Blogs from Geojedo, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, Asia

14th May: I had taken a late night KTX down to Busan the night before. We stayed at the Busan Inn, a small love motel very close to the station. I didn't spend much time there, but it was a great little place, clean and right next to the train station. After a quick breakfast in one of the many coffee shops near the station, we set off on our journey. First, we took the subway to Hadan Station, which is located on line one and it took about twenty minutes. I don't know if Busan is the best place to get to Geoje from, maybe Tongyeong is better, but this worked well for us. We came out of Hadan Station at exit three. The bus to Geoje comes from the island in the middle. It ... read more

January and February flew by! Since they were my last two months living in Korea, I knew that they would and I wanted to make the most of my final weekends with all the special people that have come into my life in the past year. I also wanted to see all the places and things I'd never managed to get around to in the previous 10 months. So, each weekend was spent having new experiences and adventures to make the most of my life in Geojedo, South Korea before one journey finished and the next began. Here are some photos from these amazing times:... read more

My co-teacher Tim is an avid rock climber. All summer he tried to convince me to go rock climbing with him, but I always seemed to have something else going on. Eventually, over our Korean Thanksgiving in September, called Chuseok, I went with him. We went to Gujora Beach, then up the mountain from there to do some climbing. Tim's sister Nicky was in town, which I think helped convince me, having another newbie along to relate to!! Turns out, I LOVED IT!! Since then I've been rock climbing with him at the outdoor wall in our little city, Gohyeon, every Wednesday night after work. There is a great group of Koreans who welcome us every week to climb with them. They are very encouraging and it's fun to share a sport, cross-culturally and encourage each ... read more

It's close to 10pm on my second night in Korea when we finally arrive at mine and Tim's apartments on Geoje Island. It's felt like a long time coming. Leon first takes us into Tim's apartment, which is in an old building that may have once been a house or maybe a duplex, but is now divided into a four unit apartment building. There is a tall apartment building next door that Leon points to and says, "Kailie apartment." We climb the stairs to Tim's second floor apartment, kick our shoes off at the door and walk into the kitchen. It's got a pretty rank smell, but overall looks nice enough. From the kitchen we're through to the bedroom, which has an awesome bay window, then on to the bathroom, which is also the shower and ... read more