Here and Now, There and Then |
It's been a month and a half now since I said farewell to the Land of the Morning Calm and returned to my quiet hometown of Gaylord, Michigan. In which time I encountered the expected cultur...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:42:00 PST |
The Origin of the Marathon...as told by Susan. |
I have seven workdays left including today. Even though I probably should conduct "model" classes for the new teachers I'm training, I can't help but screw around. Many of my students...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:22:00 PST |
Katchi Kayo |
My sun will set in the Land of the Morning Calm on December 3rd. I will visit China and Japan, return to Korea for two days and then leave for Michigan, arriving December 23. I've built qu...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:19:00 PST |
Everybody’s working for the weekend. |
It's been a long, long time since I've given you a healthy update on my life here. From a glance, everything is going swimmingly. With a new coworker, work has become easy again. The...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:14:00 PST |
weekend at Donghae |
Last weekend Changki, his family and I went to the east coast. We had a hell of a time; it reminded me once again of how fortunate I've been to make such delightful, improbable friendships.&nbs...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:57:00 PST |
my Korean adventures youtubed! |
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Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:18:00 PST |
a heaven of hell |
It's been about a week since I returned from Thailand. The venture wasn't quite what I expected, but all and more of what I dreaded. If Hell can be found on Google Earth, then it is most c...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:42:00 PST |
Anyong |
The other day while sifting through youtube I came across a collection of music videos to the songs I adored in my early adolescence. It was Christian pop rock, the shit you listen to when you'r...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:36:00 PST |
Trip to Dong Hae |
It sounds idiotic, but I was astonished by how salty the Pacific tasted. I surfaced, smacked my lips, and said aloud "holy crap." Not all bodies of water are fresh, I guess. It was ...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Mon, 28 May 2007 11:26:00 PST |
like egg in a bowl of babimbap |
I nearly choked on my chayooptopbap when I saw this yesterday at work:
Aside from the cultural references, this cracks me up because it underscores the absurdity of Korean music. ...
Posted by Kevin, perhaps on Wed, 16 May 2007 12:33:00 PST |
