Recently a friend from Busan was visiting Daegu for the first time before he leaves to return back home to Canada. We decided to visit Mount Apsan which would be a quick and easy trip from downtown instead of the Mount Palgong Temples further away. This was my first time back in more than a year and we experienced the new viewing platform that was added in recent months. As we were short on time and neither keen hikers we took the quicker option of the cable car ...

I've been to several War Memorial Museums in Vietnam and Seoul and recently discovered one in Daegu at the base of Mount Apsan. The Nakdonggang Victory Memorial Hall is an interesting collection of exhibits from the Korean War and modern Korean Military. However, its best to go before you climb Mount Apsan as you may find it closed on your way back down after a long mountain hike. The museum has free entrance and has some outdoor photo displays about the modern m...

The apartment hunt took a roller coast ride over the last few days (see previous two entries). I had found a great apartment we were supposed to sign for on saturday but then friday the landlord said she might move in herself so needed to think it over. Then monday she said she needed money for the extra month to hold it to the end of august. When I agreed she said now she needs to talk it over with her husband. I guess she didnt want to rent it to me but wouldnt...

Understanding the Rental Contract was a tricky process I wouldnt have been able to do myself. Surprisingly it was a simple one page contract. One of the teachers helped me go thru and translate each line so here is a summary RENTAL CONTRACT ================ 1. Address, Construction, Zoning, Total Building Size, Unit Size, Unit Number 2. CONTRACT TERMS ----------------------------- 2.1. 보증금 First Deposit (500,000w) 잔금 Deposit Bal...

In August I am changing schools to another middle school a few kms closer to the city. As part of the school contract they are to provide foreign native teachers with housing. However, I had a lot of problems my first year (a mouse coming out of the toilet nightly running in my kitchen) and had to complain to get better housing in second year. Now that I am transferring schools its a struggle to get the housing I want at the new school again. The new school curre...