Simplified Speech #219 – Day trips, elections, and more!
May 2, 2025
Join Andrew and Kassy as they share life updates filled with delightful day trips, including a vibrant flower festival. Kassy discusses her favorite vegetable bread and the emotional journey of making her new home cozy. Andrew explains how mail-in voting works in Canada and shares a humorous story about gardening with his wife. The conversation flows between gardening dreams and cultural reflections, making it both relatable and engaging.
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Kassy's Day Trips with Baby
Kassy took two day trips around an hour to an hour and a half from home with her baby.
The trips included a crowded flower festival and a quiet cafe visit to escape the noise.
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Gunsan's Famous Vegetable Bread
Kassy revisited Gunsan for its famous vegetable bread, a savory bun filled with cabbage and spices.
The bread has been popular since the 1940s and costs about $1.50, making it a nostalgic treat.
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Rural Korea Keeps Attractions Alive
Despite Korea's rural population decline, smaller towns actively promote local attractions to attract day-trippers from big cities.
These efforts keep some countryside areas lively through tourism despite fears of demographic decline.
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In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Kassy catch up and share updates about their lives. Kassy talks about taking short trips with her baby to nearby cities in Korea. She describes visiting a busy flower festival and returning to a town just to eat her favorite vegetable bread. She also talks about her upcoming move and her hope to make her new place feel more like home. Andrew talks about how voting by mail works in Canada and the recent Canadian election. He also shares a funny story about planting trees and decorating his front yard with his wife.
How this episode will improve your English:
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Culture: Hear about real-life topics like voting in Canada, Korean flower festivals, and home projects.
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