On Saturday I decided to take a trip up to Busan since it is so close to Ulsan. I wanted to visit the Busan Museum of Art and then have dinner before heading back home. Busan is a cool city and I will definitely be spending more time there!Here is a video showing my journey: … [Read more...]
Happy Chuseok!
Today is the Korean holiday Chuseok! Check out this video for more information about the Chuseok holiday :) httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eedDRLXZJts No school til thursday *cabbage patch dance!, cabbage patch dance!* … [Read more...]
Food of Korea prt2
August 26th: First day in my new apartment. I went exploring and ended getting take out. Hmmm that was an interesting experience given the language barrier. I had to point and use tons of gestures to augment the tiny bit of korean that I have learned. I went to Toreore a few blocks from my abode. There are about 37 chicken restaurants in my street within 10 blocks. I'm not sure … [Read more...]
Food of South Korea prt1
I've been in Korea for 16 days now and have been eating out quite a bit! From visitng coffee shops with friends, dinners with staff and experiencing take-out options by myself. Here is the best 16 foodie photos from the last 16 days. August 19: Landed in Korea! Delicious Korean sweets!August 20 : Saturday City Tour of Ulsan. Dinner was uneventful but I thought thie soda … [Read more...]
Daegu, South Korea: IAAF World Championships!
Last sunday I headed out to Daegu with my new friend Abo to visit the stadium where they were having the track and field world championships. I was under the impression that the tickets for the event were all sold out. So imagine my surprise when we were able to get two A level seat tickets! Here is the day through pictures. At the KTX stattion in Ulsan, we stopped for … [Read more...]
Ulsan Diary# 1-5 :)
Yea...So this going to be a very long post! I'm thinking I will do weekly Ulsan updates under this "Ulsan Diary" moniker just updating on life and such. I will also post videos and pictures here but to find info specifically on food and hair info click the tabs above and everything is organized in one place for those topics. Anyway let me start by saying " … [Read more...]
The Arrival Store
When I arrived in South Korea on August 19, 2011 within a few hours I had a working cell phone. No alien registration card (ARC card) and not even knowing my address...but I had a cell phone! How was this possible? It takes up to 4 weeks to get your ARC card and it's necessary if you want to purchase a phone. Well my dear friends, I used The Arrival Store (TAS). You can find … [Read more...]
Ulsan, South Korea
So I am here! Officially in South Korea:). Hard work and persitance always pays off in the end. Stay tuned! … [Read more...]
South Korea: So close!
Since my last Korea post I have done the following: 7/30/11: Sent off my extra documents to my recruiter in Korea ( I used Fedex and it was $84! But UPS was charging $137*insanity*)I waited for 7/31/11: I obsessively tracked the package everyday until it arrived lol. Especially since there was an issue with them inputting the address incorrectly in their system :(8/3/11: My … [Read more...]
Almost There!
I was contacted by my recruiter on Monday with awesome news about a job in Ulsan, South Korea. Yay! So now all I have to do is get all my paper work in on time and pray that things work out:)It pays to be persistent! This was a great start to my week seeing as though my birthday is coming up on Friday. I don't know how I feel about it this year. I don't have anything planned. … [Read more...]