Life in Korea
Off to the Races!
Last weekend we went to the zoo. We got to see a lot of different animals, including, tigers, bison, elephants. We also took in a dolphin show. It started out with trained seals, and the finale was a dolphin show, quite entertaining. Afterwards, we went to the race tracks and put 5,000W each down on ...
Another Trip Around the Sun…
I’ve completed my first full week of teacher. I now have my full schedule. Despite the early disappointment, my 3rd school turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I asked my various partners about taking charge of the comprehension part of the lesson. For the most part they did it brilliantly, eliciting ideas from the ...
Sam Gye Tang (삼계탕)
On Sunday, K, her cousin and I went to the Chung-ang traditional market. It’s the same place where I got the squid from the Chungmu kimbap. The next dish is Sam Gye Tang, Chicken ginseng soup. Koreans love to eat this in the summer. We had a lot of fun shopping in the ...
Gi-zeu-mo! (6 months in)
It’s been six months since that fateful day when I found Gizmo. He was a tiny, back arching little thing alone against the world in an empty parking space. I approached him and presented my hand, upon inspection Gizmo (who had yet to be named). Plopped on his side, evidently decided ...
Seoul Busy These Days
Not exactly true… actually the school year starts again in two days. I’ve got a new partner teacher, he seems nice but I hate change. My middle school partner teacher was the best of the lot that I work with. So he’s got big shoes to fill. I wonder if they partner me up at ...
Chungmu Kimbap (충무 김밥)
On Saturday some of our friends had a pot-luck. There was plenty of food to choose from, chicken soup, risotto, apple pie. For my contribution, I decided to make Chungmu kimbap which comes from Tongyeong on the southwest coast of Korea. Why not call it Tongyeong kimbap? Because Tongyeong was originally called Chungmu to honour ...