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
A conversation I had with Ally the other night – A little background info: Ally helped Joe and I shop for a used car earlier this month. She took us to a few used car dealerships in Pyeongtaek and translated for us. We ended up with a suh-weet Blue 1994 Hyundai Elantra Deluxe. Yes, a… Continue reading Conversation With Ally
Sorry for the haitus folks, I have been super busy… Where do I begin? Hmmm… Well Alex came down for dinner two weeks ago – we went out for Indian. Ally came with us and we went to the same place I went with the Thurs. night girls – Chakraa downtown on the Shingjang dong. … Continue reading Hiatus…
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
So Alex came down to Songtan on Saturday evening with Arlene, his co-worker. We went out to dinner and talked about Korea and teaching. She seems to be a wealth of knowledge (she’s been here since ’05) and I think she’ll be able to help Alex out a lot at school. I took them to… Continue reading Alex is here!
It’s been a while since my last post and I have a lot to report. I finally quit my job! He chocked it up to cultural differences, whatever the case I don’t have to work anymore. Now I have to stop spending money to make up for the lack of a second income. Next order… Continue reading Long time no post…
So Monica came to visit this past weekend. She was in Asia for work and decided to take a detour and come visit her college partner-in crime. We had a great time and I loved showing her my new country. You’ll have to forgive the short postings, I am still trying to recover from lack… Continue reading Monica was here…
I feel lazy today despite my venture through the rain to the supermarket. But there are lots of things making me happy today: Homemade Banana Pancakes A little backpack I made my friend’s son using this pattern. A smocket and taggie combo I made for a friend’s daughter’s 1st birthday. Artwork at Ssamzie Market in… Continue reading Rainy Day = Happy Things
Last Thursday was Samil, Korean Independence Day. Ally, her friend Judy and I went to Seoul to bop around Insdaong. We had a very fun yet tiring day in Insadong. Here are some pics. There was some kind of presentation outside a park near Insadong. These people were doing a Tai-Chi-like routine to traditional Korean… Continue reading Samil in Seoul – Image Heavy
So here are some pics (finally) from our weekend in Seoul for Seollal. Only a couple as most of them didn’t turn out well, I will never again forget my beloved Olympus. The view from Seoul tower, it was a sunny day but as you can see the visibility was not great. Seoul Tower from… Continue reading Pics From Seoul
Newlywed Nomads 