Gwangju is the pink bit For my last weekend in Seoul, I was fortunate to have timed it right for a final ultimate tournament in the South...

This week I went to Tuft Dental Clinic in Gagnam to try another (relatively) cheap Korean medical procedure: dental whitening. I was encou...

This past weekend, 6 of us rented a van and drove southwest to the coastal town of Boryeong. Every summer this vacation town hosts a massive...

I came third place in Goove Magazine's Konglish of the Month! "Konglish" is a mix of "Korean" and "English...

I got my first bad cold in Korea. It started with a super bad swollen gland on the left side of my neck.. not a sore throat. To be honest it...

Yesterday I was doing my daily checking-facebook-between-classes and I noticed that many status updates from other teachers in Korea were li...

On Friday I went for dinner with my cousin Jan and his girlfriend at his place. He had invited several other people to dinner, including a...

While most of North America knows November 11th as a time to remember those who bravely fought for our country, things are a bit different h...

On October 23 I had my first visitor arrive in Korea. She will be here until November 8 (With a big celebration for her birthday on Novembe...

The course (run through a zoo) On Saturday night I hopped on a subway bound for Seoul Grand Park, where the Energizer Night Race 2010 was...

On Saturday I trotted off to a cooking class for vegetarians. I was very excited and a little nervous because a) I love to eat, but b) I can...

Took a bus from Seoul (can you find it?) to Seoraksan  (top right) On Sunday September 19th we took a day trip to Seoraksan Nat...

First stop on the tour: A train station they built (Dorasan Station) a few year back with a big hooplah and ceremony dedicated to unitin...

The next couple weeks are going to be pretty jam-packed, and I couldn't be more excited. Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) runs from Sep...

Today I lived through my first typhoon!! TYPHOON KOMPASU forecasted as: " A typhoon is expected to directly hit South Korea, wi...

Cars in Seoul. I don't get it. There is always traffic, there is so much pollution... and yet, they have the BEST subway system. there a...