Blogs from Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Asia - page 5

I decided that I want to talk about and show some of the food that I like to get on a pretty regular basis. In Gwangju, I've yet to find much western-style restaurants, so I'm going to be trying a lot of different Korean dishes throughout my time here, which I'm really excited about. For now, however, I'm going to present to you the basics. The first meal that I'm going to talk about is called kimbop. Kimbop looks a lot like a sushi roll, but it's not. Kimbop is a roll made up of Kim (dried seaweed paper), rice, assorted vegetables, egg, ham, and any other protein you want (I get mine with tuna). It also has assorted sauces, but the most distinguishable tastes like mayonnaise. It's a great meal or snack, and it's easy ... read more

After twelve months in Korea, a list has been written. Observations on everything. All are sweeping generalisations, and there are exceptions to every single one. But. . . . There are no bins on the streets. There is no litter on the streets. I have no idea where it goes. Koreans hate Japan. They hate China. They hate North Korea. They love the idea of America, but aren't quite sure why. Long hours are worked. After the Korean War, the people were desperate to rebuild the country from the ruins that it was. So they worked ridiculously hard. South Korea became successful, but the work ethic never changed. Kids go to school until 10p.m. Koreans don't tend to holiday outside of Korea. Old people can be shockingly cantankerous. It's not unusual to be hit by an ... read more

Shortly we are off to our final dinner next door in the beautiful little village called Heyri Art Village. We have grown found of the art villages numerous cafe choices, art galleries and restaurants. As well as the gorgeous and unique architecture. Ironically, we were taken to the Farmer's Table for Tanner's going away dinner. We had only been on campus for a few weeks but had become good friends. Thus it is only fair that we depart our English Village lifestyle by indulging from this fine menu once again. Tonight however it will only be the two of us, sharing a romantic dinner before blowing off fireworks and kicking back with a couple of close friends. A time for reflection is always the best thing when you are departing one place and beginning the next ... read more

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My family recently came to visit me for the Korean vacation of 추석 (Chuseok), which is the Harvest Moon Festival. It’s considered a sort of Korean Thanksgiving since the families all get together and eat special food. Thursday They came in on Thursday night and I was supposed to go to the airport to pick them up (I had asked a coworker to cover my last couple of classes), but I realized halfway through the month that I had Open Class in my last class of the day that day. That meant that the students’ parents came to watch part of class. They had to give short speeches on a topic of their choice and then we had a debate on whether children should be allowed to have cell phones. We practiced for that debate so ... read more