TheAdventuresofRiedelJustice
Kagan Riedel and Lauren Justice's blog of teaching and traveling in South Korea and BEYOND!TheAdventuresofRiedelJustice
Travel Blog Posts
April 4th 2010
We’ve crossed the halfway point. During these long winter months we brought the New Year in on a fantastic night in Seoul, Kagan turned into an old man of 23 and our second season of Frisbee has come and gone in a flash. We finally feel a bit seasoned at month seven of this yearlong adventure. It’s hard to imagine this post-graduation endeavor is steadily approaching its end. Soon we must face the daunting task of finding jobs in America but for now we choose to postpone that reality and stick with a little more silly fun with our Asian life. Firstly, happy four month belated New Year, Valentine’s Day, Passover and Easter to everyone! We have not kept up to date through these holidays but thank you to everyone who sent us wonderful care packages ... read more
December 27th 2009
Happy Holidays from Lauren and Kagan!!! In the last month and a half we stuffed our faces full of mashed potatoes, Kagan's team won the frisbee championships, their were eight crazy nights of Chanukah, three different Secret Santas (which Lauren of course failed to keep secret) and a Jewish Santa Claus, to top it all off, visited our school. We may have been far from home for this season of family gatherings but we did not fail to eat until painfully full, surround ourselves with merry people and get in a bit of the holiday spirit. On Thanksgiving we hosted a potluck dinner. We loosened our belts and stuffed ourselves full of an unconventional Thanksgiving dinner. There might not have been any turkey or stuffing, but their were plenty of mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie (to ... read more
November 7th 2009
After another long delay we are back with new tales. Although the “honeymoon” phase of travel may be coming to an end, we are now enjoying the comforts of establishing a routine in a land that seemed as far from home as possible only a few months ago. When we are not working hard for the money taming the youngsters, we now spend our days playing Frisbee on Sundays with a local league, becoming regulars at our favorite local restaurants and making a circle of friends from here all the way to the southern hemisphere. These days we have been enjoying the simple pleasures of an ex-pat lifestyle. We play Frisbee in a park with views of a beautiful mountain. It has been a great way to make friends. Although we are on different teams we ... read more
October 7th 2009
That's right, after six weeks in Korea we're finally making some money!! Its been a bit tight around here lately since we had to wait so long before our first pay check, but we've made do with plenty of budget adventures and meals (and one not so budget adventure... more to come on that). We're celebrating our first payday tonight by going to the make-it-yourself spring roll restaurant, our favorite place to eat so far in South Korea. Everyone says the first month is the hardest and we hope that's true. We're feeling more settled into the teaching life here and our network of friends continues to grow. Regrettably, yesterday we lost one of our first friends we made here as his year long contract ended, but he will hopefully be rejoining us in Korea in ... read more
September 13th 2009
Where to begin after our two week lapse? While M.I.A. we have officially become teachers, moved into our apartment, visited Busan and finally begun to make a home for ourselves in this crazy land called South Korea. Our days during the week now consist of taming young children as they tackle us for hugs at work, the daily struggle to teach a language even I have trouble speaking and learning the odds and ends of the working environment in a foreign culture. All in all, it's a sweet job. Grueling at times, but never boring. Apparently we are liked for being tall more than any other teaching skills we may or may not have, and for the first time in my life my pale skin receives much praise (I work hard to keep it so white, ... read more
August 23rd 2009
We've arrived!!! After a 24 hour travel day, including three flights and me forgetting a carry on bag at the airport in my exhausted state (thank you South Korea for having an honest and friendly population!), we have landed in South Korea and begun settling into our new home. Unfortunately, our home at the moment is a sketchy motel called "motel prince" until September 1st when we can move into our apartments. We've spent our first three days getting acclimated by relaxing in the motel, eating anything and everything served to us, walking around the neighborhood and enjoying the quirks of South Korea (including superstition of the number 4. There is no 4th floor, no room 104, no packets of anything in 4s and amusing misspellings and English mistakes such as wapples instead of waffles). The ... read more
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