Survive & Thrive in Korea
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) […]
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With winter gearing up you’re probably bundled in swathes of blankets and cocooning on your ondol heated floors. Well, busters, time to shed those covers, don your warmest clothing, and head outside to enjoy what winter has to offer. You don’t even have to travel to the countryside to experience a winter wonderland of activities. […]
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The big new exhibition City_net Asia 2009 which brings together artists from Seoul.
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Coming to Korea to teach English can be a daunting prospect. First and foremost you have to face the fact that you’ll be leaving behind all your friends and family. Sure, there’s always skype, email, facebook, myspace and a host of other social media and technologies that let people stay in touch, but nothing comes […]
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Looking for something fun filled and crazy to do this Christmas season? Mandy from Santa Con Seoul gave me the heads up of their big event happening on Saturday, December 12. You on the day in question thousands of souls around the world, filled with the Christmas spirit as well as plenty of […]
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As an American in Seoul, celebrating holidays here is like entering the twilight zone. Quirky holidays that you’ve never heard of before, strange twists on familiar holidays, and the complete absence of some holidays makes for a pretty disconcerting time. Take for instance, Pepero Day, a holiday celebrated on November 11 in honor of a […]
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