"I mentioned in a recent "Picture of the Day" post that sometimes I find the names of stores and businesses here to be pretty funny. This one is just great."
Tag: South Korean Beer
One month of Picture of the Day
"In honor of completing one month of Picture of the Day, I have created a gallery of every photo added to this blog since I started my second contract."
Pension Weekend
"Last weekend, March 8-10, was a weekend that captured the essence of why I enjoy teaching abroad. An eclectic collection of expats gathered at a pension in the mountains outside of Daejeon for a weekend of cooking, hiking, and drinking."
Another Night at Another
"This picture shows some of my friends and me up to our typical weekend shenanigans."
The Four Stages of Culture Shock
"Last year, during my very first term at my hagwon, one of the lessons I taught was The Four Stages of Culture Shock. A handful of my students have lived abroad, or plan to live abroad in the near future, but the lesson almost felt like it was intended for me. After all, at that point I was only a handful of weeks into my first foray into life in South Korea. "
Byeonsanbando National Park
"When I first started pursuing a job teaching English abroad, I often found myself daydreaming about hitchhiking down country roads lined with rice paddies, hiking up and down rural mountains, jumping into remote pools fed by waterfalls, and lounging on a beach with a beer and friends from all around the world.
Last weekend I did exactly that when three friends and I trekked to Byeonsanbando National Park."
Last week in photos (6/20/18)
"This is part of a continuing series of weekly photo logs from my time living and teaching English in Daejeon, South Korea. I was unable to post one last week, so this is actually covering two weeks."
Last week in photos (5/16/18)
"This is part of a continuing series of weekly photo logs from my time living and teaching English in Daejeon, South Korea."
A Taste of Korean Food
"One of my favorite things to do in South Korea so far has been trying new food. I'm planning a much more organized approach to my food blogging in the not-too-distant future, but here's a little taste of what I've tasted so far."