Sangnam International House Busan

... that these countries are not as "Handicap Friendly" as the US. For example, in Kobe, there was an escalator going up but only 3 flights of steps coming down, which we didn&#8217;t realize until after we had already gone up. We have a whole new appreciation for handicapped people.<br><br>Next port is Dalian, China followed by Beijing the next morning. We might not have access to the internet. Later!

I've been in South Korea just a little over two weeks and got the chance to get my travel on! On Friday I bumbled through my commute with a backpack with all the essentials &#8211; bottle of wine, change of clothes, and a toothbrush &#8211; so that I could leave right after work. When 5 o&#8217; clock rolled around I was out the door and heading back to Sokcho to get to the bus terminal. I had read so much about Korean public transportation "SO EASY" &#8220;SO PROMPT ...

... of those places where you can go for the weekend, and would probably be fun with a group of people. Last time, I went with Pauliina, and though her company is always nice, neither of us any idea where to go, or how to get there once we figured where we wanted to go.... I figure this time would be cool because we were going with some Koreans--which makes everything a little easier. Just as soon as we got all those ...

... me why I didn't w*ke him up. I look over *t the clock-8:53*m. Cr*p. We missed the 0730 bus out of Kuns*n St*tion. I quickly jump out of bed *nd fumble for the bus schedule to find our next ch*nce to c*tch one. 10:30. Gre*t. Now we're 3 hours behind P*t &*mp; g*ng. I c*ll him *nd *m getting re*dy to tell him wh*t h*ppened when he guess's *ll on his own. Yep. He knows me. For sure. So, *s is custom*ry with P*t, he just s*ys, "OK, th*t's fine. We ...

... m on this side of the planet. I really want to go to Southeast Asia, and see what that's all about. A lot of fellow English teachers here--South Korea (heh), go there on their vacations, and I'd like to check out what all the fuss is about... <br><br><br><br>Well, sorry.... Kind of a boring entry, but I just wanted to let everyone know what I'm up to, and how optimistic I am about this new year. My home has been South Korea for nearly a year now, and I'm ...

... is no where to be seen. You can buy SPAM in every shape, size, and flavor, but just ham?? ....Only in sandwich sliced style. I found a few small chunks that you're meant to slice on your own, so that's what I cooked with some honey and brown sugar. They were good, but not as good as a smoked ham. You want turkey?? Forget about it.<br><br> <br><br> Later that night, I went to a place called, "The Seaman's Club," for a ...

... apt. he was robbed of his valuables and to top it off the f%$ker(s) took most of his nice clothes, socks and shoes included. One can only hope the Karma cops get the villain(s). The police did a full forensic investigation and as the captain put it "Korean CSI better than America". A tragic event for such a good guy. Travelling back in time: Last weekend I went on a staff retreat to a cabin in the mountains to party with my supervisors, fellow ...

... hundreds of industrial green houses, loads of 'em. Also we've noticed a few differences between here and Japan, definitely not as rich a country, the trains are not as fast or high quality. The people aren't half as glamorous but we've had more people coming up talking to us , asking do we want help-we must look even more lost than usual! Arrived into Seoul train station ....massive spot. Got the subway to ourside of ...

... without any Koreans fussing over us, just waiting for the week to end so we could report back to Yangji for the final week, week 8, of our KE camp. What there is to report from our 4 night (total) stay in Busan can be adequately covered in the accompanying pictures (there I go again, shamelessly diverting you to the pictures... sorry). Day 96, 97, 101, 102 & 103 Observations (November 17th, 18th, 22nd ...

... No doubt Haute Cuisine back in the Juseon Era, for 3 hungry Westerners the sight of pickled mackerel, fermented roots and sweetened fish innards was almost enough to tip us over the edge. We ate our bowl of rice (John took one for the team and forced down half a mackerel - he said afterwards it was "the fishiest fish" he had ever eaten) in near silence and retreated to our room to play Scrabble and while away the hours until bedtime. Fortunately a very nice Korean ...