Upon my return to Korea I was pleasantly surprised the weather was hitting +10 after leaving cold snowy Toronto at -10. When I left mid January Daegu was hovering above zero. From the first week of February it has climbed to high single digits, even crossing to double digits some days. Two week forecast to the end of the month shows the same. I remember being in Shanghai last February when weather was in +15 to +18 range.Appears winters are very short, about six ...

Now that things are quiet in the winter with no weekend trips, and I'll be heading home to Toronto for two weeks, thought it would be a good time to update people on my apartment since the first few entries in September when I arrived. From the photos it looks really nice and cosy now, and it is after all the work I put in. The first three weeks were really bad but with a lot of effort, energy, and creativity, have managed to make it really nice and I might even ...

I didnt expect to be writing a blog entry for something as mundane as going to the airport but once again they do things differently in Korea and I ended up with a story to tell. For my return trip to Toronto decided to fly from Daegu Airport to Seoul Incheon as it would be the fastest way to finish winter camp on the same day and get to Seoul for my evening Toronto flight. Also I can check my bags at Daegu all the way to Toronto so dont have to worry about them ...

Here is tentative draft for 2011 travel plansFeb - Busan and Beomosa Temple, Geojedo Island- week in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Osaka)Mar - Andong Folk Village- CheonWaDae Presidential Palace : SeoulApr - Shilla Millenium Park : Gyeongju - Goryeong Soldier Festival & Cherry Blossom- Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival- Gwangalli Eobang Festival & Busan Anchovy FestivalMay - Jongmyo Ancestral Rite : Seoul- Daegu Herbal Festival- Jeju Island 4 days- ov...

Happy New 2011!New years is celebrated a bit differently here. What most people like to do is goto the coast to watch the first sunrise at dawn. But I heard the roads are very congested getting there and back. Another teacher said he likes to climb to the top of a mountain and wait to see the first sunrise. Or a third option in downtown Daegu was to goto a park where they have a giant drum which they beat at the stroke of midnite.The weather had turned a bit cold...