Travel

I woke up bright and early Sunday morning. Yesterday I had a good workout at my fencing club, fencing some foil to hone my point control and a few longer attacks before…

In 2009 they started a Lantern Festival on the Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul which now seems to be recurring annually in November.  When I first heard about it I thought it would be…

Monday was the start of parent teacher conferences (PTC).  We’ve known about them for a few weeks and they are happening all week.  Lucky me I had all of mine scheduled for…

We all love drinking, well since I’m talking about alcohol I guess “most of us” love drinking.  Unfortunately there is a massive population of people who not only can’t drink alcohol but…

The best place time to visit Korea is during the fall when you can see colorful autumn foliage especially in the than the best time to visit Korea is in the autumn…

After a long day of hiking in Bukhansan Natonal Park my brother and I opted to get bulgogi for his last night in Korea. He tried many different dishes and all sorts…

I teach cooking class to these little munchkins 5 times a month.  At the beginning of every month I am given a recipe to review and then I work with each of…

Ben and I decided that our last big excursion would be to Bukhansan National Park.  He had visited earlier in the week doing the same hike I did on my first time…

Today a handful of CPIS’s teachers, including myself, boycotted the weekly Wednesday meeting.  The foreign teachers have resolved not to send home the weekly report to parents. Quarterly progress reports which are…