예들아! Guys! (This is how I get my students attention during class). I’ve got an update that is a little cold off the press (a few weeks late, but that’s ok). Remember my suffering at the hands of my bicycle earlier in the fall? If you weren’t able to grasp the gravity of that …
One of the more peculiar segments of my weekly schedule in Korea occurs on Sundays at an unassuming elementary school called 서원초 (SeowonCho). From 1:30-5pm, my time belongs to a group of Ajjeossi’s (older men, usually between 40 and 60 years old). There are of course other people: my friend 명렬, college students and the …
I was carefully debating whether or not I should bring my suit back to Korea after being home this summer. Going back and forth, weighing the pros and cons, I found it surprisingly difficult to make a decision. My budding adult sensibilities were telling me that a suit is a must-have in a person’s wardrobe. …
The title of this post might come as a shock to some, Mt. Kilimanjaro (the tallest mountain in Africa) being even more far-removed from home than my current residence in Korea. Not only that, but just a year ago I underwent knee surgery and must seem crazy to attempt something like this. Given the stipulations …
As you may well be aware, I recently returned to Korea for my second go-around at teaching. After living with a homestay family for the entire first year, I was ready to move out and attempt the bachelor life in my own single apartment. By contract, only first-year teachers with the Fulbright program are required …