Lunar New Years’ come and go but this time, this year, things were special for me because the big day coincided with my own birthday! So, I’d always wanted to see the sunrise on Lunar New Year’s and somehow something always intervened to stop me. This year I wasn’t having it. I was determined to…
In early December the folks at the Global Village sponsored a European Christmas Market. Since it was an out of the ordinary event that probably wouldn’t happen again any time too soon I joined my friends on Saturday morning to take in the event. I didn’t really know what to expect. I jumped in a…
Hot on the heels of my 2011 Halloween post, I thought I’d post about this year’s Thanksgiving. All in all it was a great event. It’s tough being away from family during holidays and once you add in the fact that you’re out of your home country it becomes doubly hard. So it’s important to…
As the year closes out I decided to post a few long overdue accounts of the past couple of holidays. First up is Halloween. This year, like last year, I squandered my time dithering over what costume to put together only to race out at the last minute to the store to rummage through the…
This year Halloween came and went like a cloudburst of rain. The drama of finding a costume continued on this year. I always end up waiting far too late to put together something truly out there. This year I made my decision at the costume shop near Sadang station. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Halloween is easy enough to…
St. Patrick’s Day may have come and gone but that doesn’t mean you can’t kick back and enjoy a Guinness at a good old fashioned Irish pub. Every day of the year you can have a little bit of down home Irish hospitality at The Wolfhound in Itaewon. Inside there’s a no frills attitude. It…
Well, I’m filing this under you learn something new every day. Just yesterday I was chatting with my coworkers about how my significant other and I didn’t really do anything for White Day, which is on the 14th of March, when traditionally a girl gives chocolate goodies to her boy. The discussion went on toward…
As an American in Seoul, celebrating holidays here is like entering the twilight zone. Quirky holidays that you’ve never heard of before, strange twists on familiar holidays, and the complete absence of some holidays makes for a pretty disconcerting time. Take for instance, Pepero Day, a holiday celebrated on November 11 in honor of a…
