Survive & Thrive in Korea
Upon arrival in Beijing we escaped out of the sprawling airport which seemed to go on for miles and miles and raced into the city. Our first stop was the Far East International Youth Hostel. Samarra had gotten good reviews from her friends about the place and so she booked us a room for three […]
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Where The Hell Am I?: OECD: Korea Classified As A “Danger Country” For Women Remember Whoppi in Ghost? Well that line is what popped into my head when I recently read a post touching upon the well being of women in Korea by Expat Jane on her blog Where The Hell Am I?(See Above Link) […]
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I have sad news to report: Mona has finally given up the ghost. Actually, it’s not so much as she’s out of commission as she’s been put out to pasture. I just couldn’t take the constant stress of wondering if the next crash would be the one that would cost me everything on the hard […]
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As you know for Chuseok I went on a mini-vacation to Beijing with my friends Samarra and Ryan. At first we planned on going with a tour group, but there was a snag with getting all the spots we needed. This turned out to be a boon because we feared that a tour group would […]
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K-pop is one subject I have yet to touch upon because, frankly, I find it to be daunting. Before coming to Korea I didn’t even know K-pop existed and never gave the Korean music scene a single thought. Whereas subtitles make Korean cinema accessible there is no equivalent for songs, unless I’m just out of […]
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I love anime. It’s one of those things from my childhood that I never outgrew and will probably love forever. I don’t think there should be an age limit on enjoying animation. The Japanese understand that, not so much in America where reading comic books or watching cartoons automatically relegates you to either prepubescent teen […]
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