Survive & Thrive in Korea
I have sad news to report: Mona has finally given up the ghost. Actually, it’s not so much as she’s out of commission as she’s been put out to pasture. I just couldn’t take the constant stress of wondering if the next crash would be the one that would cost me everything on the hard […]
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K-pop is one subject I have yet to touch upon because, frankly, I find it to be daunting. Before coming to Korea I didn’t even know K-pop existed and never gave the Korean music scene a single thought. Whereas subtitles make Korean cinema accessible there is no equivalent for songs, unless I’m just out of […]
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Insadong is an art and shopping district in Seoul. On a weekend it’s overrun with people looking for everything from performing arts masks, to paintings to traditional clothing. Galleries also abound in Insadong. You can spend an entire afternoon whittling away the hours searching for that special something to put on your wall or shelf. […]
Continue ReadingThe coffee juggernaut keeps on trucking even in Korea. Yes, Starbucks is all over the place in Seoul. From every street corner and alley way and vacant lot you can spot a Starbucks serving up java to hordes of customers.Which is nice when you need a jolt of caffeine to get you going in the […]
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My friends and I made a trip to Myungdong to search for a place to eat. Myungdong is one of the hot spot destinations in Seoul for shopping. It’s full of shops and clothing stores and you can buy whatever your wardrobe closet desires. Short shorts? Check. Baggie jeans? Gotcha. Fishnet eighties stockings? You bet. […]
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The third tunnel is one of four digging attempts by the North Koreans to dig their way into Seoul and invade. Unbelievable, right? Scary to think they actually tried it four times! They are nothing if not persistent. The DMZ theater showed a docudrama of a little girl wandering among the barb wire and mine […]
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