Survive & Thrive in Korea
Hi, you don’t know me, but I know you. I see you every day. Usually I just try to pretend I don’t see you, but I must confess that you make that difficult to do. You’re everywhere and try as I might I just can’t seem to get away from you. You’re at Coex when […]
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Double Gold Standard? So, over in the Korean Herald an article talks about how a well to do millionaire single lady has yet to find someone to put a ring on it. The lady in question has been in business over 20 years and has accumulated a 20 billion won fortune, roughly 16 million US […]
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, the Gangnam Foundation for Arts & Culture is putting on the 2009 Gangnam Fashion Festival. The festivities will be celebrating Korean Fashion with a series of shows spotlighted by designer Andre Kim. On Sunday the merriment continues with an outdoor bazaar which includes face paiting, eco-bag making […]
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Joseph asks the following: Hello, I am interested in teaching in South Korea and stumbled across your blog while doing some research. I am having a difficult time sifting through all the websites and recruitment agencies trying to find a legit program to go through. I have looked at CIEE, SMOE, Reach to Teach, and […]
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Also in Nampodong is the hillside escalator. It’s actually a series of several escalators that leads up to Yongdusan Park. Think of Yongdusan as the Southern Seaside Namsan of Busan. The towering hill doesn’t quite match the massiveness of Namsan in Seoul but it gives it a good try. Yongdusan, also called “Dragon Head Hill […]
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So a few weeks ago my friend Angela and I journeyed over to Jongno to practice for the International Rice Cake Competition. The practice classes designed to help foreigners learn the ins and outs of rice cake making were held at the Institute of Traditional Korean Food. It’s part cooking school part museum part cafe. […]
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