A day's adventures!

At the urging of some dear friends, Dan and I started Korean lessons last saturday. We're taking lessons at the Korean Language Education Culture Center (or K.E.C.C.), located in Apgujeong. We took placement tests and fortunately I am no longer considered a "beginner" (yes!!), as I would hope after living in Korea for over a year.

So we frolicked off to Apgujeong for our first lesson. The course is pretty intense-- it's four hours long every Saturday and is conducted entirely in Korean. I think I'm going to like the course-- it's just the fire under my buns that I need to do some language learning.

After the lesson finished (whew!) we met our friends Sam and Jenn for lunch.

Oh, and this guy: his name is Salut. I'm discovering that studying Korean in the park is a magnet for all sorts of interesting Koreans.

Later that evening, I joined Arne Von Brill to do some photography of their recording session in the studio.

Enjoy the photos.

Cheers!

~Bexbits

Arne Von Brill Plays Club Ta

On my quest to seek great photos of Arne Von Brill for their promo materials, I followed the band to Club Ta on August 23rd.




Animal Dads also joined them for a power duo of excellent and eccentric bands.


It was a great show-- the crowd was totally into the music. The guitar player for Animal Dads had a birthday, so we had a celebration with cake on stage!



Enjoy the photos!

Cheers!
~Bexbits

Arne Von Brill Plays Club FB

For the past several shows, I've served as the photographer for Arne Von Brill, one of the up-and-coming eccentric indie-rock groups of Seoul.

I love 'em! Although, what can I say, there could be a small element of bias in my opinion because the rockin' bass player happens to be my fiance!

Anyway, AVB played a great show on August 16 at Club FB. There are a few things you gotta love about these guys, namely:

1. Hilarious facial expressions on the lead singer, Justin.
2. Smokin' hot bass player.
3. And that the drummer, Yun-Hoon, plays like Animal (the muppet character, and I consider that a compliment, haha).

Enjoy the photos.

Cheers!
~Bexbits

A beginning

In this blog, I shall attempt to document my life and experiences as an expat in South Korea, as well as showcase my photography.

I am not a kimcheerleader (though I do enjoy kimchee), nor am I a disillusioned naysayer of all things Korean culture. Instead, I seek the middle way and try to approach the world with an open mind and open heart.

Stay tuned for my musings and photography.

Cheers!
~Bexbits