2008 Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day)

Korea’s one of the biggest holiday of the year was just passed away!!!. Seollal, or Lunar New Year’s Day, falled this year on February 7th of the solar calendar. Korean people consider Seollal to be the most important holiday of the year, so they a total of 3 days of designated holidays including the days before and after Seollal.

We foreigners enjoyed various programs organized by Gwangju International Center (GIC). GIC hosted as of 6th-Nepal day, 7th-India day and 8th-Mongolia day. We (me and Partima) partially participated in Nepal and India day only. Some of the photos during the festival are attached in this page.

Volunteer in Oil Spill Site

Last week we took Part in Oil Clean Up in Taean with most of Nepalese in Chosun University and some of the Korean friends as volunteer.

Some 10,500 tons of crude oil were estimated to have poured from a super tanker after a drifting barge punched holes in its side. South Korea's previously largest spill happened in 1995, when 5,000 tons of oil washed onto the southern coast.

More than 20 million tourists a year visit the area, drawn by its natural beauty.
The area is also home to many oyster beds and seafood farms, which supply local hotels and restaurants.

There are also wider environmental worries: Mallipo, for example, is an important transit point for migrating birds such as snipe and mallards.

We were very eager to help this disaster against nature and human being and finally we did it!!!!!!!!! Basically I was loaded full of lab work at that time but I couldn’t let this great opportunity pass by.

(Partima in Oil Spill Site: Really a appreciating work)

(In spite of the coolest weather, we couldn’t let this great opportunity pass by. )

(Chosun University family members)

(Sea site with volunteer dress...)