Survive & Thrive in Korea
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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Also in Nampodong is the hillside escalator. It’s actually a series of several escalators that leads up to Yongdusan Park. Think of Yongdusan as the Southern Seaside Namsan of Busan. The towering hill doesn’t quite match the massiveness of Namsan in Seoul but it gives it a good try. Yongdusan, also called “Dragon Head Hill […]
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Last Saturday after my whirlwind adventure through flower city I happened to stumble upon an unusual sight. You see the building right next to Flower City is an Exhibition Hall of sorts. It’s the place where the Tteok Festival was taking place at the same time as an anime fest. The grounds from Flower City […]
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You know I don’t think I’ve posted about my new apartment in Gangnam. I love the new place. It’s got tons more space than the hovel I was living in. The bedroom is spacious with three big windows that let the light pour in! The kitchen is efficient and wide and I have a big […]
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On the subway the first thing you notice is that Busan has only three lines, which is noticeably different from the labyrinthine maze that is Seoul’s subway system. While you might think it makes getting around easier it turns out that the subway tracks are like fingers extending throughout the city which leads to constant […]
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Busan station is a bustling square of travelers coming and going all day and into the night. When we pulled up it was closing in on 9:00pm. Before we headed out to find a hotel we decided to head across the street and check out the infamous Texas Street. From everything I read I pictured […]
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