Survive & Thrive in Korea
My birthday lunch took place at Mint restaurant on Phoenix Island. Let me say that the atmosphere of mint is pitch perfect. The restaurant has an open airy feel with a sky high ceiling and a huge floor to ceiling windows that showcase the deep blue sea byond as well as the craggy seacoast. The […]
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When I first heard about it I knew I just had to go to the Trick Art Museum. I’m a sucker for anything fantasy related. Whether it’s a novel, television show or a real live magician I’m there ready to be dazzled. I still remember David Copperfield making the Statue of Liberty disappear and walking […]
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Jeju Island Teddy Bear Museum. Who doesn’t love teddy bears? You’d have to be some giant sized curmudgeon or ultra fascist wing-nut not to love the adorable fuzzy wuzzy wittle bears from childhood. Can’t you remember your best toy from those formative early years? Was it a Care Bear? Paddington Bear? Perhaps you had Winnie the […]
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Jeju Island Genius Loci is one of the highlights of Phoenix Island. The building is the creation of Japanese architect Tadao Ando. He’s the man also behind the Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth, the Benetton Communication Research Center, The Church of Water, Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, and the Museum of Wood. The building like it’s […]
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I’ve finally made it to Jeju. My friend Ian and I just arrived. He told me that Jeju is known for three things: Wind, Rocks, and women. The Rocks and Wind are easy enough to understand. The shoreline is coarse and rocky and the wind howls like a starving coyote. Ian explained that the many […]
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One of my students gave me a present the other day: a package of Jeju Fresh Tangerine Chocolate. The tangerine orange is put through a process called vacuum lyophilization: Vacuum lyophilization means to make ice directly into vapor, thus the remainingmoist is less than 2% w/w. This method processes the ingredient in the frozenstate, so […]
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