Tag Archive for 'andong'

Two girls, one lunch

When I walked in to eat lunch today, I saw a “pretty” girl across the restaurant, but I didn’t pay much attention.  There are a lot of “pretty” people in Korea (in my opinion) and I never talk to any of them.
But as I was eating I noticed her talking to the owners of the [...]

6 months in Korea

Well, it’s officially been six months since I moved to Korea. I know it’s trite, but it really has gone by fast.
There were several moments I didn’t think I would make it, but that was mostly due to some work issues and receiving “anonymous” hate mail from someone who accessed my Facebook account.  Those [...]

Underwear

When I moved to Korea, one thing that stood out for me was the fact that there were a very large number of lingerie/underwear stores.
There are more small businesses everywhere given that they don’t purchase everything at Wal-Mart and Target… but there are A LOT of lingerie shops ranging from the simple to the bedazzling.
As [...]

Dosan Seowon — Confucian Acedemy

In the 3rd month of Adam’s stay in Korea during his 29th year of life, he visited Dosan Seowon. (I’m sorry, I’m sorry; I couldn’t resist… I’ve read so many Korean history markers.)
Dosan Seowon was one of the premier Confucian academy’s.  It was established in 1574 “during the 7th year of King Seonjo’s reign during [...]

Least favorite thing: barbed wire hand rail

My new least favorite thing in life are the stairs behind my apartment that have a hand rail wrapped in barbed wire.
Some of you may know that as a singular statistic, I fall down stairs way more than any normal person should.  So whenever I walk down stairs I’m gripping that rail Britney on a [...]

My first week in Andong

I’ve finished my first week in Andong, Korea (well, work week), and things are moving along well.  I’ll skip the boring stuff, but work went well, and I got my papers through immigration.
The bestest news is that I moved into my apartment after a week at the Hotel 9, which seems to specialize in blue [...]