I've always been a little bit of a plain Joe when it comes to style. I'm not drab by any means, but I definitely don't keep up with all the styles in clothes and hair like some may. … [Read more...]
Visions of Busan
Over the past couple months I've had the opportunity to travel around my new "home" city of Busan, South Korea. Here is a montage of a few of the things I've done/places I've visited. I hope you enjoy … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to ME!!
Well, this was the first time I celebrated my birthday out of the US. My school was still in the process of getting my exact mailing address down so my family couldn't even send me … [Read more...]
Geumjeongsan Mountain Adventure on Korea’s Foundation Day
Today was an important national holiday in Korea. It's called (National) Foundation Day. I think it's akin to Independence Day in America. All I know is that I saw a whole lot of Korean flags … [Read more...]
Batter Up: Baseball in Busan
Last night I did something I haven't in a very long time and it took going to the other side of the world to do it. I went to a baseball game. I watched the Lotte (Busan) Giants pro baseball team … [Read more...]
An End to the Beginning
At the end of a VERY long week of orientation we finally graduated. The EPIK program once again showed that they are willing to go to any length to make teaching english in South Korea a memorable … [Read more...]
Tiny Delivery Trucks
Along with many interesting things that stuck out to me when I first arrived in Korea, one was seeing the tiny little delivery trucks on the street. I honestly don't know what they could … [Read more...]
Culture Club
The gracious EPIK staff decided to give us a break from the 12 hours of class each day and bring us through a historical district in Jeon Ju called the Nambu Market and Hanok Village. This area … [Read more...]
Made it to South Korea
Would I have thought just a few years ago that I would be sitting in South Korea writing a blog about travel in Asia and teaching English? Not a chance. Well, maybe I thought about it, but to … [Read more...]