I was offered my current gig in February and have been looking forward to this past weekend pretty much ever since. You see, I spent the last two days at the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daechon Beach, which is appealing for three major reasons1. See more of.
Topics: beach, Holidays, Korea, mudfest, Trips, Uncategorized

To show their appreciation for our hard work, the school sponsored a Teacher Field Trip today to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. I’m entirely too fascinated by North Korea for my own good (forbidden fruit sort of...
Topics: dmz, Korea, statuekiss

Looking over the past few entries, you might just think I’m traipsing about this palace-ridden Asiatic wonderland. However, you’d be completely wrong, for two reasons:a. Seoul is practically Chicago. On the way to school, I pass at least...
Topics: 7monkeys, eun, Korea, tpr, Uncategorized, Work

The last part of my bus tour was a visit to Changdeokgung (spelled in five million different ways in English) Palace; one of the five major palaces in Seoul. Because of issues with people disrespecting the site in the past, now you have to go on a guided.
Topics: changdeokgung, city bus tour, Korea, palace, Uncategorized

After the National Museum, I hopped back on the bus and got off again at Namsangol Hanok Village where the city has restored five traditional Korean houses. I have a big penchant for seeing ancient/historical sites blending in with modern-day locales...
Topics: Korea, modern/ancient, namsangol, seoul tower, sushi, Uncategorized