Just got back from Seoul - my 4th visit. This time the trip was mostly to see Jeon Seon-ju (Anna).. the Korean who arranged my placement at Jungchul. Myself and Garry also paid a pilgrimage to the site of the burned-down Sungnyemun Gate, on a snowy Sunday (see video). On Saturday, we visited seedy Itaewon, full of expats and US military. We wanted to sample the scene, unlike any other in Seoul, or Korea... and it wasn't particularly pleasant. It could have b...

21/31 I didn't go to Seoul as planned, so I am at home this weekend, not able to make you jealous. Patience is a virtue and, luckily, I still have plenty of it, although I am, perhaps, not as patient as I once was.... time eventually runs out. Oh, well, passion going to waste, i keep going..Not much to report, or maybe that is because i know that it isn't just my family who read my blog and look at my photos. I've nearly got 2,000 hits for my New Year trip. ...

20 weeks down, 32 to go. Reflection so far...After 4 nights away in Gangneung and Seoul, I went to bed on Sunday night only to fall sick with gastroenteritis. This was diagnosed by a Changwon doctor on Monday morning. My boss drove me to hospital and his wife, who has better command of English, had to request that I take my pants down, for an injection to the rear. 2 days later, and a lot of medication and juk (rice porridge) and I was back to work, having missed...

Lunar New Year. The population of Korea get in a car, on a train or take a bus and go to see their relatives.. eat rice cakes, wear traditional costumes ('Hanbok') and younger ones bow to their elders for money. With time off work, I decided to go on a little adventure with Garry, again, as company. Wednesday 6. Also Cleaning Day for a lot of people. Took the 7.50am bus from Changon to Chungju, and not Cheongju as I originally bought a ticket for, in the midd...

Groundhog Day (Nan's 101st birthday). A quiet weekend in Changwon, doing very little except shopping and cleaning. It's what I need after going to opposite ends of the country over the past two weekends. I will be heading off again, however, next Wednesday... determined to do something different over the upcoming Seollal / Seol-nal - Lunar New Year Holidays. The plan is to go Gangneung on the North East coast, but I would have to change at a central place, like ...