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Posted on May 12, 2010 1 Comment
Shopping the stalls of Seattle’s Pike Place and our local farmer’s market in Bellingham Washington has nurtured my love of open air markets, where choosing the ingredients that will make up your meal is not a rushed endeavor and a personal relationship between grower and consumer is possible. Although my verbal communication to vendors in […]
All Fun and Games? : Korea’s Computer Game Craze
Posted on May 5, 2010 5 Comments
I’ve written about Korea’s wide range of festivals, from the bullfighting festival to the cherry blossom festival, but this weekend I am sure that I came across the mother of all bizarre festivals held right in my own backyard: Korea’s StarCraft video game competition…and festival. No this is not a joke, and while I claim […]
Spring Scoot: A Trip to the Gyeongju Cherry Blossoms.
Posted on April 23, 2010 2 Comments
It’s official, Spring is here! Everyone from shoeless Matt to our Spring fevered bunny knows that the sun is out and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. My wool clothes that got me through a bitter winter, are on the slow boat home and our back patio is undergoing a transformation in eager anticipation […]
Grab the Bull by the Horns: Korean Festivals and Other tales from the Bull Ring
Posted on April 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
It seems like every weekend Korea is celebrating, and because the way we party says so much about our culture, celebrating in Korea has given me an excellent sense of the country at large. Three weekends ago I attended Korea’s anual Bullfighting festival held in Cheong-do. Having lived in Spain for a short time several years […]
Mobis Madness: Basketball’s Craziest Month as Seen Courtside in Korea
Posted on March 24, 2010 1 Comment
Ulsan, South Korea is known for operating the world’s largest car manufacturing plant that is Hyundai, Ulsan University and for its close proximity to the popular seaside town of Busan. What many people don’t know about the city is that it is home to what I am betting is this year’s national basketball champion, Ulsan […]
Seeing green: Funding your travel plans.
Posted on March 16, 2010 1 Comment
I have green on the brain this week with it being St. patty’s, and I got to thinking about how nice it has been to see more of the color in the contents of my wallet these last six months. More than I ever saw as a tuition paying student, working two or three jobs […]
Korea’s Got me Covered!
Posted on March 8, 2010 9 Comments
There were a few reasons we left the great Pacific Northwest and moved to South Korea for the year, non of which had to do with being eager to leave fantastic outdoor adventures, loving family, dairy products or the world’s best friends. One of the leading reasons was that the likely hood of us finding […]
Have a stellar new year!: Seol-lal, 2nd Start in Korea
Posted on February 13, 2010 3 Comments
I am a big fan of do-overs. They can be used to cheat in card games, apologize to a friend, earn a better score on an exam and salvage a bad home haircut. My new favorite do-over strategy has to be the Lunar new year, or as the Koreans call it Solar. Koreans have in more modern […]
Shabu, Sashimi and Sanak-ji: A Foreigner’s Search for a Raw Deal
Posted on January 26, 2010 1 Comment
When you ride a scooter everywhere, the cold really gets to you. Not only to your fingers, toes and ears, but your lungs, knees and eyeballs begin to feel like they will never function again after a twenty-minute ride to the cinema. The point is, we have been staying inside more and more this month but when […]
Hula-Hooping in Hangul
Posted on November 11, 2009 1 Comment
Hitting the gym in the States provokes thoughts of a culture highly conscious of their physical appearance. A culture that will pay often exorbitant fees to enter, a small fortune to clothe oneself in appropriate attire, and big bucks on top of the line accessories to make the experience more enjoyable (iPod, utili-belt, sweat band…) […]
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