Things I've Seen and Done, Part 10

I haven't seen or done much that was picture-worthy this week, but it's definitely been a full week. There's been the usual flurry of grading and end-of-semester paperwork that has taken up most of my time. Things are also starting to get all Christmas-y around here. On Saturday night, I went to hear Handel's "Messiah". It doesn't matter if I'm hearing a professional or amateur production, or what side of the world I'm on, there is still a wonderful moment when everyone holds their breath in anticipation of the first notes of the 'Hallelujah' chorus, and stands up. 

Before the "Messiah", there was a children's choir that sang some songs. We came in for the last song or two, but they were surprisingly good! They were from a local international school, so their English was quite good. To go to an international school in Seoul, you either have to have a foreign passport, or you have to have lived overseas for a certain number of years. All of the children in the choir looked Asian, so who knows which category they fell into. 

There are a number of light trees like this around the city. This one was outside of the church where the "Messiah" was performed. 

This tree is outside of Seoul City Hall. It was pretty massive, and the lights kept changing colors and doing all sorts of other crazy, flashy things. 

Today (Sunday), I went to the America-Korea Friendship Holiday Concert. My school gave me tickets, so I went. The 8th Army Band played the first half, and a youth violin orchestra played the second half. It was quite good! I tried to get some video of the violin orchestra, but it just didn't turn out well. :(

After the concert, my boss took some of us out for coffee, and we ran into the president of the university. During all of this, we had some conversations about a potential future project for me. If it all goes through, it will be ridiculously amazingly exciting! But it's still in the talking stage right now, so I can't say much more. But if it happens, it wold be super super amazing! Stay tuned for more reports. 

That's pretty much been my week!