TravelBio

Here is a post that I had written awhile back but forgot to add to the blog: While back in the States I had tried Korean food a handful of times, but before I arrived I still wasn’t sure what I would find here in Seoul. Often times the supposed ethnic restaurants in America aren’t much like the ones in the home country. Luckily I had tasted Korean food at my good friend Andrew’s house several times. His parents are from South Korea, so I was pretty sure I was getting the real thing. But aside from those times I hadn’t really had much experience with authentic Korean food. Most of the East Asian restaurants back home are either Chinese or Japanese (and of course some are Americanized versions of the cuisine). What has surprised me the most so far about Korean food is its variety. What I mean is that within the genre of Koran food, there seems to be a wide range of possible dishes. Some of it has been imported from neighboring countries, but it typically has a unique Korean...

I haven’t posted any updates in awhile, so I figured now would be a good time to fill you in on the last few weeks. To be honest, there hasn’t been much that is blog-worthy. Well at least not as interesting as in January. Part of the reason has been that we haven’t had any long weekends. Another is that in January I spent far too much money! I still saved a few hundred bucks, but I’d have liked to save more. A friend of mine who taught here two years ago said that he saved around $12,000 in 12 months! I won’t have that much, but I want to save up at least enough to travel after my contract is up (and hopefully have some left over). I need to save up more Won (this 1000 Won note is worth about $1) Since the Jeju trip my schedule has been pretty normal, teaching during the week and going out around Seoul on the weekends. Two weeks ago I started taking Korean lessons at a language center in Jamsil. I randomly met several of the Korean teachers at a bookstore in Janua...