Esteban Mendieta Jara - Blog

Well I started the day going to run like I usually do well here these days.

We went to classes at Seoul Garden Hotel and had one of the best classes so far, "The Age of Informatization & The Role of Government" with Dr. Kyoung Yul Bae a great person who has worked in the field of digitization of Korea. It was he who devised 10 years ago in Seoul through the subway tunnels. For those who do not know the subway in Seoul is the fifth longest in the world.

Dr. "B" as we call it asked told us much about changes in technology and digital that have happened in recent years. His idea is to clear the world must help people live better and make their lives easier, the work in the development of various digital products today showed us his cell phone with the included Digital TV which is very popular in Korea.

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They were 3 hours flew by and that I could learn new things and get new ideas for future projects in Ecuador.

After this class we went to lunch Japanese food, Sushi but we thought it was not. It turned out we went to this restaurant where each person gave him vegetables, noodles and meat dishes for the cook oneself. In each position there is a built-in electric kitchen table, with a control in the bottom of it. In the pan-pan is placed giving us water which is boiling and there you put your vegetables and your meat, this meal really super rich, so far has been one of the best. Each prepared their food to taste. At the end of the meal is a soup you also meat if you want to take it.

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For the afternoon we had a class with Jiyoung Kim how to survive in Korea, taught us something about how to make sentences in Korean and key phrases to survive in an emergency. Actually I remember very little of the classes is not so easy a language that requires much practice and patience. We were taught how to use the Metro and that night we would come out for a walk and would use it.

After completing this class we went to an area near the center of Seoul and arrived at Son's Home

Son's Home is a house where you can learn something about Korean culture. Family is a mom and 2 daughters who are responsible for each show on this great culture.

Mom taught us to prepare Kimchi is Korean traditional food, this is eaten every day in Korea, is spicy and is based on onion, garlic and chile powder like. This is prepared throughout the year and consumed every day.

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We did try the same, spicy but tasty. Then we divided into 2 groups. One was a Korean calligraphy classes and practicing with the second Korean drum.

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As you can see in the picture I am in the practice of Korean drum, then I would play to practice calligraphy.

We play in calligraphy writing each name on a blower and draw a picture of some plants.

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At the end of this work came the best, we had to dress like Koreans, men with women, here I put the photo of the whole group.

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We said goodbye to this nice family and came up with direction to the subway, it would be our great baptism in the same or was going well, or we went wrong, the only thing that could happen is we would come later to the hotel and we were all sleepy, but everything went well and we arrived to the hotel without any problem.

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He finished the day, I went to rest early, and when I do not like is taking a lot but we have to rest for another day of classes.

Well finally I'm in Korea.

It's been a super long trip, we left Quito, Ecuador on Friday 26 at 11:00 am and arrived in Seoul on Sunday 28 at 08:50 pm (6:50 in the morning hours of Ecuador)

Everything is fine so far, the only thing is affecting me is the jet lag , but hey I hope the body gradually already acostubre this time change.

It is midnight now, in Ecuador it's almost 11 am on Monday, is over here on Monday.

The people are friendly, very well received. I have not been much yet because the course is all day. Tonight we took a walk near the hotel and we could see something of the reality of Korea.

The per capita income here is 18000 USD per person, an income thing, therefore the cost of living is high. A bottle of water costs the same as a queue 2.50 USD.

The people are very educated on the plane do not put anything but cultural programs and movies everyone sees it, we fell asleep in sleep.

In the coming days we'll be visiting Seoul as part of the course, tomorrow we will have a basic class Koreano order to survive these days around here, not everyone speaks English in stores and it is difficult to be understood to buy or order something.

Hotel rooms are small, really in Ecuador live in a luxury spaces we have.

Age is highly respected people, so that when we were in the opening dinner event for older people sat in the first table, the youngest at the end.

The course can be seen very good and we will remove the air from what we see.

Well I say goodbye to a future day, I left with the official photo of the inauguration of the course. You can find more pictures in the photo section which is on the top of this page.

09h00: Yes, as many of you already know I will be participating in the course of Electronic Government Policy in Seoul, Korea from October 29 to November 16, due to travel I'll be back on 18 November.

1300: Since I am currently in the Guayas Manso, all good so far, the plane looks like it will be comfortable for the 12 hour trip to come, from what I could do is to play on a television for each passenger .

The only setback so far is that our bags are delivered in Korea, so I go touch the clothes I wear for 48 hours, but good so you learn for next time.

13H31: The time and have called for the shipment of the airline, I tried it with my sister that if funciene Ochy Skype and everything works perfectly so we can stay connected.

See you. 'll Post at Madrid until the final victory peers.

In a few days more will come out the final version of Ubuntu 7.10 called Gutsy

From what I have read about is a much improved version , especially for the use of laptops where you can better control the battery of the same.

I am waiting for the final version to make the upgrade on my laptop

There were too many times I tried to find a particular song, I just knew it was called Moscow but searched and searched but did not give her. Even a friend told me it was Boney M , but it was not.

Yesterday by chance I happened to look again and found. The song plays Dschinghis Khan and is called Moskau .

Even I could find a video of it. Very interesting to see the Fever disco .

I have always said and I maintain, may have many friends but true friends counted on the fingers.

17 months ago I met one of them his name, Jose Alonso (a thin man and half bald). He arrived one day at a Whimper office and told me he wants to talk with you at the Site . We sat and talked and then we had a good chemistry with what we wanted to do on the Internet. Since that day we had a great team with Byron for our online campaign .

I really want to tell my dear friend, now you return to the motherland , thank you for all this time in which to work and also knew to be true "friends" through thick and thin. Do not forget your words in my times of crisis often helped me out of them.

I hope this is just a soon, and some time we will see, because true friendship endures over time.

Joshe uncle a hug.

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What are 29 years for a ninja? Would say my friend Nacho - I really do not know, but today is the day you start thinking like you've done during those years, you remember everything and you feel you are thinking ... miércola the 30's.

Now that I'm close to the 30's (well missing 365 days) able to agree with my buddy Choko , men are terminated interesting 20's but come the wonderful 30's. Until you start to sound serious means at that age, as this will be a weird year to wait until next Oct. 1, with countdown to the 30's.

Thanks to everyone who remembered the date, which does not, well then have 365 days to remember

A hug

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