MontanaRon http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:23:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Expo Accomodations Update http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/18/expo-accomodations-update-2937 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/18/expo-accomodations-update-2937#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 23:48:33 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2937 I just read a recent release by the Expo Organizing Committee regarding accomodations in Yeosu. It contains a bit of new information on lodgings and you can read it here. That’s the main site, then click on Expo 2012 –>Expo News. It summarizes the types of accomodations available and gives you the hotline number to [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/18/expo-accomodations-update-2937/feed 0 Yeosu Expo 2012-Angola Pavilion http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/17/yeosu-expo-2012-angola-pavilion-2928 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/17/yeosu-expo-2012-angola-pavilion-2928#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:08:12 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2928 Angola Pavilion Entrance

OK, so here’s my first pavilion review. Let me state that these are just my opinions and others may have different thoughts about individual pavilions, so caveat emptor, so to speak.

I was going to give a grade to each pavilion, but, me being a teacher, that seems too pedantic. I’ll [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/17/yeosu-expo-2012-angola-pavilion-2928/feed 1 Yeosu Expo 2012-A Few Opening Day Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/16/yeosu-expo-2012-a-few-opening-day-photos-2915 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/16/yeosu-expo-2012-a-few-opening-day-photos-2915#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:49:15 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2915 I’ve been out to the Expo twice since it opened and I’ve been taking literally 100s of photos. Many of those I’ve deleted because of exposure problems, blurring or bad composition. Still, I’ve got dozens that I could probably post here, some good and some average. I’m sure I’ll be taking hundreds more, but I’m [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/16/yeosu-expo-2012-a-few-opening-day-photos-2915/feed 1 Yeosu Expo 2012 Opening Day http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/13/yeosu-expo-2012-opening-day-2913 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/13/yeosu-expo-2012-opening-day-2913#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 10:53:08 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2913 I went to the opening day of the Yeosu Expo 2012 yesterday, and it was spectacular, in my opinion. Most of the pavilions are up and running (except, of course, Saudi Arabia). Here, then, is a quick report.

If you’re looking for pavilions that provide the host country food, look no farther than these countries. [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/13/yeosu-expo-2012-opening-day-2913/feed 0 Expo 2012-Still Under Construction, Saudi Arabia Balks http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/10/expo-2012-still-under-construction-saudi-arabia-balks-2911 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/10/expo-2012-still-under-construction-saudi-arabia-balks-2911#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:32:29 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2911 A Korea Times article dated May 9th, 2012, begins with the headline Still Under Construction, and has a sub-heading “With 2 days to go before opening, Yeosu Expo unprepared.”

I’ve given some nice reviews of the Expo site, but, to be fair, I’d better report some of the downside, too. The article goes on to [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/10/expo-2012-still-under-construction-saudi-arabia-balks-2911/feed 0 More Rehearsal Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/09/more-rehearsal-photos-2898 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/09/more-rehearsal-photos-2898#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 03:58:23 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2898 Here are some more scenes from last Saturday’s mass rehearsal. This is the main hall of the International Pavilion, looking toward the Main Gate, which was packed with people waiting in line to get in. When I first got to the Expo around 10 a.m., I saw the looooong lines and decided to walk around [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/09/more-rehearsal-photos-2898/feed 1 The Big Expo 2012 Rehearsal http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/07/the-big-expo-2012-rehearsal-2890 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/07/the-big-expo-2012-rehearsal-2890#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 23:32:52 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2890 I took in the full-scale rehearsal this past Saturday along with about 100,000 other awestruck visitors. My quick reaction: the Yeosu 2012 Expo is amazing. It met and exceeded all my expectations. If you’re in the area, you should definitely attend. I arrived at 10:30 in the morning and stayed until closing time at 11 [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/07/the-big-expo-2012-rehearsal-2890/feed 0 I’m Crying http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/04/im-crying-2887 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/04/im-crying-2887#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:19:03 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2887 Literally. I’m so sad. The great Mariano Rivera, closing pitcher extraordinaire for the New York Yankees, took a tumble while shagging fly balls during batting practice today, and tore up his knee to an extent that it could mean the end of his season and of his career. Mo was, perhaps, going to retire after [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/04/im-crying-2887/feed 0 Yeosu Expo 2012-A Few More Pre-Rehearsal Photos http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/04/yeosu-expo-2012-a-few-more-pre-rehearsal-photos-2882 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/04/yeosu-expo-2012-a-few-more-pre-rehearsal-photos-2882#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 12:15:06 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2882 Tomorrow, May 5th, is the biggest rehearsal prior to the official opening of the Yeosu Expo 2012 next Saturday. I’ve got my ticket, so I’ll be there, finally being able to take some photos from inside the site (yes, yes, yes, YES!!!). Tickets for this rehearsal cost 3,000 won, about two and a half American [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/05/04/yeosu-expo-2012-a-few-more-pre-rehearsal-photos-2882/feed 0 Spring in Yeosu http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/04/29/spring-in-yeosu-2872 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2012/04/29/spring-in-yeosu-2872#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:24:32 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2872 As usual, spring time in Yeosu is, quite simply, gorgeous. It’s a city that features flowers of all colors, amazing green hues in the trees and, at times, deep blue skies. Following are a few shots that I took while walking around campus when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Most of the blossoms [...] Related posts:
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