Survive & Thrive in Korea
From Wikipedia: Tapgol Park is a small (19,599 m²) public park located at 97 Jongno-gil, Seoul, South Korea. This park was once a site of Wongaksa temple. The word tap means “pagoda“, and the park gets its name from Wongaksa Pagoda 10 tier pagoda (national treasure No.2) in the park. Tapgol Park is historically important […]
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Next to work there is a little Korean restaurant run by two little old ladies who serve up delicious dishes. I’m usually there at least once a day during the work week, if not more. The above dish is Kimchi Bokkeum, Kimchi fried rice, and is served with a fried egg on top and with […]
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The French Open has started, but my poor self cannot find it all on Korean cable. I have the Hello! cable system from CJB, but it seems to be about every sport except tennis. Soccer? Check Rugby? Check Baseball? Check. Check. Check. Golf? You guessed it, Check. Even ping pong gets airplay! But where oh […]
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No, it’s not a new and exotic massage technique, it’s actually a Japanese food dish! Who knew? Certainly not me; so when my boss decided to take the English and Korean speaking staff out to dinner I experienced a fantastic treat. The restaurant we went to catered to the sit down and squat crowd. […]
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Over the weekend I attended my first Korean Wedding. The Couple in question are friends of my coworker, and they nicely extended the invitation to me.Contrary to popular belief, or at least my belief, South Korea’s religious population is about 40 % Buddhist and 40% Christian. This wedding turned out to be a Christian Western […]
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Soju. When I first heard the word in conversation I thought to myself, “That sounds lovely. It must be a bottled water from the mountains of Korea.” That notion exploded into bits when I realized that Soju only resembles fresh spring mountain water in form only; the crystal clear liquid is really Korea’s infamous alcoholic […]
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