On Saturday, the second day of my dad’s visit, my Korean “sister” took us out to eat at a very fancy traditional Korean restaurant. She used to be my main co-teacher at the school where I teach. She is an amazing person and was so helpful to me when I first came to Korea. She helped me settle into my apartment and trained me as an English teacher. She is definitely like family to me, so when she got a chance to meet my dad, she and her husband treated us to a great lunch, then took us on a tour of the Tongdosa Temple. Continue reading Tongdosa Temple
Tag Archives: Ulsan
Dad Comes to Korea!
After 5 months of planning, my dad made it to Korea!! Here are just 3 of the first pics I took when he arrived the first day. Wave for the camera, dad 😛
The Beast of Gajisan
“Are we going hiking today??”
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Gajisan is one of the more famous mountains near Ulsan. I believe I heard it was also one of the highest. Only two days after Chris and Leide arrived, we attempted to tame this beast. Teaming together with Jenna, we all headed out at the crack of NOON to catch a bus to Seoknamsa (the name of the Buddhist temple at the bottom of the mountain). In fact we got such a late start and took our sweet time getting ready, we wondered whether or not we were actually going to make it to the mountain at all. The catch phrase of the day became, “Are we going hiking today??” Continue reading The Beast of Gajisan
BFFs Visit Me from the USA!!
Two of my bestest friends in the whole world, Chris and Leide, traveled all the way from the USA last week to visit me in Korea! What a great surprise birthday present! Here are some pics of the first couple days. They helped me teach 8 classes on Friday! Plus some bonus pictures of Continue reading BFFs Visit Me from the USA!!
March Eggnog Tasting
What better drink to have in March than some good ol’ eggnog … wait, what? Yes, that’s right. I made homemade eggnog in March. But don’t judge me just yet. There are 2 perfectly good reasons for this delicious decision. First, I had promised some people last semester that I’d make some homemade eggnog for them during the winter. However, this lazy body of mine couldn’t be bothered* to spend the energy then. Also, it had been my friend Luke’s request, and since he’s leaving Korea in a couple days, I thought it was appropriate to send him off with a nice savory taste of the nog of eggs. And it was pretty savory, if I do say so myself 😛 And even if I don’t, my friends already have 😉
* “couldn’t be bothered” is a new phrase I’ve stolen from one of my British friends. It’s so useful!