Survive & Thrive in Korea
Busan station is a bustling square of travelers coming and going all day and into the night. When we pulled up it was closing in on 9:00pm. Before we headed out to find a hotel we decided to head across the street and check out the infamous Texas Street. From everything I read I pictured […]
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Friday afternoons things jumped off for my weekend getaway at Seoul Station where I met my friend Jose. Seoul Station is one of the boarding stations for Korail’s KTX. The high speed train goes to the far flung corners of Korea. I had reserved my seat in the first class section a few days before. […]
Continue ReadingIt happened. I knew it would happen, but I was still hoping with my fingers crossed that it wouldn’t happen. But, it happened. Swine Flu has come to Korea, specifically Seoul, and even more specifically, my classroom full of fifth graders. Now, they don’t actually have the Swine Flu or the regular flu or […]
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A couple weekends back I went out to Yeouido Park to check out the Cherry Blossom festival
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Banking in South Korea. I can be both blissfully easy and a pain in the ass. Easy because ATMs are literally on every single corner. You can’t turn around without bumping into a bank with an all access atm. Though if its not your specific bank you will be charged a small fee, it still […]
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Patrons beware. It usually takes a lot to get a negative review out of me. I’m an optimistic happy go lucky person who can find the bright spot in just about any gloomy situation. And yet the restaurant HBC in haebangchon did their very best to beat the cheeriness out of me and turn me […]
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