSVP, no chicken or fish, no real dress code either...I saw someone wearing jeans. It was my co-teacher's husband's second cousin's wedding...I think.

Driving to Daegu...in rainy weather

Daegu is a major city (3rd largest in South Korea). It's an hour from Pohang.






My co-teacher, Mrs. Jeung



The wedding

The actual ceremony was all of 20 minutes.







Ms. Jeung, her sister-in-law, and her nephew



The umbrella was supposed to be a sword.




Reception?

OK, reception isn't really the word for what happened after the ceremony. We basically just went downstairs to the restaurant to feast :D

Kimchi!

Massive Amounts of Kimchi

Kimchi (fermented cabbage) is the most common side dish in Korea. It's unique in that it's cold and spicy at the same time. Every winter, families get together and actually make it. They're essentially creating a stockpile of kimchi that'll keep for about a year. It's pretty amazing to watch this in person.





Mrs. Jeung's (co-teacher) extended family












Pork, kimchi, and sweet potatoes...yum :)



Mrs. Jeung's mother and sister-in-law.




This is sweet potato coffee. It wasn't that great, but I pretended it was.



They sent me home with about 20 lbs of kimchi (the orange bag).