WHINK (Whats happening in Korea) Olympic Torch Edition

in olympics •  7 years ago 

2018 Pyeongchang Olypmics

The Olympic games are getting closer by the day and today the Olympic torch passed by my house. It was great to see as this was the first time I've ever seen the carrying of the torch in person. It rarely happens somewhere close enough to witness, so I was super lucky to be able to watch the event go right by me.

Busan is the southern most city in Korea, so over the course of the next 90+ days it will make its way toward the Pyeongchang stadium before the start of the 2018 games.

The Olympic Torch

The flame itself is a symbol of the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus. Every Olympics, the flame makes its way from the previous host city to the incumbent, several months before the start the games. This current torch relay started from the previous host city of Sochii, Russia. Torch bearers are chosen for any number of reasons, from local officials to community leaders, (too bad I wasn't chosen.

I can't wait for the Olympic games to start. I have several tickets to multiple different events and I am looking forward to purchasing more. More on that in the next addition of WHINK

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The flame passing through

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Hey Jason! Wanted to stop by and let you know that I'm hosting a meetup at the Google Campus in Seoul on the 17th, 6pm - https://steemit.com/meetup/@sndbox/save-the-date-sndbox-presentation-at-the-seoul-google-campus

Come if you can!

I would love to, but living in busan the only meet ups I can attend in Seoul have to be on weekends. Looking forward to seeing how the meet up goes though. Have a great time

That is awesome, would have loved to see that thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words @bigbear

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much appreciated

Oh wait... isn't Olympics is on 2020? I know the Commonwealth Games is next year...
Or is this just the torch relay?

These are the winter Olympics. They will be in South Korea this February. The summer Olympics will be in Tokyo in 2020.

Long time no see Jessica, Hope you're doing well

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