Flying to the ROK
Johnnie and I ended our trip to the States by spending a couple of nights in Chicago. This is where we caught our direct flight back to the ROK, or…
Category: Korea
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The 4 and 9 Market
The Songbook Market is a typical quiet Korean market on most days. However on days that end in a 4 or 9 (4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29), the market…
Rice Fields
Back in July, I did a post on the growing Fields of Rice that fill the countryside here. In the photos of that post, you can see the rice transform from…
A Korean Orphanage Visit
This past weekend, Johnnie and I went with a group of people from the base to volunteer at an orphanage simply to spend time interacting with the children. We met…
The New Happy Quilt
During my first month living in Korea, some friends took me to the amazing fabric store called “Happy Quilt” for the first time. The blog post that I wrote about…
Yangjae Flower Market
Last week I went with a group of friends to the Yangjae Flower Market or “Flower City” near Seoul. This flower market is the largest in the Seoul area. The…
Bulgogi
Bulgogi a word heard often here in Korea. It literally means “fire meat” and refers to how the meat is cooked rather than the type of meat itself. There is…
A Korean Dog
One photo today. Dogs are not the most popular pet here in Korea. However, people that do have dogs here usually have very small purse dogs that they decorate with…
Bears vs. Eagles
In the States this would be a football game, but in Korea it means baseball! Johnnie and I went to Seoul on Sunday to watch the Doosan Bears play the…
Scenes From a Nightclub Window
On Saturday, Johnnie and I had dinner with a group of friends at an amazing local Italian restaurant and then we all hit the Shinjang. We ended up in a…