The Kimchi Chronicles
Finally got a chance to check out a Korean baseball game. The SK Wyverns are Incheon’s official team. I don’t know what entertained me more; the actual game, or the thousands of red noise makers.
Our girl trip down south to Gwangju was a lot of fun. We were hushed on the train ride there because apparently our English was too much for Koreans to handle. We went to a bamboo forest, but no nude meditations were had. And we stayed at a love motel with mysterious stains on the [...]
Yes, I’m a horrible blogger, I’m sorry. My maintenance of this blog is as bad as a two week old used porta potty on a hot summers day. I guess you can say I’m too busy/lazy/tired to write two sentences on a daily basis. There really is no excuse. To make up for it, I’d [...]
I met an older Korean gentleman on the subway last night who was reading a beginners Spanish book. Intrigued, I struck up a conversation with him, assuming since he’s learning Spanish, he can get by with English. After an interesting conversation and assisting him with Spanish pronunciation, we exchanged emails, agreeing that if he had [...]
I just got back from Deokjeokdo on Sunday, and I have to say, I’m having withdrawals already. It was so nice to get away from the city and not have Koreans bumping into you or seeing neon lights everywhere. The place was really quaint, and definitely needed. Friday was nice and sunny and perfect beach [...]
Alright, so tomorrow (May 21st) is Buddha’s birthday, which just so happens to be a huge holiday here in Korea. This is a major party event all over the country, and fortunately that means I get the day off from work. To celebrate, I’m taking a trip to Deokjeok island, which is about an hour [...]
(Video curtesy of Myradventures)
Yesterday, Myra and I adopted our pet hedgehog, Mochi. Why, you ask? Well… why not? You see, hedgehogs are illegal to own as pets in California, so we thought it would be neat to own one while we’re in Korea since we have the opportunity. We adopted her from another teacher in [...]
Last Sunday, (May 17, 2010) I went out to Seoul in the evening to check out the Lotus Lantern Festival. This Festival is one of Seoul’s largest and most important events throughout the year. It’s done to commemorate the birth of Buddha and also to commence the week long celebrations for Buddha’s birthday on May [...]
On Saturday, Myra, Albert, myself and some friends had planned to go hang gliding at some mysterious location somewhere in Korea. I didn’t plan the trip, so I had no idea what to expect or where we were going. Turns out this mysterious location was Danyang (단양군), a cute little province in the center(ish) of [...]