Weekly Photo : Jeonju Hanok Village
Pretty roofs. Very smart roofs, too. Tour Guide - 전주 한옥 마을 (Jeonju Hanok Village) is a little town with a traditional Korean architecture theme on the edge of Jeonju City. A very good hybrid environment of old and new Korea with some western culture as well. One o…
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Bulguksa, Seoguram grotto, Girimsa, and Golgulsa
One spring day, three friends and I set off at 6 am to see four amazing spots in Korea . I know I must be a crazy waygook (foreigner) to be getting up this early on a weekend, but it is totally worth it for the great sights and even better company. We headed to Gyeongju a…
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Korean Education (Part Two)
In part one of this series , Young-Gun identified some problems with the South Korean education system from an insider's perspective. In this instalment, Young-Gun addresses the future and possible improvements for Korean schools and students. Why is the reward for hard…
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Weekly Photo: Pepper
This is what Korean spicy food looks like. Tour Guide - Usually the ready-to-eat peppers in Korea are colored green and tangier-looking. These ones are ripe, getting dried under the sun, usually to be used as cooking ingredients such as a variety of Korean hot sauce…
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Korean Education
Who in the world, for the sake of sanity, would deny the importance of education? I did. At least for a very long time. Here's why. By my third year of elementary school, the students of my generation were introduced to English for the first time. In the same year…
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Weekly Photo: Mudfest 2014
People thing. Biggest party in the country, I was told. Tour Guide - Happens in July every year for a couple of weeks at Daecheon Beach, Boryeong. More parties on the weekends. Shorter lines to wait in for the mud events during the week days. High profile shows happen…
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Doing Laundry in South Korea, it's Different
\ This is a comedic look at my experience with laundry machines, specifically dryers, here in South Korea. The bottom line is that they really don't exist. Standard one-room apartments that most foreign teachers get (and every other apartment or house I've been to …
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Weekly Photo: Come Back to the Mud!
While Nicholas and I were enjoying the Mayhem of the mud fight Farm Festival on Namhae Island this wonderful lady tried to get Nicholas back in the fray. Although a tempting offer, getting muddy at dusk didn't seem appealing enough. For more information on our trip to…
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The World's Largest Floating Bookstore Comes to Korea
Logos Hope, a missionary ship, was docked at Gunsan Port until July 20 th . After leaving Gunsan it travels to Incheon Port before moving onto Taiwan in the middle of August. What is this ship, and why is it so special, you ask? First, this missionary ship powered …
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Weekly Photo : Mudfest 2013
From the 2013 Mud Festival. Tour guide: Mudfest is held at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong. This photo didn't come from the main festival area. This was more of a special part of the festival with Adventure Korea, a tour company. Unlike the main festival, …
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Foreigner's Guide: Finding an apartment in Korea
Okay, so how am I gonna fit all my stuff in such a small apartment? A lil help plz? WARNING: If you are in a similar situation as I was, a foreigner looking for a place to stay in Korea, you might be overcharged for an inferior accommodation. Keep calm. This is not the fau…
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Korean Etiquette Lesson: What to Wear
There ain't no law in South Korea against lookin' good. You just gotta know what doesn't fly. F unny story. I was vacationing with my family in Cebu in the Winter. I was the only North American at the all-Korean resort, a nice little grotto featuring a kidney-s…
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