Walk through the University of Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  I went on the University of Washington walk and searched for something new. I had been there before, but I wanted to visit it because I did not see the details of UW, so I decided to look around with my friend. My plan was to go in the opposite direction of what the card recommended (I was supposed to start at the main entrance, but I didn’t).

 

 First, I went to the Agua Verde Paddle Club and Cafe and its location was on the lake at Portage Bay. You can eat some Southwestern food here after kayaking. Also you can see the floating homes (house boats).



 

 

 

 After I followed the shoreline, I could see the UW buildings. I walked south over the sky bridge and Stevens Way. Then, I arrived at the Medicinal Herb Garden which has some interesting plants. Some kindergarteners were having a picnic in the Medicinal Herb Garden. My friend and I were appreciating the unusual plants but my friend got hurt by mistake because of the prickles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Then, we went to the Drumheller Fountain. It is one of the symbols of UW. It is very big and beautiful, especially when you take pictures with the historic buildings in the background. A duck was sitting on the banister and having fun in the water. Unfortunately, the ducks made sidewalk around the fountain dirty...:(

 

 

 

 

 After seeing the fountain, I walked to Suzzallo Library. This library was built with Gothic style architecture so people call this the ‘Harry Potter Library’. It has grand, high ceilings and stairs so usually many couples who graduate from UW take wedding photographs here. I took many pictures here and in Red Square.

 

 

 

 

 

 Then I walked to the main Quad. There were many trees and a lot of grass here. You can see the cherry blossoms blooming here in the spring. I heard that the trees were given to the university from Japan so each tree has its own number. I haven’t seen the trees blooming so I should come back to take pictures of the Quad in the spring.

 

 

 

 

  

 The last thing I saw was The Burke Museum and the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory. They were facing each other so I could find them both easily. I’m not sure about the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory but it looked like a Middle Age castle. No one was there so I couldn’t enter. Then I took a picture of the UW main entrance which has the W symbol.

 

 

 

 
 

 

 If you live in Seattle, I recommend you walk through the University of Washington. It’s really awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparing nature between Korea and the U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

  Our science and technology are improving and growing everyday. However nature is being destroyed even though people know that nature is very important to humans. It's a sad thing because nature is based on our life. Especially for me, I breed dogs so I realize how the nature and all the living things are so- valuable. After I came to the U.S., I was shocked because the Americans conserve nature very well. I want to tell you how nature is different between Korea and U.S.

 

 

 





  In Korea, we have a few national parks because of the geography. Korea is small but has 90 million people. Our buildings and houses are quickly expanding. We don't have many spaces for all the people. Second, the Korean government uses a lot of money for the military. We are still in a state of truce with North Korea. The government spends small mounts on nature conservation..

 

 

 





  However in the U.S., they have huge amounts of land for all the citizens. I think the U.S. has very wonderful geograplical conditions. Most of the cities have their own parks eventhough the city is crowded. And what is surprising about this is that the parks are always clean. Maybe the U.S. knows the value of nature.

  When I was at elementry school, I went to lots of national parks in the U.S. I visited YellowStone National Park, the Grand Canyon, Arches, and ect. What I want to say is, it was just amazing! I can't explain my feelings. After I went back to Korea, I felt envious of the U.S. national parks.

 

 

  I want more natural things like trees and flowers eventhough they are small. They are the background of nature. I think Korea must know that we need more natural not artificial things or advertise how the nature is important to improve the quality of life. I know it's hard to change quickly, but we must start right now for our next generations.

My Seattle

 

 

 

Seattle is one of the most beautiful cities I have seen.

I know I have been here only 2 months, but the Seattle weather and nature are amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These days, Seattle has developed a reputation for being organic. There are healthy vegetables, seafood everywhere. Before I came to Seattle, I never ate salad, but now I love it. I recommend the restaurant named Vegi Grill and Crab Pot. They have reasonable prices and good quality. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to walk around the parks in Seattle too. A surprising thing in the US is that there are lots of pets in the parks. In Korea, almost all parks do not allow pets. I have a dog as you know and I wanted to play with him in the park. Also I envy US citizens that their government respects pets like humans.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Seattle has lots of parks too. A few days ago, I went to Gas Works Park which is a hot place for celebrating the 4th of July. It was a wonderful day. I haven’t seen such huge fireworks in my life. I took tons of pictures and videos even though the area was crowded. 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m enjoying Seattle these days and I want to know more fun things about Seattle too!

 

 

The Hammering Man

 

The Doge's Palace and the Grand Canal - Luca Carlevariis