half way done... |
It's been six months since I arrived in Jangyu, South Korea to teach ESL.Finally I feel like I have the hang of things. I know what is expected and I've learned about many more opportunities. I know w...
Posted by Gregory on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:45:00 PST |
A Milestone |
Turning 33 doesn't really mean anything. It's fun to say in a few languages, and it looks pretty groovy on paper, but that's about it. Other than these thrilling features, the only significance might...
Posted by Gregory on Tue, 27 May 2008 09:15:00 PST |
Love in the land of Kimchi |
As a traveller it's inherently more difficult to find meaningful relationships. It's even more difficult when you don't share the same culture.I'm still learning what is expected in Korea. My heart is...
Posted by Gregory on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:31:00 PST |
Maybe I’m Dreaming...(don’t wake me up) |
Before I even came to Korea I was planning my getaway. The trip home had as a great an appeal as the year abroad itself. It's much too early for me to predict whether I'll want another job in Korea on...
Posted by Gregory on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:53:00 PST |
Skiing, Nori Bong, Mexican Food |
We were thirty-five Westerners and four Koreans in a charter bus for over five hours from Changwon to Gangwon-do to go skiing on majestic snow-capped mountains. Luckiliy we had whiskey, Scategories, p...
Posted by Gregory on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:44:00 PST |
Korea 4: Superbowl Monday |
Me, Andrew, and Jake gathered at 8am on Monday morning in my studio apartment in Jangyu for a Superbowl viewing party.We drank Cass and Cafri beer and ate our local approximation of traditional Americ...
Posted by Gregory on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:52:00 PST |
Korea 3: This Fire is out of control |
I've been here only 4 weeks now, but I was seriously worried that I wouldn't have anything noteworthy to write about this week. That all changed last night.This week was a bit slow because I had to gi...
Posted by Gregory on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:42:00 PST |
Korea Blog 2 |
I've really gotten into the groove here. But, there are still some aspects of my new life that are worthy of honorable mention....First, let me contextualize what I'm doing right now as I write. I'm w...
Posted by Gregory on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:06:00 PST |
First Week in Korea |
First of all I made it here, which is something in itself I think. After all of the plans changing and whatnot it really happened.It's plenty cold today. Not anything I haven't experienced before of c...
Posted by Gregory on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:04:00 PST |
Korea |
I'm really leaving now. It's later than I had planned, but I feel that the extra time has made me more prepared mentally for the challenge of learning a new language, culture, and place.I will be ava...
Posted by Gregory on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:47:00 PST |
