Dormy In Seoul

... But as you can tell, they are usually friendly older men. I've never seen a young security guard. Always men in their 50s or so.

But I could have stolen his laptop. Or whatever other valuables he had. But he had no worries about that. Noone would touch his stuff.

Ahhh!!! The joy of living in a country where there is some sort of respect for other people's ...

... that swarmed around at that time. As well, they are just interesting little pieces of art. I love just looking at them.

I wanted to find something else too (but it would have to be connected to humanity and just not a relic). But I was mainly looking for paper money. 옛날 돈 Still haven't really found a good place for them ...

... They feel that that is the only time their "true self" is revealed. Thus, if you want to know if someone would be a good business partner or boyfriend or just find out if they are a good person, you take them out and get them falling-over, puking drunk. It's disgusting. Often on my morning runs I am stumbling over professional men in their business suits lying face down on the sidewalk, permeating with the stench of soju (local rice alcohol).

All this said, from a ...

So it was an interesting day of traveling. It all began in Pullman, WA when I looked out at the plane and for some sick practical joke the plane that arrived happened to be decorated with a purple and gold "W" with "Huskies" written along the side. Who sends a UW plane to WSU? So laughing I thought well this means I'm going to have bad luck...which I may have jinxed myself. Upon arriving in ...

This past Saturday I spent the day in Seoul. I had planned out what I wanted to see and got most of the things on my list done. Since it's an easy commute from where I live, I will be able to go back numerous times. Once I told my roommate, Maranda that I went she got really excited and she wants me to go with her next weekend! This trip, I focused on an area called Insa-Dong. It's ...

"Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going" - Paul Theroux "It is better to travel well than to arrive." - Buddha So here we are - Day 139 (not counting the 2 weeks in America) on our excursion. We don't know where we will be on Day 175 or Day 200 - yet...but we are working on it. You think it would be easy - but we factor many things about our next destinations: weather ...

... in Britain years ago. At most, Yoo was attacked at one point by an umbrella-wielding woman while being escorted from a police station.

But it's hard to imagine that this disturbing news event will change the way journalists report the news here. The protection of privacy and identity, as well as the projection of authority, are features of Korean society too ingrained to change any time soon.

Ever the mediaphile, I miss the CBC, and Canadian media in ...