Survive & Thrive in Korea
This Sunday November 11th is Pepero Day in Korea. It’s not an official Holiday, but one of those ingeniously made up holidays engineered by Corporate honchos sitting in their sky high towers devising new ways to get money out of our pockets. Much like Sweety’s day back in the United States, Pepero day is about […]
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On Wednesday it was October 31st, the time when the freaks come out during the day as well as the night. At work the teachers arrived in costume to treat the kids to our festive and frivolous tomfoolery. Finding a costume was a last minute weekend endeavor for me. Finding anything in my size proved […]
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Today was a national holiday, Constitution Day, which celebrates the day that the Korean constitution was proclaimed in 1948. I spent the day in Itaewon looking for a backpack for my Cambodia trip. Sadly, starting next year, workers will not have Constitution Day off as a holiday! What a rip off! Well, enjoy your own […]
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Here are the pics from the Buddha Birthday celebration. The whole event was spectacular and now you can see why. All in all it was a fantastic experience and hope to be around in Korea to see again next year!
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Yesterday, May 24 2007 was Buddha’s Birthday! I am sorry to say that it rained heavily here in Seoul and so I didn’t get out and partake of the festivities. However, last weekend I did do the big parade and will post photos of that soon. Wiki Says: In Korea the birthday of Buddha is […]
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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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