The Glare from the Sky was Unbearable
Posted in Foreigner, Transportation on Jun 1st, 2008
Yes, I’m back on native soil. The 30 hour commute was physically draining, but fortunately it wasn’t as eventful as the flight to Korea. I went from Korea to Japan to Houston and now I’m with my brother. In case you were wondering, the first thing I did was get to the shower and we [...]
Posted in Foreigner on May 26th, 2008
As you may see from the timer, I have only a few more days left in Korea. The matter of leaving Korea is just now starting to sink in. I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to do when I get back home and what I’m going to do next. Currently, there’s no foreign teacher [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Foreigner, Perks of Teaching on May 15th, 2008
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Today, I waltzed into the teacher’s office for quite a surprise. I glanced at many of the teachers’ desks and witnessed little packages. I thought, “…I’d better have got something…”. Sure enough, there was a small package of candies waiting for me. “Ahssa!” I turned to the Korean teachers. “Is it teacher’s day?” They [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Foreigner, Teaching English on May 1st, 2008
Well, I’m in the final month of my contract. I’ve yet to make any flight arrangements, but I’ll speak with my director about that on Friday. Often, I find myself staring at the calendar and looking at the days. I’m not dying to get back home or to leave Korea, but I cant help staring [...]
Posted in Foreigner on Mar 30th, 2008
Deodorant is hard to come by in Korea. When I came, I had 2 full sticks and a half, but I’ve gone through them. This week I was running dangerously low. I checked E-Mart and HomePlus, but found nothing. Why they have isles of toothpaste, but no deodorant, I don’t know? We can, at least, [...]
Posted in Beer, Food in Korea, Foreigner on Mar 19th, 2008
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This is the foreigner St Patrick’s Day. Our school was fortunate enough to have the day off. The school was going to take another hiking trip, but our Director had to go to Seoul at the last minute. Instead, the foreign teachers spent the day at Ariana Brewery drinking [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Foreigner, Korean History, Transportation on Mar 14th, 2008
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Today was one of my lazier days. I didn’t have class until 3PM, and I headed to work around 2. As I stepped outside something felt eerie. I walked to the school, and I noticed that there weren’t any cars driving past me. Everything seemed … quiet. I turned on to the main street and [...]
Posted in Food in Korea, Foreigner, Region on Mar 14th, 2008
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Last month, two of the Korean teachers and I made a trip to Daejeon to visit an ex-coworker, Jin. Once we arrived near the buildings, the Korean teachers thought it would be a good idea to purchase a house warming gift. It’s tradition to do so when visiting a friend’s [...]