Survive & Thrive in Korea
I thought it was about time to do this. So I’m running a contest for the best original Konglish photo! Konglish is the taking of English words and absorbing them into the Korean language in a straighforward or unexpected fashion that leads to often zany results. I know you’ve seen it on Billboards, Store signs, […]
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Joseph asks the following: Hello, I am interested in teaching in South Korea and stumbled across your blog while doing some research. I am having a difficult time sifting through all the websites and recruitment agencies trying to find a legit program to go through. I have looked at CIEE, SMOE, Reach to Teach, and […]
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It’s so hard to say goodbye, especially when you’ve become quite happily settled in a place Thankfully, I am not quite ready to say goodbye to Korea yet. You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been tweaking the layout and content of the blog, slanting it toward a Korea/Japan angle. I still have six weeks left in […]
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I know, I know I am a few days late posting this, but better late than never, unless of course I was posting this on December 31, 2009 which wouldn’t be too much better at all. So without further ado! 1. Money I am notorious at spending huge amounts of money on frivilous items. […]
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So, last night being Christmas Eve I ventured out to the hill in Itaewon to meet up with a friend for a drink and night out on the town. All started out well. He had brought along another friend and even though the guy couldn’t speak English my friend happily translated. We started off at […]
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Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel vision With the Inauguration only a scant few weeks away the race is on to be the annointed designer who will dress First Lady Michelle O and her wee daughters. Heavy Weights from the world of fashion have submitted their sketches of what they would create for the next First Lady. Some […]
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