This summer I have been able to go and see a lot. I have explored more of Korea and found that although Seoul can be a “soulless” place (pun intended) at times, there is quite a lot of beauty and friendliness outside its borders. Korea is a very mountainous country and most of the countryside resembles a lot of what I appreciate back home. I still haven’t seen all that I want to here, but there is always time, and opportunity. Recently though I have taken some opportunities to go outside the country and explore a much different world than most [View Full Entry]

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Part 3: When Joe, Justin and Jenny enter the other worldly realm of underwater exploration. Semporna and the surrounding islands, are some of the best dive spots in the world. In fact, Sipidan, and island an hours ride away on boat is considered one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. It is home to so many underwater creatures and marine life that it is impossible not see at least a dozen turtles and sharks in one dive. This would have been great to experience, but alas we are not dive certified, and weren’t on the waiting list to dive [View Full Entry]

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As soon as I walked into our jungle hut (as it were), I noticed a small spider perched on the wire mesh of the window in front of my mattress. This wasn't a particularly big spider, but did have a lot of stripes and paterns on his body. I have learned that it is not necessarily the big bugs that do the most damage, but the wee little ornate looking ones that can pack the punch. I stood for a while in front of him seeing if he would make the first move. I had my knife ready to go, although [View Full Entry]

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The human body has four million pores, and the an area of skin, the size of a quarter, has over 600 sweat glands. WELCOME TO THE EQUATOR, Sabah, Malaysia....BORNEO! Now most people I have talked to about my trip, even before going had no idea where Borneo was, much less heard of it. So I am going to delve into some geography for a second and explain what makes this such a unique island. Borneo is by no means a small island, in fact it is the third largest island in the world. It straddles the equator and is cut in [View Full Entry]

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The title speaks for it self of how hot and humid it has become. It seems that the weather here in Korea is just as sneaky as our short tempered neighbor to the North. Well last time I wrote, North Korea hadn't detonated a nuclear missile, and we were just beginning our heat wave. This is where I will begin, there has been a lot happening lately, including yours truly's 26th birthday. So I woke up one morning (as I usually do) and opened the computer to check the news and emails. As NPR loads, I notice the head line..."North Korean [View Full Entry]

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A lot has changed for me, and I wrote about that in the last blog. I am now settled down into my job and new house. Money is coming in and not in partial payments, and I have friends that are feeling the same anxious warmth on our minds and hearts. The warm weather arrived and so did Swine flu along with it. I am lucky enough not to have contracted that wonderful gift, but tempt my fate throughout the week eating health amounts of pork in forms of galbi, samgapsal, dongcass. I did happen to get a minor cold which [View Full Entry]

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So here they are the pictures I promised, and not a few months later. [View Full Entry]

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How do you even begin to write about the past 3 months that included my parents visiting, calling a relationship off, getting kicked out of my apartment, quiting my job and moving to another part of Seoul. I think the best way to do it is to make what has been described as a "hard winter" into an ammusing antidot for you the reader and well, god knows I need it, me the writer. I also will Tarentino this story, which if you have no idea what that means, watch Pulp Fiction or Reseviour Dogs. Now I should clarrify I guess [View Full Entry]

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I know that my blogs have been few and far between as of late, but I don't feel like writing, and you probably don't want to read, about my some what repetitive lifestyle since starting school. Personally I think my stories were better when I wasn't working, and you probably enjoyed reading those stories much more than how my kids in class strive to over come the English language. There have been a few hiccups in the routine lately though, Yvonne and I went to an island just south of main land Korea called Jeju-do for the weekend. Soon after that [View Full Entry]

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I was sitting at my desk at school, on the first official day of classes, when I thought..."I'm going to be on the other side of that classroom." I wasn't nervous, or overly excited to start. I mean after 5 and half months of vacation, starting work, no matter what it is, is not going to be a heel clicking experience. I was ready though. If there was an emotion or a feeling, it was this sense of "lets go teach these kids some English! My first class of the day was a 5 year old kindergarten with a focus on [View Full Entry]

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