In the two weekends leading up to my trip I was very worried as to how I was going to get to Yeosu. The buses from Seobu terminal are problematic (see previous entry) and I heard they sell out and you have to stand in lines all the way. Fortunately I was able to leave school after lesson six at 3.15 so I could take a cab to try to catch the early 4.10 bus to Yeosu before the evening crowd hits. It began raining friday just as it was time for me to leave. I tried ...

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Many of us here in Daegu and beyond would like to goto the Yeosu Expo which runs till August but it seems getting there from Daegu is a bit of a problem. The Government did invest in building an extension of the high speed KTX line to Yeosu but that runs from Seoul. Going from Daegu however, is proving to be a challenge so here are some options 1. Train There is no direct KTX from Daegu. You would have to goto Daejeon, then transfer to SeoDaejeon KTX station by b...

A recent news segment on MBC news has created a furor in the expat community. Interviewing anonymous women it claims foreigners at bars are picking up korean women for unprotected sex, leaving them pregnant, or worse, with the Aids virus. Many foreigners feel this is a gross exaggeration and unfair attack on the expat community. You can watch the news segment with subtitles and 'sensationalist' backing music here http://seoulbeats.com/2012/06/mbc-the-v ilificatio...

While researching music videos on youtube for a lesson on giving opinions I found this channel with korean singers covering western songs from the 60s to present day http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL 50D1688BB187E8A6&feature=plcp For the most part they are good covers, and some of them are famous artists, which will help keep the students motivated. However, Kokomo by the Beach Boys and Abba's The Winner Takes It All have absolutely dreadful prononciati...