Survive & Thrive in Korea
Last Sunday I met up with a couple friends and we headed for Insadong to take in the Buddha Birthday Festivities. Despite the gloomy overcast weather the streets were full of people partaking in the merriment and activities. You could join a table and do things like make your own lantern or clay pot, constructing […]
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Saturday it was all about the World DJ Festival! Last year we arrived near midnight, but this time around we stormed the festival grounds at six pm which still made us late since the festivities started at 2 pm. We almost got lost on the way to the grounds, but we managed to find the […]
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A year has come and gone and once again the Seoul World DJ festival is upon us! Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4th brings us DJ’s from across the globe to the Nanji Park area in Seoul. Here is the info so you can come get your freak on! Name of the event : […]
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This past sunday the Olympic torch came through Seoul. The route started at the Olympic Park Stadium and ran all the way to City Hall. I found out later that the route was beset by protesters, but at City Hall there were none that I could find. I found out at the last minute and […]
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First Korean astronaut Yi So Yeon returned to earth ther other day. The neophyte space farer told reporters the following: “During descent I saw some kind of fire outside as we were going through the atmosphere. At first I was really scared because it looked really, really hot and I thought we could burn.” Scary […]
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I thought it would be interesting to post some facts about Korea that you might not know. This way you will be ready for the Jeopardy Catergory or Trivia Pursuit game. Borders East – Japan (across the east sea) West – China (across the west sea) North- North Korea President Lee Myung Bak Population of […]
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