Survive & Thrive in Korea
A few weekends ago my friends Ian, Kalli, and I went out to Samcheong-dong for some early morning tea. We found Ongdal-sam tea house which serves up their morning brew in a traditional styled Korean house. I went with the ginger honey tea on the far right. It was aromatic, delicious, and flavorful. Kalli chose […]
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Winter doldrums got you down? Well, don’t fret because we’ve got what you need to put a smile back on your face and a sparkle in your eye: cupcakes. Don’t laugh. Seoul just doesn’t do the run of the mill Hostess HoHo or Ding Dong. Instead we’re talking about a riot of rainbow frosting, with […]
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Since my favorite shows are being cancelled left and right I needed to find a new show to fill the insatiable sci-fi fantasy void in my heart. Already I have Dr. Who, Legend of the Seeker, Merlin, Sanctuary, Fringe, V, but that just isn’t enough! So enter Misfits, the new series out of England. Misfits […]
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This past weekend the Seoul Snow Jam was held over the weekend at Gwanghwamun Plaza by Kyobo bookstore. The event organizers built a huge towering snow ramp to give professional snowboarders from across the globe a world class facility to compete against each other. The schedule was packed with events for three days: 2009.12.11 (fri)-12.13(sun) […]
Continue ReadingLove the blog, great nom de plume. I am wondering what it is like being an “older” ESL teacher there, most tend to be in their 20s. I lived in Seoul a long while back and want to return to teach ESL and diving. Does Yongsan still have a big US military presence there? How […]
Continue ReadingWell, I have been inspired! Overat Seoul Eats there has been a battle waging to snatch the top prize of Dan’s Tartine Meat Pie contest. The rules were simple: The user with the most posts would win. Later, due to the response, additional categories for creativity and ingenuity were added. The event has lit my […]
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