It was a lazy Sunday.  We had gone out the night before and I was content spending most of the day doing laundry and lazing around my apartment.  Then I got an invite…

Saturday night my coworker’s brother arrived.  A few of us met up with Sejun, our Korean friend, and went out for the usual Korean BBQ.  The evening started off as usual with Sejun…

Friday night was my first time in Itaewon.  It’s known as a very expat-friendly part of the city often with more foreigners than Seoulites.  The plan was to find some good beer and…

Namdaemun Market was recommended to me by a coworker last Friday.  Its a market at the South Gate of the royal palace.  Namdaemun translates roughly to “South Gate” and my Sunday plan was to…

So life at the school may be a little off right now but at least there’s new restaurants to try! Tonight I stopped at a restaurant on the way home. It was…

Another day without answers.  The owner was scarcely seen at school today; some saw it as a sign that he was working to get the money, others read his absence in a…

We still don’t know whats happening with the financials here.  There are quite a lot of mixed feelings but I’m still pretty optimistic about everything.  I think the paychecks will come through…

Saturday night was my first “party.” My recruiter put together an open bar with all you can eat chicken, chips and Korean snacks at a little dive called Emobar. It was a…

Have you ever eaten bugs?  I had a couple termites in Costa Rica but never anything like last Friday night.  The evening started after work when we walked to a barbeque joint…