Sundae Bokkeum

"Last weekend my friends and I went to a restaurant and I tried a new food that I had not had yet - sundae bokkeum."

Dried Squid

"Yesterday I posted a Picture of the Day about Daegu's famed cow intestines, and that reminded me of this neat picture I took last year."

Daegu Cow Intestines

"I mentioned in yesterday's Picture of the Day that Daegu was famous for their cow intestines, so I figured it would be appropriate to add a photo of their renowned dish."

Beer Zone

"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."

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."

Snack Outlet

"Sometimes the names of stores and businesses in South Korea catch me off guard."

Street Food in Busan

"This picture comes from February, 2018. I went to Busan, South Korea, by myself to explore and stumbled upon a street lined with food vendors."

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. "

Last week in photos (6/27/18)

"This is part of a continuing series of weekly photo logs from my time living and teaching English in Daejeon, 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."