Blogs from Pyeongchon, South Korea, Asia

Well, sometimes you just plan to go out for dinner and adventure takes over. I have generally lived a somewhat subdued life here...work, go home, work, go home, etc. but recently things have started happening. ?The other night John (another teacher at my school) and I had planned to try a dubu (tofu) restaurant. We had made definite plans and then two Korean men who work at our school (and don't speak English) invited John out for drinks after work. He couldn't turn it down, but he made sure to include me in on the outing. UH-oh. By the end of our work shift (9:40 pm), we had two more teachers decide to join us. We first went to a traditional style restaurant that cooks the meat right at the table and we sat on ... read more

Sorry it has taken me so long to get this going. I’ve been jetlagged and, really, I don’t know where to start, but here goes… I’m here, but I’m not really blown away at being in Korea. I keep waiting for it to hit me. Maybe it’s because I started work so quickly and my job is in English. Maybe I just haven’t found enough time to really be in Korea, but here I am and what blows me away is that it feels all too normal. Arriving The first day I got here, they wanted to show me around the school and give me an orientation. I saw the school and met a few of the other teachers and told the director that any information given to me would not be retained. They sent someone ... read more