Olympics

Our original work schedule had us working through the last day of the Olympics (which happens to be today, Sunday, February 25). However, about five…

Today marked our final scheduled day off. In my last blog, I reported we were offered free tickets to see figure skating and various hockey…

Today was our fourth day off and we boarded a bus again for another day trip to Seoul. We met our tour guide Jessica who…

Yesterday (Friday) was our third day off since volunteering at Alpensia. Nearly three-quarters of us had purchased tickets about a week ago to attend an…

What do you do when you have a day off at the Olympics? You go see other events! Many of us have seen the biathlon,…

Finally, (almost) picture perfect weather for the Olympic Games today, after yesterday’s women’s individual biathlon event was canceled due to 45 mph winds–strong enough to…

So far, Tuesday has been my favorite day of the trip. I don’t think it was intentional, but the day was focused around peace. We…

It is hard to believe we have been here for two weeks already. I have been so immersed that I have barely come up for…

When you go to the DMZ, or the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, do not take any pictures of the soldiers. This I…

After four days straight of volunteering, we had a much needed day off. However, “no rest for the weary,” as we boarded a tour bus…