Survive & Thrive in Korea
Merry Christmas! Well, today I hope everyone is surrounded by friends and family and enjoying the moment. A couple nights ago I went with my friends Amanda and Samarra to check out Luce Vista! In Italian Luce means light and Vista means View. Together they form theme “Light of Hope” for the Seoul festival of […]
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Well, the year is slowly coming to a close and I think now is a perfect time to reflect on 2007. I picked up these questions from my friend Samarra’s blog. Here we go! My 2007The year is ending! So answer the following about your year: 1) Where did you begin 2007?Milwaukee, Wisconsin! 2) What […]
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T-Money Card Korea. What do you do in Seoul when it’s late at night, you have no cash, the banks are all closed, and there is no atm in sight? You break out your T Money card and put that baby to work. T Money cards are smart cards here in Seoul. They act as […]
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Last weekend I went with some friends to see the show B-Boy Korea. I have to say that when I first arrived in Korea I didn’t know that the hip hop and b-boy culture was so big here. From kids done up in latest gear, listening to both American and Korean rap, to teens sporting […]
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Well, it was the second and not the first snowfall, but it was the most beautiful. The snow only lasted a few hours but it really came down. Too bad it didn’t last a bit longer because a snowball battle would have been fun. The weather has certainly taken a turn toward the colder side […]
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City Hall with the imposing clock tower is now playing host to an ice skating rink in the Seoul Plaza out front. Surrounding the ice rink is part of the Lucevista light show also known as the “crown of lights”. The light festival depicts winter holiday scenes of whimsy and romance. At night it lights […]
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