Survive & Thrive in Korea
According to the NY Times Ex South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun has become a magnet for tourists from all over the country. While in office Roh Moo-Hyun didn’t capture such adoration as he, like several of the other South Korean Presidents, left office under an umbrella of shame and embarrassment with approval ratings less than […]
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Awhile ago, on a crisp saturday morning, I made my way down to Bundang Seoul. I was down there during my rounds of interviewing. My friends had warned me that Bundang was not really in Seoul proper, despite it being on the subway line. They were right, because it took quite a journey to get […]
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It’s back again! Yup, that’s right, yellow dust has returned to the Seoul skies. Last year arrived on the tail end of the yellow dust phenomena, but no such luck this time. This is where all those face masks on sale from street vendors, convenience stores, and marts come in handy. The yellow dust […]
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Their slogan is “one is never enough” and by golly that shit is no lie! You can find Rotiboys all over Seoul. I just happened to go into one by chance. I immediately thanked the bakery gods in heaven for sending me to such a buttery good place. First of all they could charge for […]
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Nope, not the plastic surgery alienesque Spicy one, but her other footballing half. He’s in Seoul with the LA Galaxy playing a friendly match against FC Seoul today at the World Cup Stadium. Beckham must love Seoul because his lovely visage is plastered all over the place on Moto advertising. The shirtless wonder hocks the […]
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One of Korea’s most significant cultural monuments, namdaemun, burned to the ground earlier this week. The tragedy has been all what my students will talk about. Namdaemun is supposedly the number one monument in Korea and a source of great pride. Namdaemun was a 610 year old national treasure. A suspect has come forward and […]
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