Welcome to the year of the Ox! January 26th marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Also known as Chinese New Year, this is the most anticipated holiday in Korea. The ox is thought to be the sign of prosperity achieved through hard work, something that sounds appealing in these tough economic times. The students look forward to this time of year even more than Christmas. Many people travel to their hometowns to visit family and eat traditional food. Children perform ceremonial bows to their older relatives and in return are given gifts of money. We were mostly excited about the extra 2 days of vacation from work and used them to catch up on lost sleep and other exciting stuff like watching movies and grocery shopping. Seoul is mostly deserted and many stores and attractions are closed for the weekend, but we did manage to make a trip to the electronics market and spent an afternoon eating Indian food and relaxing at Starbucks.
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