Blogs from Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

This second year in Korea was a bit different than I imagined, I know things can't always be the same but I didn’t expect to get bored by my time in Korea. No 'bored' isn't the right word for it, I guess 'same same' is the Asian way to say it. Over a year you do just end up repeating the same experiences only a little differently. This year I went to Japan, China and Thailand during the breaks, had a quick ski trip, a trip on the KTX (fast train) to Busan, a day trip to the DMZ/North Korea and enjoyed my second weekend at the Boryeong Mud Festival. Over Christmas most of us decided to stay in Korea and enjoy the ski season, mostly because it was cheap and as I had only just ... read more

Warm sunshine pelted the concrete surrounding World Cup Stadium this past Saturday afternoon as hundreds of Expats came out for the FC Seoul Annual Expat Festival. Admission to the game included a general admission ticket, a hot dog and beer for 10,000won about $8.70 CAD. Standing inside the makeshift courtyard on the north end of the stadium enjoying a local Expats band strumming 50s swing tunes while people-watching. Shortly we spotted "Mad Victor" standing on top of a short ladder adding spray paint to an in-progress graffiti wall. Wondering through the crowd three tents on the far side stated Brazilian Tacos, Peruvian Rellenos and Mexican Quesadillas. Nostrils smelling sweet scents we stood in line for ten minutes until a man shouted, "I am sorry everyone but we have no more materials. We are sold out," a ... read more