So long, Korea! – A song of lunch hours past
- For well over a year now I’ve been wanting to make a musical mix-up of the lunch conversation I had every day with multiple teachers while I was a teacher here in Korea. The first year at work, I’d...
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So long, Korea – That’s all he wrote.
- Ah. Korea. Our home for the last two years. As with any place, there’s a lot to like, a bit to dislike, and a lot of experiences to be had. I think we’ve definitely gotten a good idea of what this...
View ArticleWhere in the world is Carmen SanDiego the primate?
- I think it’s been nearly two weeks, maybe more since I’ve updated the blog, and what a whirlwind it’s all been. At the moment I’m sitting in my soon to be mother in law’s living room typing up this...
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Three days in Tokyo – Touchdown
- Leaving Korea was a bear. We packed all of our bags, tied up our loose ends, and got our final bills taken care of on our last day at school. I walked out of the front door of the school,...
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Three days in Tokyo – Around Asakusa
- We woke up nice and refreshed after our long trip from Daegu to Tokyo, and set out to find a nice hot cup of coffee. It wasn’t hard to do. We were both still pretty groggy, as one might expect when...
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Three Days in Tokyo – Akihabara, Shibuya, and Shinjuku
- As we walked towards the subway station we stumbled upon an event with the Tokyo Fire Department and these two Geisha at Sensoji Temple’s main gate. Our second full day in Tokyo started with some...
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Japan on my mind
- Japan’s on my mind today. Our visits to Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo opened my eyes to the idea that a place can in fact be just as cool as you think it’s going to be. The super clean streets, the...
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Korea: The images that stick with me
- Trying to boil down the images that stuck with me from two years of life in South Korea is an impossible task, but some of the memories are so vivid that I can’t pass up the opportunity to share...
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Old churches, temples, and other religious sites
- One thing Carolyn and I really enjoy doing when we go places is exploring sights that are a) old, b) free, and c) of a religious nature. Neither of us is very religious, but it’s pretty amazing how...
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Shichimi – Is it the world’s finest condiment?
- Okay, so yeah, I’m putting up two “S” posts. Let me tell you why. I thought about San Antonio first. I love San Antonio, but it’s not something that really inspires me to take to the internets and...
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