Chuseok is a Korean holiday most similar to Thanksgiving. A holiday when Koreans eat traditional food with their families. This year it fell in the beginning of October giving me a 5 day weekend. This what I did.
Part 1: Writer's Workshop
I went to a writer's workshop in the mountain side of Korea with my friends Anjee and Joni. As some of you know, I've been working on a young adult fantasy book for a few years. I thought this workshop would motivate me to write more. It did...a bit. Over the weekend, we did a few different writing activities, cooked food together, went hiking, and consumed lots of alcohol. I had a really good time and managed to write a lengthy outline for my book. Maybe I'll finish it someday.
Part 2: Suwon
After the writer's workshop I went to visit my friend Matt who lives in Suwon. I met Matt through Jordan 10 years ago when I moved to North Carolina. Jordan and Matt have kept in touch over the years and before I moved to Korea he was a wealth of help, answering all of my questions in detail. The first night we ate at a delicious duck restaurant with some of his friends. The next morning we hiked up to the top of the Suwon fortress and all around the grounds. Before taking the train home Matt took me to a yummy Indian restaurant.
