Category Archives: Exploring Korea

Refresher: I went to Jeju Island, just south of Korea to start off my winter vacation. I stayed for one week. Part 1 covered the first 3 days of my adventures. Today, I will finish recounting the final 4 days of the trip! Day 4 After a good night’s sleep in the cabin-like healing hotel,ContinueContinue reading “An Island in Winter: part 2”

vector stock photo Last week, to start my winter vacation, I went to Jeju Island (제주도 : Jeju-do). It is an island south of the Korean peninsula. It formed from an underwater volcano’s eruptions.  There is a large volcanic mountain, Halla-san (한라산), as well as many hills (언덕 : on-dok), all overlooking beautiful forests andContinueContinue reading “An Island in Winter: part 1”

Let’s talk about rice! And I don’t mean the acronym Rest, Ice, Compress and Elevate! Rice is a staple in Korean dining. Rice is a main dish accompanied by sides, used in noodles, and even multiple styles of rice cakes and cookies.Rice has 3 names in Korean: Sal (쌀) grains of riceBap (밥) cooked rice,ContinueContinue reading “Rice, Rice, Baby!”

My apologies for a month of silence. After my summer vacation at the beach and Seoul, I jumped right back into work and my daily life in Daegu. Life in South Korea now feels normal. Wake up, get ready for work, put on a mask, work, come home, sleep, repeat. My “I cant believe IContinueContinue reading “Hola!… I mean, 안녕하세요!!!”

Monsoon Season Monsoon season generally lasts from late June to mid-July. This year, however, I was lucky to experience Korea breaking its own rainy season record of 49 days as of August 11th. Although I was able to see beautiful foggy scenery, and watch the Sincheon River swell, and rush down its path, other areasContinueContinue reading “Summertime… and the livin’ is still easy… and hot!”