Category: Korea Stories

  • The 2013 Chuncheon Makguksu and Dakgalbi Festival

    Each year in August the small city of Chuncheon, about an hour by express commuter rail from Seoul, hosts a week-long festival celebrating two specific Korean dishes: makguksu and dakgalbi. Apparently this year the town decided that late June was a more suitable time for the festival this year, and thank goodness because we’re really…

  • You’re Back? Retuning to Seoul, three years later.

    It was about three years ago that we said good bye to the Land of the Morning Calm, a sad day I think both of us will remember for many years to come. For all the struggles of living and breathing Korea for that year, it was a place that we came to love more…

  • It’s a Map!

    We made a map showing our travels. This post tells how it was made, and where you can see it.

  • Seoul, Hope, and Mustard Seeds: A Short Film on Philanthropy

    You don’t have to be in South Korea long to notice two things: there is a large population of foreign English teachers and it does not have the best reputation. Truth be told, it is no struggle to find examples of ex-pats who show more interest in late-night drinking than day-time teaching. When you look…

  • Living Strong in Korea

    I had that dream again, the one where Lance Armstrong visits my little city in the Seoul suburbs as part of a new tour for LIVESTRONG, and for some reason, the powers that be put me in charge of giving him the bike tour of the city. It’s a strange dream for a few reasons,…