Upcoming Area Festivals

Sacheon International Percussion Festival: Samcheonpo Bridge Park, July 29 - August 1 www.sacheonpercussion.org


Sea Festival: Haeundae Beach & other major beaches in Busan, August 1-9 www.seafestival.co.kr

Busan International Magic Festival: Haeundae Beach & BEXCO, Busan August 4-6 www.hibimf.org

Busan International Rock Festival: Dadaepo Beach Busan August 6-8 www.rockfestival.co.kr

The Great Battle of Hansan Festival: Tongyeong, August 11-15 www.hsdf.or.kr

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch will be playing at the Geoje Art Center in Jangseungpo July 14 & 15 at 7:30 pm.  Tickets are 40,000 or 30,000 won.  For ticketing information call 055) 650-1000.

Ginseng Chicken

According to Wikipedia, Samgyetang (Korean pronunciation: [samɡjetʰaŋ]) is a variety of guk or Korean soup, which primarily consists of a whole young chicken and Korean ginseng. The dish's name literally translates as "'ginseng chicken soup" in English. Samgyetang is traditionally served in the summer for its supposed nutrients, which replaces those lost through excessive sweating and physical exertion during the hot summers in Korea.

So, in keeping with Korean summer tradition, we tried out one of the most frequented local ginseng chicken soup joints in Okpo.  It is right down the street from Duty Free, not very hard to find.  Don't worry about ordering, the place only sells ginseng chicken soup and it is delicious!  Definitely worth checking out!

Busan Lotte Giants Baseball

If you haven't been yet, you should definitely go to a Busan Lotte Giants baseball game.  It was one of the best experiences I have had thus far in Korea.  Upcoming home games are as follows: July 9, 10, 11, 27, 28, 29 30, 31, August 1, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27 and September 1.  Sajik Stadium has its own subway stop on the 3rd line but you can also get there from the Sports Complex Station also on the 3rd line.  Tickets are very reasonably priced at about 25,000 won each for center reserved section, running all the way down to 7,000 won each for in-outfield.  Tickets can be purchased the day of the game starting 3 hours prior to game time.  You can get a 2010 Lotte Giants EZ Guide Book in English in the team merchandise store at the stadium.  Just go to the cashier at the register and ask.  Go Lotte!

American Expat TV

We have a DVR/Slingbox set up through Fliptube.net and it is amazing!  Unfortunately, they are in high demand so they have a huge backlog of customers.  Many people have asked me about our service, and I hate to have to tell them that they can't get it right now.  Well, I FINALLY found a different company.  http://www.nationphone.com/USATVAbroad.html It is a bit more expensive, our DVR service is $169 per month, but to us, it is absolutely worth it because we never miss any of our shows back home, mainly sports..ROLL TIDE!  I'm done with the shameless college team plugs, for now.  Seriously, having this service has saved our sanity.  I don't know how many repeats of B-movies and Discovery Channel shows I could take!