Monday May 28th was a national holiday in South Korea. It was Buddha's birthday. I don't know how old he turned but lots of birthday love and decorations could be seen all over Ulsan. Since it was a 3-day weekend I took the opportunity to get out of Ulsan! And I visited Seoul. I left my house after 7am on Saturday and was able to catch the 8:00 am bus from Ulsan express bus … [Read more...]
It’s official…I love KPOP…well aLMosT :)
Since April or maybe March, I've been hearing this song everywhere. In the department stores, walking down the street, blaring through peoples headphones when I'm on the bus...everywhere! It was hard not to fall in love with it! But I should preface my story with this tidbit....I don't like KPOP. I'm just not a fan of all the plastic surgery, songs talking about "I'm so … [Read more...]
Seoul preview
I have to hurry off to catch the bus to art class. But I decided to quickly do a preview of my weekend in Seoul which I will post more about later tonight. My father...Buddha! the "cabin" in the spa where I stayed 2 nights Dos Tacos in Hongdae, but are they the best Mexican place in Seoul?..Nope found another one :) The REAL face of Korea.... Plastic surgery ads were … [Read more...]
Art Class in Korea: A day in my life
I've been taking this art class for about 12 weeks now in Busan and I absolutely love it! How it all came to be is a story for another day ha ha. But it doesn't matter because its so much fun! My instructor is a professor at a university in Busan. Every Tuesday after work I venture over to his studio which is in the heart of the Pusan National University area. His … [Read more...]
Tailor Made!
Does this fabric look familiar?? I finally got my skirts back from the "tailor". I dropped of 2 of the fabrics I purchased in Daegu last month with a "reformer" in Mugeo-dong. They use this word a lot here. So she's not really a seamstress or a tailor....*shrugs* Anyway the girl is pretty young and has a really cute shop. I brought along pictures of the style of skirts I … [Read more...]
Teaching in South Korea
Many people that contact me want to know what its like to teach in South Korea. So I asked some of my friends in Ulsan to share their experiences. Here is the first video in the 3 part series: Let me know your teaching experiences? Do you teach in South Korea? Or in other parts of the globe? … [Read more...]
Busan, My second home
While my school had their annual "school picnic" yesterday, I was given the day off! YAY me!...I didn't really care why they gave me the day off as opposed to going to the picnic, but I took the opportunity to get away and enjoy some nice weather. Initially I was headed out to Seoul for the weekend, but then decided to go window shopping in Nampo-dong, Busan instead. This … [Read more...]
Song Jeong Beach and MeMe Restaurant Busan
I never made it to the Busan aquarium on Saturday :( BUT... I did find MeMe organic food restaurant! Yay me! After wondering around the beach with no idea how to get over the barrier of trees, I stumbled upon a tourist information center. The lady inside was very helpful. In my broken Korean and her broken English, we were able to figure out how I could walk over to … [Read more...]
The Arrival Store part #1
This post was updated to add new information. Keep reading to find out more. Original post date: August 2011 As the clock tick, tick, ticks away counting down my departure to South Korea tomorrow, I have to share an amazing experience I had on the phone yesterday. So packing has been a BEAST! And I am now on my 3rd time repacking my two bags and carry-on. Part of the reason … [Read more...]
Cherry Blossoms- Jinhae
On April Sunday the 8th, I took the opportunity to head down to Jinhae to partake in the Cherry Blossoms Festival. After all...the cherry blossoms are the only reason why I decided to come to South Korea ...I'm serious :) Most of my Korean friends I talked to about the festival had never been. But everyone agreed that it is the most famous cherry blossom festival in all the … [Read more...]