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Mission Improbable – The Trouble with Traveling to Improve your Country
TweetFrom February to June 1787, with all of his necessities packed in a single trunk, Thomas Jefferson traveled “incognito” by coach, barge, and sometimes mule across most of France and Northern...
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The Best Place for Cherry Blossoms in Korea
TweetCherry blossom viewing is a big deal every year in Korea. Rightfully so, considering the country is full of cherry blossom lined streets, and they are all amazingly beautiful. Every year droves of...
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There is a lot of buzz in Korea around Paul McCartney’s upcoming...
TweetThere is a lot of buzz in Korea around Paul McCartney’s upcoming show in Seoul on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Koreans are big Beatles fans, as I saw at a recent McCartney art exhibit. I braved the...
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Gay Sauna: Man To Man with Free Entrance for Men in Their 20s
TweetA new sauna has opened near Sindang station. Their biggest draw? Free entry to those in their 20s (well, more specifically for those born between 1990 and 1996... apparently I am not in my 20s any...
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Disappointing Hike, Amazing Dinner
TweetThanks to midterms this week, the students get to leave school around 12:30, and yesterday, my school took advantage of that absence to go on a short trip out to the countryside. Attracted by the...
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Mission Improbable – The Trouble with Traveling to Improve your Country
TweetFrom February to June 1787, with all of his necessities packed in a single trunk, Thomas Jefferson traveled “incognito” by coach, barge, and sometimes mule across most of France and Northern...
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Learn Korean Ep. 72: 더니
TweetThis episode features my good friend Jinyoung. In fact, Keykat has wanted to meet Jinyoung for months, and during our last trip to Korea, she finally had a chance to visit.I wasn’t able to join...
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Seonsuam Hermitage – 선수암 (Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do)
TweetA look inside the well-populated interior of the Gwaneeum-jeon at Seonsuam Hermitage.Hello Again Everyone!!Just to the south-west of the temple courtyard at Sudeoksa Temple is Seonsuam Hermitage....
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This Week Out There – Expat Spared, Taste of Home, & Repatriating
This Week Out There – Expat Spared, Taste of Home, & Repatriating TweetA selection of this week’s expat-related storiesWhatever gets you through the night…It can be a little lonely out there as a...
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How to cope with a sleepy traveller*Step 1: Try to determine the...
TweetHow to cope with a sleepy traveller*Step 1: Try to determine the cause of the sleepiness. Did they not get enough sleep? Did they have a long day? Are they bored because of the lack of stimulating...
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Queer News: MoJ says no to the Rainbow Foundation, EBS' My Daughter is...
Queer News: MoJ says no to the Rainbow Foundation, EBS' My Daughter is TweetA blow for human rights with the decision of the Ministry of Justice to not allow the Beyond the Rainbow Foundation to be...
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Neurin Maeul Brew Pubs
Tweet·What Are The Neurin Maeul Brew Pubs?These are the brew pubs of Baesangmyeon Brewery, and they are the force behind Neurin Maeul (느린마을) Makgeolli, which is an all chemical & aspartame free...
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L2W: Wrong Korea, Divorce Increase, & Kpop Econ Boost
L2W: Wrong Korea, Divorce Increase, & Kpop Econ Boost Tweet 1. National1) Seoul express ‘regret’ at Abe’s lack of apology Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Yun Byung-Se expressed “regret” that PM...
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Moving to Korea? 12 tidbits to consider...
Moving to Korea? 12 tidbits to consider... TweetOver two years ago I considered teaching abroad in either Korea or China, but I chickened out. After moving from Vancouver to Toronto the thought of...
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Actor Yoo Ah In (Secret Love Affair) and his friend designer...
TweetActor Yoo Ah In (Secret Love Affair) and his friend designer Nohant designed these shirts for The Hangul Fashion Project a year ago. Profits from the t-shirt sales were given to the “Beautiful...
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9 Examples of South Korean School Lunches
TweetLunchtime is an interesting one for me. It probably is for most foreigners if they choose the route of breaking bread in the cafeterias with their Korean co-workers. If I don’t sit with my...
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The Surgery
TweetFor those who are wondering why I haven’t updated my blog in ages, I haven’t retired from blogging. I was away for nine months, trying to start a new life in the Philippines with my husband.Our...
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