Grossly underestimating what one day can hold

This week and next is the once-per-term middle school exam period, leaving me what amounts to a two-week holiday with no evening classes and Wednesdays off completely. This conveniently coincides with Ann’s visit, so we decided to use my first free Wednesday to visit Mt. Bukhansan National Park in the north part of Seoul. A [...]

Read Full Post »

Tourists

Monsoon has arrived early this year, just in time for my friend Ann-Kathrin’s visit from Germany. If all goes according to the plans of the meterologists, it will be raining for the duration of her 3-week stay. If all goes according to our plan, it will rain only at night or while we are watching [...]

Read Full Post »

Just when you thought you were grasping the language

You find out that you’ve been washing your clothes in fabric softener for the last four and a half months.

Read Full Post »

A legitimate reason to consider permanent residence

When it comes to hair management, I am of the low-maintenance persuasion. This is for a number of reasons, but most importantly these three:
1) Laziness
2) Frugality
3) Lack of concern for such matters
I’m just not someone who can easily part with between $60 and $75 on a monthly basis to maintain the fresh ends of my [...]

Read Full Post »

Bragging rights

On May 5th, photographers all over the Flickrverse captured moments from their days for the very first 24 Hours of Flickr project. I am thrilled to let you know that my photo was one of 122 photos chosen for the 24 Hours of Flickr book that has been published to accompany the slideshow tour & [...]

Read Full Post »

One hundred and something

For the last month, I have been composing some sort of overdue update to celebrate a variety of things: the mark of my third month, a really wonderful Korean holiday, my first 100 Days, and the end of the first term, beginning of the new. I have started a hundred posts and abandoned them all. [...]

Read Full Post »