Taebaek, Korea Rep.

... for. But then while I was eating takeaway with my friends last night it occurred to me that I'm just experiencing a different Korea to what I imagined. I have met modern Korean women my age and learned a lot about Korea from that experience alone. They ...

... it is very different to be a woman here, especially an unmarried, 31 year old foreign one. My goal was to experience the real Korea, and I am experiencing the way this real Korea is, in Hambaek, for a female, unmarried, 31 year old foreigner. So it's still ...

... Korean teachers' resilience compared to UK teachers? Anyway, I went to visit some friends who live in Gwangju, in the South West of Korea. A very long way away. The trains to Gwangju were all booked by the time I tried to reserve a seat, so my journey took ...

I'm struggling with technology as usual so this entry is just an attempt to make the blog accessible to my friends on Facebook and those who aren't on Facebook. I'm hoping that this works so that if you are interested you can read my other entries which I ...