Category Archives: Exploring Korea

Hello Dear Readers! I hope you are safely enjoying some summer sun, in this COVID-19 world. I’m personally looking forward to the current events-themed song(s) that I’m sure someone is writing and recording at this present moment. Imagine a country song talking about the pretty woman driving her tractor, rocking a face mask tan (because,ContinueContinue reading “Howdy Y’all”

EPIK Orientation began Wednesday, the 19th of February. Because I applied through a recruiter, I met my fellow applicants a day prior near the Incheon Airport. The 18th and 19th were hectic days with lots of hustling and bustling luggage around, but I began meeting other EPIK teachers who were also ready to take onContinueContinue reading “EPIK Orientation”

Thursday, Part 2 My Thursday journey continued to Gyeonbukgong Palace, an approximate 15 minute walk from the village. For 3,000 Won (around $2.50) I was able to enter the palace, observing the many various buildings which played very specific roles in maintaining palace operations. This is the first (and largest) of 5 main royal palacesContinueContinue reading “Seoul Journey: Gyeongbokgung Palace”

Thursday, Part 1 Tapgul Park As I was roaming the Myeondong area on my first full day in Seoul I came across Tapgul Park.  Originally, these grounds housed a Buddhist temple during the Goryo Dynasty (913-1392).  In the late 19th – early 20th Centuries, a park was constructed.  The park became a place to fightContinueContinue reading “Seoul Journey: Tapgul Park and Bukchon Hanok Village”

Arrival: Lotte City Hotel, Myeongdong, Seoul Korea On Wednesday, February 12th, I arrived in Seoul, South Korea. Locally, it was 3:30PM KST, back home 1:30AM EST. Customs, albeit a bit slow, was seamless and smooth. I was out of the Incheon International Airport after just 1 hour, and on my way into the city inContinueContinue reading “Seoul Journey”