On Our Own Path

Ppeppero Day!

2009-11-12T07:49:56-06:00

Written by Kyle: If you look at the date yesterday, you will notice that it was 11/11. Veteran's Day, right? The day that the armistice was signed for WWI, on the 11th hour. But, if you spin your globe around and land in Korea, it is something entirely different. In...

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Spotlight on Korean Food: The Generic Tofu Restaurant

2009-11-05T07:06:19-06:00

Written by Kyle: Or, "How to kind of look like you know what you're doing in a Korean restaurant". Note that I'm qualifying the name of the restaurant with "generic" only because there are better tofu restaurants in town. I'm only highlighting this one...

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7 months and counting.

2009-11-05T06:45:14-06:00

Written by Bessie: We crossed the 7 month mark, and it's a good feeling. The mental hurdle of reaching and crossing over 6 months was a big deal, and now at 7, I feel like we're sledding well down a snowy hill. It's a little bit scary because you don't quite know what...

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A Korean Home Cooking Lesson

2009-10-26T01:22:55-05:00

Written by Bessie: My favorite thing about being in Korea is the food. It's healthy, chock full of flavors, and spicy - something I've finally learned to appreciate since travelling. I was pretty pumped when a Korean mother and friend of ours, Helen, invited Kyle and I over for...

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A Failure in Pet Store Marketing

2009-10-26T00:39:43-05:00

Written by Kyle: It seems as if the pet store is a little desperate to sell thier cats. I sure hope this cat never sees a mirror as it might decide to jump and not land on its feet. Add/View comments on this post

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DMZ Tour: Part 1

2009-10-21T08:08:07-05:00

Written by Kyle: It's hard to understand much about the DMZ unless there is some history behind it, so let's start there. History This whole mess started after WWII. During and before WWII, Japan had occupied Korea and effectively ruled it as part of Japan. After Japan lost the...

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DMZ Tour: Part 2

2009-10-21T08:07:43-05:00

Written by Bessie: Part 2 of the USO tour continued after an overpriced, lunch at the only restaurant near the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone separating North & South Korea). It's hard to top the cool factor of stepping into North Korea in the JSA, but spying on Propoganda Village was...

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Seoraksan for Chuseok rocked! (rock being the operative word)

2009-10-15T03:04:27-05:00

Written by Bessie: Chuseok is sort of Korea's Thanksgiving & one of our few 3 day weekends in Korea, which means, we were determined to get out of Seoul and see the country. At least 10 times we heard, "Are you sure you want to go, there's soooo much traffic?!" A...

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How to get a job teaching English in South Korea

2009-10-12T06:47:08-05:00

Written by Bessie: I've answered the question a few times of "hey, my friend/ sister/ cousin wants to get a job teaching in South Korea, any advice?" Here's my response: A Primer Teaching in Korea can be a fun, fairly easy way to spend a year, if you can handle the...

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A Gallery of Cute Kids in Hanbok

2009-10-11T00:10:12-05:00

Written by Kyle: There are 2 times a year when Korean children usually wear hanbok, the traditional outfit of Korea: Chuseok and the Lunar New Year. Fortunately, Chuseok just passed so we snapped a lot of good photos of kids being kids in hanbock. Enjoy! Add/View comments on this...

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