Also known as “Asian Dust”, “Yellow Sand” and “Korean Smog”, this phenomenon makes living in Korea very hard sometimes. Wikipedia has the most understandable definition of Asian Dust that I have found thus far. We have a Yellow Sand Advisory meter on the Osan Air Base website. There isn’t a whole lot of info on… Continue reading Yellow Dust
One evening after coffee, Steph, Ally and I walked down to Ally’s car at the end of the alley to find that Ally had a ticket on her car. 60,000 Won, roughly $60 USD is what the ticket will cost Ally, as well as a headache and aggravation. Tickets in Korea are sporadic, more often… Continue reading CMOD – Cars in Korea
I have been slacking with the blogs lately, sorry folks. Theoretically, now that I am unemployed I should have more time on my hands but this week was not the case. In my effort to meet some new people here and get more involved on base I attended my first Osan Enlisted Spouses Club meeting… Continue reading Korean Culture 101 Episode 2
Ok, I’ve still got recycling on the brain. This whole issue really has me perplexed. A trip to the dumpster the other day informed me of my rights and duties as a trash-dumping resident of Dong Bu Apts. There is a sign posted in English, for those of us Americans who live here and like… Continue reading Beating a dead horse…
I played a game with my students today that I found on Dave’s ESL Cafe. The website has a wealth of information, and among other things, I like the extensive list of ESL games. I brought in 10 brown paper lunch bags each filled with a simple item (golf ball, toothpaste, pen, coin, candy, battery,… Continue reading A lion, a tiger, a pen, oh my!
Saturday – Joe and I headed downtown to do a bit of shopping. We stumbled across some awesome signs for your amusement. First up, a little background info – from our kitchen window I can see a huge CNN sign in the distance. I often wondered why there was a large CNN affiliate in Songtan,… Continue reading CNN Korea
No pics today sorry… But I will provide you with a dose of Korean culture. I had spouse orientation today from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. And no, I did not win the “Who-Can-Put-Your-Gas-Mask-On-The-Fastest” contest. This is a class the military offers to spouses to “inform” us about all the goings on at our new… Continue reading Korean Culture 101
It’s been a pretty relaxing weekend here in the land of the morning calm. I went to dinner with Ally at Nolboo on Friday night. Nolboo is a very popular restaurant on the Shinjang-dong and is known for their Kalbi Jim or Korean beef short ribs. Most of the restaurants here cook the meat at… Continue reading Weekend
It has been an interesting first week at school. Can you tell what we were learning about this week? That’s right kids, mug shots! Last week’s field trip to Everland, the Korean equivalent to Disney World, was cancelled due to the fact that nobody wanted to walk around an amusement park in 10 degree weather.… Continue reading American City Village
I woke up feeling like crap… Runny nose, stuffy head, sore throat and it was my first day of school – yuck! I had to be at work at 1:30 even though my schedule said my first class wasn’t until 2:30 but I figured oh well, John must have something for me to do. He… Continue reading First day of school…
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