Clik here to view.
Photo Journal: Building 63, Seoul S. Korea
Yook-Sam Buidling 63 In March, 2010, my friend Cereba and I spent a day at Building 63, also known as the Yook Sam building. It would be our last “girls day out” before her return home to the states....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jeju Island, South Korea: Photo Journal
Jeju Island is located south of the Korean peninsula and about an hour’s flight away from Seoul’s Gimpo Airport. Gary and I spent four days visiting the island the last week of March, 2010, and even...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leaving South Korea:Last Weeks At Chung Dahm
Seven is the number of the month in which I was born, and the number of the month in which we find ourselves in now, this 2010th year AD. But the significance of this number today has to do with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Korean ESL Students Ask “Why?”
Many new Korean ESL instructors are sure to notice that their students have a peculiar way of asking the question “why?’ They will notice, for example, that from the mouths of a Korean ESL student,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Survived Typhoon Kompasu and All I Got Was This Lousy Post
Wow. Well, I guess I can say that I have lived through a typhoon, and while the effects of Typhoon Kompasu were far worse in Incheon and other coastal areas than in Peyongchon, I found the experience...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anecdotes and Advice Revisited: Deodorant Availability in South Korea
Among the many words of advice passed on to me when people learned I was moving to South Korea to teach was to “pack a year’s worth of deodorant.” Everyone said that deodorant would be difficult to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Busan, South Korea: A Photo Journal
Gwangmyeong Station Korail:From Seoul to Busan in under three hours Busan is a fantastic vacation spot, especially in September when most of August’s vacation goers have returned to their regular...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Korea to Missour-ah: More Thoughts on Transition
Two months have passed since my return from South Korea and I suppose my transition is well underway. I’ve been busy with volunteer work at The Writers Place and as a manuscript reader and occasional...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cotton-balls in Seoul: What to Pack for a Year in South Korea
I am beginning to appreciate that many Americans travel to South Korea each year for work. Chung Dahm, which is only one of many English Academies, hires approximately 300 teachers a quarter, and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Workspace Revision: What to do with old journals
With July coming to a close and a new semester hot on its heels, this weekend seemed like a good time to “revise” my workspace. This has involved: 1) moving my meditation and yoga accoutrements from...
View Article
