This Blog’s End
Well, after 4.5 years of joyfully writing this blog, I’ve come to decision to bring it to an end. In addition to the difficulty in trying to keep it up … Continue reading
More Cookin’ Time
Ever since I began teaching a weekly Spanish class at my elementary school in South Korea, the last scheduled class of every semester has been dedicated to teaching how to … Continue reading
Rock Pathway Project: Final Progress and Completion
With wood beams varnished and installed within the pathway, it was then time to transfer rocks from a large rock pile onto the pathway as nicely and organized as possible. … Continue reading
Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot
As is quite customary for couples in South Korea, Michelle and I got professional themed pre-wedding photos done at a great photo studio in Seoul called “GeniUS,” which is associated … Continue reading
Suncheon
Not long ago, Michelle and I headed south to Suncheon, South Korea. And while it was gray and gloomy in Seoul, the weather in Suncheon was absolutely perfect; we couldn’t … Continue reading
Rock Pathway Project: Change of Plans
It was all smiles varnishing wood beams that will soon be used to create a wood & rock pathway underneath the “Rainbow Archway” that students and I had constructed a … Continue reading
Kirra Beach Interlude
After locking up our luggage at Gold Coast airport, we had about 6 hours left to chill and decided to take a stroll to the nearest populated area: Kirra Beach. … Continue reading
Byron Bay
After a 2-hour bus ride south from Brisbane, we arrived to Byron Bay accompanied with spectacular weather. Upon reaching our set hostel, which was along the beach and about a … Continue reading
Brisbane
The late-night train ride from Gold Coast to Brisbane was a little spooky, but we made it to downtown Brisbane without a hitch. The only initial issue came when Michelle … Continue reading
Australia: Gold Coast Hinterland
The flight from Seoul to Gold Coast with an additional 6-7 hour layover in Kuala Lumpur was a bit rough and long, but we made it in one piece. As … Continue reading
Cookin’ Time
Teaching out in the countryside certainly has its benefits. It allows me to introduce so many things that my students have never seen or tried before, and it’s always so … Continue reading
Rock Pathway Project: Progress
Last November, a few students and I started acquiring large rocks from a nearby mountainside and began installing them under the rainbow archway that we had constructed a few years … Continue reading
Jeju Trip – Photo Gallery
During the long weekend in early May, Michelle and I flew to Jeju Island to relax from the hustle and bustle of the mainland. We had such a great time … Continue reading
2014 Sports Day
It’s May 1st and every year “Sports Day” is celebrated on this day at public schools in South Korea. Due to the very unfortunate Sewol Ferry incident a few weeks ago, … Continue reading
The Comforts of Spring
Sushi, red wine, balmy weather, and a serene park were synchronously unified to provide Michelle and I with a great, relaxing afternoon picnic. Springtime in Seoul is definitely not a … Continue reading
27 Hours in Andong
Andong is by far the most unhurried, peaceful, and friendliest town that I’ve visited during my 3.5+ years in South Korea. The open kindness and peacefulness baffled not only me, … Continue reading
Sweet as Spring
Spring is a time of rebirth and it came with a glorious boom. It was the first time since 1922 that Korea’s innumerable cherry blossom trees bloomed in March, several … Continue reading
SERENITY in SEORAEMAEUL
Last Saturday’s weather was quite glorious and I felt that Seoul was seriously busting at the seams with people crowding every nook and cranny. Monday to Friday is normally fraught … Continue reading
Heavyweights
Ecclesiastes 11:7 – “Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.” After nearly a week of the thickest smog I’ve ever encountered, I awoke early Sunday … Continue reading
toxiCITY
Better get a gas mask! Seoul and the rest of South Korea has been blanketed with yet another wave of toxic smog full of ultrafine dust from China, and the … Continue reading
Deskwarming Days
Sunchips, juice, and studying all day at work – this means that it’s winter vacation and no students are in sight. Well, why am I at school then? Don’t I … Continue reading
Love Shines
Love Shines * * * Yesterday’s an afterimage that persists until it blends into today’s sunshine as bygone storms that once waged war simply recede into a misty dawn * … Continue reading
LASTING TRANSITIONS 