Summer teaching in Korea: hot sun, lots of pollution, hummidity, sweat everywhere & screaming kids.  So when your Korean coteacher asks if “its okay if we have a watergun fight instead of class on…

As the US Summer National Championships blew my Facebook feed up with pictures and witty retorts by coaches, refs and competitors I joined my Seoul Fencing Club teammates at Yonsei University for…

Tonight we decided to make shakshuka for dinner!  Okay, well maybe I convinced Brian that it was a good idea and Sara (who had Lasik surgery a few days ago) was just…

Wow, what a journey in Seoraksan National Park; after coming down a 23km hike starting at 3am along the treacherous Dinosaur Ridge we were looking forward to some beach R&R in Sokcho. …

For the past few weeks I’ve seen these awesome modern art pics floating around Facebook with my friends as part of the exhibit, well last night I finally got to A Dream…

A 3am Seoraksan hike warranted a long lunch break, unfortunately we were on a tight schedule and left for Dinosaur Ridge after refilling water and a few quick bites.  Shortly after departing…

Facebook & other social media erupted with meme’s about Friday the 13th’s full moon being the last one until 2049.  After some brief research (aka google) I realized that really depends where in…

Yeah, I’m crazy enough to go back to Seoraksan only 3 weeks after my second adventure into this masterpiece of a national park. (don’t worry the rest of the pics from my first trip…

Dinosaur Ridge, the name alone tells me that Seoraksan’s main ridge will likely be my favorite hike in Korea.  After a 3 am start I found myself at the first of MANY peaks just…

Korean utilities can be difficult to pay and even harder to understand.  I usually just pay without thinking about it but in case you’re interested in any of those electric bill charges…