Survive & Thrive in Korea
The National Folk Museum of Korea was the stop after visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace. The museum is next door and on the same grounds. The statuary on the outside of the grounds set an eerie mood, especially since the day was so overcast and gray. These statues represent various officials in Korea’s history. […]
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When I heard Blue House Korea I thought it was their version of the House of Blues and I thought, “yeah a little music would hit the spot right about now”. Little did I know that it was instead the official presidential residence. We only saw it from a distance and quite by accident as […]
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Editor’s Note: Solutions is now closed I have a tragedy to report; my laptop computer, Mona, has become deathly ill and may be on her deathbed. It all went down this past Sunday when I upgraded with some new shiny memory. She had been chugging along on 512 but I thought a gig would do […]
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On Saturday a couple coworkers and me journeyed to Northern Seoul to check out Gyeongbokgung Palace. The trip for us consisted of a twenty minute subway ride on line Five. The station stop was Gwanghwamun exit 2 and then a straight shot north a few blocks to the palace’s front gate. Wikipedia says:Gyeongbokgung (Gyeongbok Palace) […]
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Today friends and family is national Teacher’s day here in Korea. It’s supposed to be a day where teachers everywhere are celebrated and thanked for their good work for their pupils. I don’t think all the schools close and I doubt the English Academies close. A day off would have been a nice way to […]
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Over the weekend I attended my first Korean Wedding. The Couple in question are friends of my coworker, and they nicely extended the invitation to me.Contrary to popular belief, or at least my belief, South Korea’s religious population is about 40 % Buddhist and 40% Christian. This wedding turned out to be a Christian Western […]
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