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…
Recycling is a big deal in Korea. Koreans recycle everything and stores have to charge you for plastic shopping bags. In 2002, the rate of recycling exceeded the rate of landfilling, that’s amazing considering the population density here. Every Saturday morning from 8 to 10 AM all the tenants in Dong Bu apartments gather in… Continue reading Recycling…
We rescued our camera from Joe’s dorm at Humphreys this week (where we accidentally left it before heading to Seoul last weekend). So here are some pictures from the past few weeks. The Aukyung Mall in Suwon is a large mall/movie theater complex above the Suwon train station. Suwon is a college town located about… Continue reading Finally got the camera back…
* We left our camera at Camp Humprheys over the weekend so pics will follow in a later post.* We had off this past Friday in preparation for the Lunar New Year or Seollal as the Koreans call it. So on Friday Ally and I went to Suwon to do some shopping and walking around. … Continue reading Seollal in Seoul
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!
There’s no way to sugar coat this, my school sucks. I have taken the name of the school out of my posts to protect the innocent but there’s no tap dancing around the subject. Everyday, it’s something else. I haven’t even been at my school for one full month but pretty much all the Hagwon… Continue reading Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like piping hot Mandu!
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
A baby apron ala Cheeky Mama at I Have To Say… Thanks for the inspiration, Randi. I made it for a friend’s daughter who just turned 2 last month. She has been really into fake food (the babe, not my friend) and playing in her new kiddie kitchen so I thought an apron would be… Continue reading Weekend WIPs
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
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