5 Sep 2009, Wanting to enjoy the beautiful, sunny summer weather before it desolves into autumn, I head to 울산
Ulsan to explore a pine forest, walk along a little beach on the Sea of Japan, and wander through a green
park.
I finally got a table.
It's in the contract: teachers will be provided with the basic necessities, which includes a bed, refrigerator, television (a necessity?), a microwave, and a table. But, when I came to Busan on March 1, one thing was noticeably absent. I can understand, I suppose; this apartment is the size of the bedroom I use to occupy in New Jersey. Could a table possibly fit in here?
It can. And, even better: it has made this box into a home.
Here's my new punk rock song, inspired by that the wonderful Korean dude who stalks teachers and says that we're spreading AIDS.
Hello, dear readers, Kiss My Kimchi needs you! That’s right, I’m in need of a few good men and women who have been living knee deep in Korea or Asia and are now ready to share their experiences! It doesn’t matter if you’ve been here a week or a year or a decade.
7 Nov 2009, Wanting to enjoy all the colorful trees in autumn, I head to 쌍계사 Ssanggyesa Buddist Temple in 지리산
국립공원 Jirisan National Park.
I know things have been a bit quiet over here at Showbiz Central since I got back from the Philippines. It's probably because I spent the majority of last week dead drunk but I'm drying out now and donning the tie and teaching reject community-college kids who were too lazy or thick to actually get into a good Korean university, if such a thing even exists.
Back into the swing of things, as it were.
I'll hopefully be posting more this week (I got a few PI posts brewing), but in the meantime, check out Doug Stanhope's top ten targets for Al Qaeda's next strike. I've been away from The States for a while now and am not familiar with all of them, but I appreciate the sentiment nonetheless.
I do not want to fall back into old patterns.
But, it is so easy to do so.
Today, Sunday, was dreary in Busan, South Korea. I woke up on a burning hot ondol (underfloor) heated floor at CC's, a person I met in orientation. A number of us went out to Haeundae Beach for the Moonrise Festival, which welcomes in the new moon and spring. Basically, it's an excuse for a giant bonfire to burn on the beach and for revelers to revel soundly. I certainly did.
29 Aug 2009, Today is a nice day for a late-summer hike in the busy city of Busan.
Without a computer, I have had limited access to the Internet, which I am somewhat saddened will come to an end when I head to Busan on Friday. I could always just say I won't get Internet for my apartment, but that would be a lie.
Tomorrow we have our 15 minute presentation in front of the class. Means nothing, and everyone was getting so worried, but it's simply an opportunity to try it out, see what works, see what doesn't, in front of a class. Then we meet our POE's. Then, the powder keg will blow again. Someone outside of the 7-11 (yes, they have those here) said over a beer (yes, you can drink those outside here) said it was a shame they would not lift the 1am curfew for our last night at Jeonju University. Really? If they, some people might not be coming back to campus alive.
