Weeks 14 and 15: Olympic Park and SEOMUN XXVI (October 31-November 12, 2023)
Week 14 included lots of Halloween festivities at school. We had spirit week and a Halloween Festival, and two days of Parent Conferences (Nov 2 and 3). By Friday I was worn out but I had to work all weekend at SEOMUN, which the MUN Club from my school hosted this year at COEX. So Nimmi and Sarah and I decided to take a nice walk on Nov. 3 around Olympic Park to admire the amazing display of fall colors and enjoy the last of the nice fall weather. Week 15 saw temperatures drop to below freezing and hats and gloves have become required accessories for venturing outside. Olympic Park was built for the Seoul Summer Olympics in 1988. It is located in Songpa, almost directly north of the school and about a 30 minute bus ride away. When Sarah and Nimmi and I arrived on Friday we had about an hour before it got dark. We enjoyed a lot of beautiful views, including several of Lotte Tower, which is sort of my go-to landmark. I put a lot of photos and videos of Olympic Park into...