Practicing Korean at the Bay Area Chuseok Festival

On September 26, the SF–Seoul Sister City Committee had a booth at the 8th annual Bay Area Chuseok Festival, hosted by Korean Center Inc. on the Presidio's Main Parade Lawn.

Visitors stopped by to practice a few Korean phrases with our new "Practice Korean While You Shop" sheet, made for the festival by member Mijung An, alongside our "Practice Korean While You Dine" sheet. We also shared travel information about Seoul and told visitors about our programs and Monday Mukja dinners.

More than 50 people stopped to learn about the committee, and 24 signed up to hear more about becoming members. Thank you to director Julie Ryu, who organized the booth, and to everyone who helped staff it.

The festival also celebrated 50 years of friendship between San Francisco and Seoul, with a backdrop that read "Two cities, one moon: 50 years of friendship."

See you at next year's festival!