Hi Seoul Friendship Fair

Hi Seoul puts on weeklong festivals, with various events, four times a year (winter, spring, summer, and fall). The Friendship Fair was part of the spring festival. It was held at Seoul Plaza. There was an art exhibit featuring drawings of sites/places in Korea that were drawn/painted by children from all over the world. There was also a mask-making booth and a display of different cultural masks that people could take photos with. The main events were the performances that were put on by international singers/dancers/bands.

This little girl was so cute, she was dancing to the music. And the monkey on her back reminded me of the movie Juno (if you don't know why, figure it out, it will impress me).

These performers were from Taiwan. The older man was grabbing his belly because he was making a joke about it being full of kimchi (yeah, i love hyperlinks). He really cracked himself up. Then he started singing and he blew me away. He had this incredible deep voice and sang with such sincerity and passion. I couldn't understand what he was singing about, but it was beautiful. 

This guy had to have gotten tired of making that face all day. I wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.

Picture Frame guy!

These were performers from Turkey. They reminded me alot of Greek dancers (they danced in a circle, which was led by a guy with a handkerchief [I felt like I was at a Greek wedding when they did that]). The music was great, I loved their colorful costumes and their dance was fun to watch. They were definitely one of the crowds' favorites. I could tell people were digging them.

This woman was watching the Taiwanese performers. The music seemed to deeply resonate with her, she looked so content and peaceful.  I understood, completely.  I love those moments, witnessing them and experiencing them. I didn't quite capture her how I wanted, there were too many people between us, but this shot still makes me smile.