I have come full circle since my first posting from Korea this trip. I am now on the bus back to the airport. The weather is a strong contrast with rain and cold approaching to when I came with warm sunshine. Like camp, the time spent with Kim was like a dream and it hardly…

We went to a show called “B boys” with the Korean all-stars hip-hop dance crew. The show told a love story between a ballet dancer and a B-boy. While the story was a bit cheesy, the dancing was great to watch. Apparently Korean hip-hop dancers are putting the Americans to shame in competitions. All I…

I may be finally catching up on my sleep since I woke up around 830 this morning without feeling too groggy and was quite happy to feel relaxed. Kim even brought me coffee as I was waking up! Now that is service!! After chatting online and another nice breakfast, we headed out. Kim made an…

Vacation is what life should always be instead of a break from it. After a late night last night I thought I was doing well sleeping for 7 hours. So getting up at 930 or so and reading, chatting with friends and waiting for my hosts to wake up was a great way for me…

After the coffee shop, Kim and I went to have a snack of dukbokki (spicy Korean mochi) at a nearby place. Then, we went back to SY’s place to drink soju and eat chips while we waited for SY to finish teaching. A bottle later, we went to eat pulgogi, which was sooo nice! We…

One of the things I have noticed in the past 24 hours is that Koreans not only love to eat – evidenced by the ever-present food stalls and numerous restaurants- but also they love coffee shops! On every corner I have seen a coffee shop and so now I write in Coffee Lab near SY’splace…