On my first trip to Japan my sumo dreams never materialized. At the time I didn’t realize that matches only ocurred seasonally. So for my second trip to Tokyo I dedicated myself to attending a match. My Chuseok trip to Tokyo fell right on the opening days of the fall season. Woohoo! I couldn’t even…
“Take me out to the ballgame!” That’s a song lyric that has never left my lips. Baseball may be the first American sport and the heart and soul of American culture, but I don’t care for it. It’s not that I’m a hater or anything of the sort. It’s just something I’m not into, like…
This year for our field trip my winter camp decided on Hanhwa Resort. Specifically, because of the opportunity for the kids to get in a day of sledding. Skeptical, at first, my concerns soon dissolved away once I took my first run downhill! I hadn’t been sledding since my elementary school days and I forgot…
For the last few weeks Korea has been gripped by a frenzy of nationalism not seen since Kim Yuna skated her way to Olympic glory. To be sure that epic event had everyone glued to their TV screens whether they were at home, in a bar, or at work, but now even that is eclipsed…
Image via Wikipedia It’s 2010 and that means one thing for the sports fans around the world: Olympics! This year the Canadian city of Vancouver acts as the host city. Sadly, with all this global warming they’ve had to cart in fake snow. Still, whether its manmade or delivered by God the snow is there…
However, those experiences at those hum drum bowling alleys did not prepare me for the grand dame of bowling lanes: Pierrot Strike.
Over the christmas weekend my friends and I decided to change things up this year. Instead of celebrating at home we gathered up the troops, rented a SUV and hit the road. Our destination of choice was Hyundai Sungwoo. Things started out dicey. In Korea when you get your license you have to decided what…
With winter gearing up you’re probably bundled in swathes of blankets and cocooning on your ondol heated floors. Well, busters, time to shed those covers, don your warmest clothing, and head outside to enjoy what winter has to offer. You don’t even have to travel to the countryside to experience a winter wonderland of activities….
