Korea COVID Travel BlogSo naturally things got busy and I lost track of time to keep this up to date. So here is a brief run down of everything that happened in the final week of my time in Korea.
Job wise, the rest of the team including the sound designer came out of quarantine and we were able to finish putting the show together in time for technical rehearsals. I must say Joon and my Korean team have been absolutely fantastic and made this whole job very straightforward!
Firstly as Korea has yet again dealt with the virus so well our 2.5 restrictions got lifted! So I was able to go out a bit more. I got to visit the Yongsan Electronics Market which is several large stores simply filled with all of the technology you can imagine! A million PCs and accessories, cameras, vintage Hi-Fi there was so much stuff I became almost tech blind. And what did I buy? A £3.50 Korean made cable tie holding gadget I saw the local team using! It’s genius!
We had a traditional Korean BBQ which was awesome (highly recommended). The nice Korean man who owned the restaurant only took away our griddle pan 3 times which means we must be natives now! We got the hang of it in the end and the meat was delicious… that said we did clear 8 bottles of local cooking lager!
My work in Korea is done, job handed over to my replacement and everything is ready for the first day of tech rehearsal. My second time in Korea comes to end a country, and while i’m pleased to be heading home there is a sadness in leaving this amazing country.
I have such fond memories of all of my time here, the people are just some of the nicest in the world, the city is worlds apart from anything in the west and the culture is that amazing double edged sword combo of being stepped in history but embracing the future.
Korea I love you… I hope I get to return soon.
