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Platform Daegu December 2013

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So I have been severely AWOL for the last few months. Never fear, I still know what tumblr is! 

I am still living in South Korea, I just have a few more things to take up my time right now, which I will eventually get around to blogging about, promise!

For now, this is what I've been getting up to - editing a brand new magazine for the city of Daegu.

Here is the link to our December issue. Take a look if you fancy it :)

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Hey, Throw The Dart!

November 9th will see an exciting, multi leveled event take place across Daegu. D’art (Daegu Art) will be comprised of three events, and will give those taking part the opportunity to explore their creative side, with like minded people within the city. Are you the type of person who is willing to throw yourself into the art and culture surrounding you? Then read on for details about the three events, and how you can take part.

Music

If you are a skilled musician, aspiring Bon Jovi, or simply enjoy good music, then this event is for you. Taking place on the street those of a musical mind will put together a performance to remember. Practices are being held from the end of October to plan the performance, however if you are reading this in early November and wish to take part, that’s no problem! D’art need musicians who are able to play guitar, ukulele, and clavier in particular, so give them a shout if any of these are your specialty!

Art

Daegu has numerous open air galleries, in the form of street art, to brighten it’s citizens day. Following this trend, D’art will be holding a mural painting session at Kyunbook National University (West Gate) at 4pm. All the art supplies you will need to express your image will be provided, so no need to worry about dragging your paints and brushes around the city. Even if you’re not the best artist, the work of everyone involved will come together to make something amazing, so don’t be shy about your abilities

Bike Riding

For those fitness fanatics among us, and those who are looking to stave away the guaranteed winter weight from eating too many roadside purchased hotteoks, enjoy a bike ride throughout Daegu and its surrounding area. All you need for this event is your own bike, helmet, and the drive to complete the route. Starting from Suseong at 11am and arriving at West Gate in time for the music and art, it’s a great way to get into the spirit of D’art, and make some new friends prior to the festival itself.

For more information, please visit the D’art facebook page: www.facebook.com/ttdart

For more specific information about an individual event, you can message the facebook page, or contact the following organizers

Music: Dustin 010-3445-5882

Art: Park So Hyun 010-2885-1814

Bike Riding: Tae Joon Byun 010-6848-2527

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Cheongsando, South Korea

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At the end of August my lovely mum came all the way from blighty to see me, and my life in Daegu. We did all the main sights but mostly took selfies the whole time ^^

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Gili Trawangan Island - Indonesia

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For summer vacation, I and 8 of my closest girls here went to Indonesia.

We spent half the time in Ubud (above pics) and the rest on Gili T island.

Holi Hai had killed my camera a few months before with excessive coloured paint, so here are some of the few pictures I took on my phone.

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It's summer time in Seoul~

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The Mapo Bridge known mostly as “the Bridge of Death" gets a positive and uplifting makeover to discourage people from ending their lives.

"To try to counteract the number of deaths from the Mapo bridge, the Seoul City government didn’t build a high fence or suicide...

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GETNAILED SK

My beautiful friend Emily has started her own business glamming up all the nails of Daegu. Honestly she is a genius at this, I'm already thinking of what I can have done next.

Go check out her blog, and if you're in and around Daegu and fancy treating yourself drop her a message!

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Us lucky members of the Colorful Daegu Foreign Press got invited to a lovely event a while back called ‘The Temple Fare Feasting With Heart’. It was held at Seobongsa Temple - a hidden gem in downtown Daegu. There was a string quartet and a wonderful spread prepared by the monks there. For more information on this magical evening please check out the official blog! 

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Hello summer~ time for studying and sweet things.

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오늘

Today is my 10 month anniversary of living in South Korea.

I don't want to leave. Simple as that.

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So remember that time I told you all I'd been hired as a blogger for Daegu city?

Well, I am too lazy to do a write up about it for here when there is already one floating around so here you go....

Photo set of our free trip to Tongyeong as part of the welcoming weekend is soon to follow.

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April 21st was Earth Day. Held annually across the world, events are set up to demonstrate support for environmental protection. We were lucky enough to take part in Earth Day here in Daegu, through the form of city camping! 

After traipsing around Cheongdo all day, and getting soaked to the bone by the seemingly never ending rain, we weren't exactly feeling positive about sleeping on the street at Banwoldang.

This all changed though when Cat and I arrived there. Being the only foreigners, and slightly tipsy from the drinks we obviously had only had to keep us warm...we probably came off as a little too excited. Our two man tent that was supposed to sleep three of us sans sleeping bags also gave more fuel to the whole 'waygooks unprepared for life in Korea' image that tends to follow us around here.

After taking part in some group exercises and setting up our tents, along came a swing dancing flash mob complete with live band. This is basically when Cat and I fell in love with the night and proceeded to prance around downtown pretending we owned the city...

After getting approximately three hours sleep in our very 'cosy' tent, we treated ourselves to a 7/11 breakfast and then said our goodbyes and went home to shower before heading back for the official Earth Day festival.

During this they shut Jungangro off from traffic and there were many stalls promoting environmental causes, self sufficiency, and health. There were also three stage areas for bands to play, and rides up and down the street on the amazing decorative bikes that we had fawned over the night before. Obviously no Colorful Daegu street festival would be complete without chalk drawings covering the roads!

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Hey hey as we all know I fail at blogging this month, I really have no excuse at all!

Anyways, here is my video for May so you can watch what I did instead of reading about it.

For some reason this month I just forgot to film...everything, really. So although there are 3 minutes here packed with events, it barely covers two weeks of what I got up do.

Enjoy!

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Hello! I just saw your post of a picture of Daegu. I used to live there, too. Have you gone to Wolgwang Lakeside Park? BTW, I'm not asking because I'm stalking you, but because there's a really cool place close to it and I wanted to share if you're interested! ^^

I actually only live about a 20 minute walk away from there, so I've been a few times.

It reminds me a lot of a place near my home in England so I absolutely love it. I don't think many people know about it, but it's a really nice place to have a walk around or grab a coffee :)

Thanks for the message!