Blogs from Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 4

Day 31/12/09 Jez's Birthday!! After a sleep in and presents... well one and unfortunately Jez was going to have to wait til next April for his round at St. Andrew's. We spent most of the day between the laundry-mat washing our piles of clothes organising all our stuff which seems to be growing by the day what to send home, what carry with us, what to store for our return. We brought in the 2010 with a James Bond themed house-party at Justin and Shea's (our adopted home!), with lots of singing, dancing and games (pin the tail on the donkey has never been so much fun!). It was a fantastic night and fitting end to amazing year! We woke to a mess that put our uni house party's to shame, but couldn't face cleaning until ... read more

Apologies for how long it's taken me to update, but I just got internet this morning in my officetel! Let me take an entry to explain how chaotic/fun/harrowing training week was with CDL. So, as you all read, I got into Seoul, South Korea on Black Friday -- November 27th for those of you reading who are not American -- along with my roommate for training week and a fellow NY-metro-area instructor. Annah, my roomie, and I crashed pretty much once we hit the pillows. We held off showering until the next day. We both woke up super early the next day-- I guess you can blame the 20-ish hours of travelling we did. We even made it to breakfast (which ended at 9:30) with time to spare. Breakfast was delicious-- eggs, rice, hot-dog-sausage-things, and fresh ... read more

It's been almost two years since I came to Korea. And sadly it's time to say goodbye and close this chapter in my life and move on to the next. Friday was my last day at work and I moved out of my apartment this afternoon. So technically I'm homeless and unemployed. But I guess I gotta fill you in on life since I last wrote. As I mentioned last time, I made the decision to move back home after visiting a few months ago. After I came back to Korea, life was "easy" knowing what was happening and that I actually had somewhat of a plan. But from that point on I focused so much on what I was going to, the different places, the different people and the future. And never really stopped to ... read more

We've had a busy few months, filled with holidays and random nonsense. Back in October, we introduced Halloween to our students with pumpkin carving, costume contests and lots of ghoulish decorations. Still, there were reminders that an American holiday cannot simply be transferred to another domain. My personal favorite moment was watching Todd try to carve a pumpkin that maybe, MAYBE, reached six inches in height. The reasoning behind such girth in Korean pumpkins remains a mystery. As for our costumes, we decided to salute two mainstays of Korean culture; Soju, the standard alcoholic drink, and Samgyeopsal, a famous pork dish. We were a huge hit at all the bars, though I think the man dressed as Ramien noodles had us beat. To celebrate Thanksgiving, we intended to eat a gluttonous amount of turkey and fixins. ... read more

Today i woke up at 7 o clock. I felt really tired. my legs were shaking. Suddenly i reminded china trip with my friends and teacher when i was in grade 9. I was very sick that time so my friends and teachers were helped me and be nice to me. I want my dad to help me... my bag was soooooo heavy.. We start climb up the mountain from the morning. Wow. It was raining. i couldnt believed it.. but there is no other method to go out from the mountain if we dont climb up the hill. I wanted to cry. Bag was heavy and i felt hungry but i wanted to go home. I gained energy from chocolate and i climb up the hill. I was singing and dancing while climbing up the ... read more