Midget

As you can see fro the picture I visited Great Britain again the other day. The 'London Carnival' came to Busan and there was absolutely no way I could let it leave without having a nosy. I expected there to be exhibitions about Britain and may be some British food and believe me, after all the rice I have eaten over the past 6 months the prospect of Shepherds pie and fish and chips was, well, it was all I could do to contain myself. I went with Kelly and when we arrived it wasn't what I expected at all. Basically it was an English funfair that travels round the world calling itself the London Carnival- there were rides, a burger van, candy floss and (dare I say this, oh go on yes I do) ... read more

I've been here nearly 5 months now and hadn't even left Busan, when you figure thats nearly half a year in a foreign country in the same city it kinda looks pretty unadventurous (though if you saw the second hand shops here you may come closer to understanding...bliss). The Scots (Linsay, Richard and Martin) being made of hardier stuff than me picked up the mantle of the intrepid explorer and headed 1.5 hours north to Daegu taking midget along with them. Now (and I hope no Koreans read this- if you are reading this and you're Korean hopefully I'll have left the country by then...) it strikes me that there really isn't that much to see in Korea. The KOrean war ended less than 60 years ago and many of their cultural treasures were destroyed ... read more

Ok I admit it, I couldn't go a whole Christmas without popping back to Blighty at some point, and I thought it a must that I attend that quintessential Western tradition that is the office party/piss up/dance show (Bollywood no exception eh Clare!)/gossip mongers favourite time of the year. outside the box kindly wecomed me back into the fold to attend their Christmas bash and although I can't remember much (it's almost like I was there in body but not in spirit)I'm told I stayed looking remarkable fresh all night and had the attention of many a drunken man. As you can see, since I've been in Korea I've become even more of a midget and the food obviously isn't nutritious enough as I appear to have become more slender than I could have ever imagined...in ... read more

So sometimes there are just some things that keep a girl going you know?! In the absence of a suitable partner I have turned to other means to satisfy myself. In steps the toast man. The toast man can be found every day a 5 minute walk from my work. He can rustle up the best toasted sandwich I have ever had in my life, so good in fact that the other day, once I had already been for dinner, the toast man was out on the street at 2am (bless his cotton socks) and such is my commitment to showing you dear people a true slice (or two) of Korean life that I ordered a toast sandwich so that you too could witness the fitness. And yes, of course I ate it. There followed a ... read more

So a couple of Fridays ago (that pesky time delay again) my Korean co-workers 'treated' me to the wonderful jokpal, thats pigs feet to you and me. Apparently it had been one of the previous foreign teachers favourites and it was hoped I would take to the trotters with the same relish and gusto that he had. (On an aside did I mention that the previous teacher was also from Durham- Sherburn Hill to be precise, approximately 3 miles from my house? It only turns out we went to the same flippin school- a small small world I tell thee). So yep off we trotted (ahem) to one of the many jokpal restaurants that line a road dedicated to their consumption. I knew what I was letting myself in for as I walk along this road ... read more