David Shefchik
Yup, it’s been a long time again, but there’re good reasons for that:
I’ve started freelance tutoring to make some going-out cash, and I have 3 Kyungwon students so far. I also got a temp gig at a private English institute across the street from my apartment. I’m teaching four classes (from 1 to 4 [...]
So I promised a post detailing my experience in the Korea Tourism Organization’s hanok homestay experience program, so here we are.
An overview:
The KTO puts on this program for students studying abroad in Korea, where you spend a weekend participating in traditional Korean activities, touring Seoul, and staying with a family in a hanok [...]
Yes I know it’s been awhile. That’s what field trips, midterms and entrepreneurship do to you. (Note: NONE of my time was spent drinking, partying, dancing, copulating, stumbling or forgetting. Sure…none.)
First, I went to Gwangjang Market and Dongdaemun . It’s a pretty normal wet market, with produce, meat, fish and prepared food stalls:
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I was inspired by some other more clever bloggers for this one. But, I’m going out to some hip-hop/reggae party in a couple minutes so I didn’t have time for a long post. So, without further ado, my everyday carry:
Clockwise from top-left:
Enough Won in coins for a cup of coffee Apt key and [...]
So I’ve been pretty damn busy sorting out my schedule, actually learning some Korean and moving into a new place.
Last Saturday, I woke up with a breakfast of this:
I went out to dinner in Gangnam that night with ChulJae and a couple of his friends. It’s a nice area, packed with restaurants, bars, [...]
I’ve noticed a lot of very small differences in the everyday shit. For example, the beds:
Ok, so there’s this thin white sheet that goes over the mattress, followed by a top blanket that’s exactly size of the mattress. You sleep on top of that, with one other blanket on top of you. So, you [...]
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