Called Korea Home

From: Sunday, 28 December 2008
To: Thursday, 10 October 2013
For 1748 days
Or 4 years, 9 months, 13 days
Or 249 weeks and 5 days

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

내가 제일 잘나가

I am the best! (That is the translation to the Korean in the title. More on that later)

Wow I'm high. No not in that sense (I don't want to go to jail and be deported in Korea). But I just won a competition... more on that later. But first let me update you...

Friday, November 18, 2011

It was the best of times, It was the worst of times...



So I thought that when I came back from the States I was finally going to be able to keep up with my blog. You see before the only reason why I didn't was because I was lazy, and that was all about to change...

Monday, October 3, 2011

Back in Korea, and busy as a bee

I just got back to Korea last week, and life is fun as usual. America was a blast. I made sure to visit a Korea-town in every city I went to. I had $8 ddukbokki in NYC, and saw $10 soju in LA. Scary stuff. As usual since this is a Korea blog I wont write much about the US, but it was fun.

Ddukbokki in NYC
$10 soju
The day after I arrived I took my placement test at Yonsei University to begin studying Korean.
I had just gotten back and remembered no Korean mind you, but happily, I was placed into level 2. Seems about right. If I had pushed a bit more it might have been level 3 but I would have severe gaps in my grammar knowledge. Well, the bad news is the closest stop to Yonsei is Sinchon, and I live in Nowon. That's about an hr and a half commute. Because from Sinchon station its still about a 20 minute walk, or I could take a bus. Either way- Horrible.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

They're coming to America



(obligatory fobby peace sign I now have in every picture
-Taken yesterday before my last day of work for a month)


I love that song by Neil Diamond
Except, it's me, I'm coming to America. I'm heading there on Monday. Don't fret, it's just for vacation. Karamel will still be in Korea for a long while yet. So, I am pumped, excited, nervous. I don't know what to expect. You see I left for Korea December 2008 and I have not been back since. Korea has changed so much since I've been here but probably more on that in another post. This one is about America

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Summertime Fun:

Jisan Rock Festival -
In true keeping with things I hadn't done on my list for what might possibly be my last year in Korea I decided to hit up the Jisan Valley Rock Festival. Unlike DJ fest where you stayed awake all night, this one was a several nights in a row, which required you getting accommodation  or better yet, a tent.

Pool

Mudfest take 2

Jjokbae festival: Cool festival outside of Seoul

Drum and base