Ulsan

The Motorbike

May 2, 2009
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About 500 people (give or take 490) have been bugging me to post about my new bike that I bought back in March. Well here it is! I wanted to get everything ready for it, including taking some good pictures, and a video of the ride into work. I finally figured out how to make […]

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Dinner with Mr. Heo and Mr. Lee

May 2, 2009
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I know, I know… It’s been a long while since I’ve posted on this blog, I’m sorry! I won’t give any excuses, I’ll just get right back into posting, deal? Over a month ago my favourite KPS electrician, Mr. Heo, Joon Gil invited me out to a tradition Korean meal with another KPS worker you […]

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Nightclub in Ulsan

March 21, 2009
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Remember how I said that before this trip you probably would never have caught me in karaoke bar? I would have said the same thing about a dance club too, haha. But when in Rome… A bunch of us from work wanted to go check out the local dance clubs here because we’ve heard that […]

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Mini-Updates!

March 15, 2009
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I’m doing great :) I still love (some of) the food (can’t get enough of that pork soup!!) and I’m adjusting pretty well to the culture, learning bits here and there. Work is going great, I really feel like I’m doing exactly what I always wanted to do. All in all life is pretty good. […]

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Random on the Rocks

March 8, 2009
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As a quick way to catch up, I figured I’d talk about my last week in one post.. It’ll probably end up being a pretty big mess by the time I’m done, but whatever.. haha.

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A Walk and a Drive #2

March 8, 2009
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Note: I know it’s been three weeks since I’ve last posted an entry on this blog… I’m sorry! While being intensely sick with what I think was a sinus infection, I didn’t feel much like writing.. Then after being sick, finally being able to go out and do things, and spend some time at work […]

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First Week in Korea

February 10, 2009
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We’ll I’ve been here for a week now, so I figured it was time for another update. This country has been great to me so far and I don’t feel homesick at all. I find the culture fascinating, and the differences charming. And boy are there ever a lot of differences! For one, people don’t […]

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First Outting

February 4, 2009
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I couldn’t stay in my apartment forever. 12 boxes of KD can only last for so long. haha. And I needed a few other things too, like laundry detergent. There’s a little grocery store on the complex, right next to the barber shop (woo!) and the boys were telling me that it’s not much more […]

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The Apartment

February 4, 2009
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Quite a few people have been bugging politely asking me to post pictures of the apartment and/or write a blog about it. Well, I’m on it, don’t worry! I’m on day 2 of my scheduled 528 days in South Korea. My first experiences so far are pretty positive, and I’m not missing being home all […]

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An Nyung Ha Seyo!

February 4, 2009
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Riiiiing, riiiiing, riiiiing… on and on for about 5 minutes while I’m half in a coma thinking drowsy thoughts like “what is that noise? I don’t understand… What’s going on? Where is that noise coming from? I feel lost…” Turns out it was my cell phones alarm telling me, “wake the hell up, you have […]

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