Hi all! Orientation started Wednesday (19th of February). We have been busy with settling in the nice hotel, learning the rules, meeting fellow EPIK teachers, and attending classes. When it is all over, and I arrive in Daegu, all new EPIK teachers withing the city must self-quarantine for a week due to the Coronavirus. AtContinueContinue reading “Silence for Orientation”
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Seoul Journey: Gyeongbokgung Palace
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”
Seoul Journey: Tapgul Park and Bukchon Hanok Village
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”
Seoul Journey
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”
A Girl And Her Pez 