Hotmail Sounds like you're doing great! I sent an email to your hotmail account - just wanted some info on the teahing English organization you're with. Do you get to watch any football in Korea? Do you have access to satellite TV? I've maintained 2nd place in our football pool at work - really is pure luck for me though. Take care. Love, Aunt Diane
Things sound great!! Hi Dave! Sorry it took so long for me to get over here to look at your blog!! It sounds like you are having an awesome time. How lucky you are to have this experience! It looks like you haven posted in awhile, Ill look forward to reading the updates! :)
Thanks guys! Thanks guys. I'm having a great time out here. I'd love to meet more natives though. It's awesome to hear from all of you. If you don't pass your test, Kim, you can come out to Korea and teach little boys and girls English. It's a great job. Great advice Kirk. I think Thailand would be beautiful. As long as tickets are reasonable I'm going. Thanks for the comment John! I had no idea that you were reading this. Don't mind the glaring grammar mistakes. ha ha. Mom, as soon as you get on skype we can talk to each other for free. It's really cool. Thanks Amber and Aunt Jan. I'm not lonely very often. I just think about all my friends and family sometimes, and it sucks that you guys are so far away, but it's all good. Happy Chuseok Jon! I got a ton of gifts. It was like an early Christmas.
If I weren't so old, Dave, I'd envy you: new job, new people, new world. I'm glad you're soaking it all up, and I'm sure it will change the way you look at life from now on.
Bangkok Bangkok, the Jewel of the East. Good choice. The Grand Palace of Siam is a must see. Tour the Floating Market by boat. Second choice would be by swimming. If you seen this movie "The Bridge on the River Kwai", it's there. A day trip where the journey is the adventure and not the destination.
As you meet more new friends the loneliness will surrender.Your family and friends are with you on this blog.
koolness! wow, u got it made out there! don't worry about being lonely...you have friends everywhere! and it sounds like your making a lot of friends out there too! universal friends are kool! new years in thailand would be AWESOME!!! totally go for it. i can imagine all the character and culture that comes with it!
Aww I knew you'd be popular with the parents and the kids too. You're a big kid at heart but play the adult thing down to a T. lol I've been crazy busy so I haven't been keeping up with your travels as much as I'd like. I miss you. I caught myself trying to call you to go out and realized that you wont be around for a long, long time. Bummer! Don't be lonely. If you get me an address I'll send you 'actual' letters. The old fashion way! Glad to hear you're finally getting settled in. It seems like you're having a great time and those kids are so adorable! I have my Spanish evaluation in an hour so if I pass I'm going to Chile! If I don't pass... well then I guess I'm going someplace else...
Miss You Too Dave, I'm so glad you're happy there and teaching is going well, but wish you could have come home for Christmas. With Skype, we can bring Christmas to you. Love you and miss you, Mom PS Are you supposed to give gifts as well?
Happy "Choesok" Sounds like a fun and exciting time for you. And it is always nice to get a paycheck and toothpaste! About that lonely thing? We all experience that even in our own home town, but it looks like you have many distractions and people around you. Enjoy!! Love you, Aunt Jan
Weekend Dave, Sounds like you had a really fun and busy weekend. It would have been so great to see you at that picnic, and actually see you competing in those games. What is Hangeul? I know it's great for you to experience all these new things. I'll really be neat to experience a Korean wedding too. Love You and Miss You. Mom
Sounds like fun. Dave, It looks like you had a fun time. I can't believe you were already invited to a wedding. What an honor. Wow you are getting along great.
Love Jamie
nachoes? i was gonna say crocus. but yeah, water orchids after they have dried out reasonably, (stick your finger down the side to make sure it's dry below the surface.) as you don't want the roots to rot. go koreans!
Your plant is a species of oriental orchid, or 'nancho'(pronounced naan - cho ) in Korean. It is rather more delicate than your usual potted plants so you should be careful about watering. Ask older Koreans and they might be able to give you some advice, since nancho growing is a popular hobby among them.
Hey everyone! I've been teaching English in Bundang, South Korea since September (2009). I've done quite a bit of traveling, but I've never lived in another country, so this is a very exciting and nervous experience for me. I hope you all enjoy my blogs and photos, and I really hope you leave comments and ask me questions which will inspire me to continue to write. See you in Asia!... full info
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Sounds like you're doing great! I sent an email to your hotmail account - just wanted some info on the teahing English organization you're with. Do you get to watch any football in Korea? Do you have access to satellite TV? I've maintained 2nd place in our football pool at work - really is pure luck for me though. Take care. Love, Aunt Diane