by bbeckel | Oct 28, 2013 | Korea, Travel
This will be mostly a photo-post! I was trying to think of a way to share some of the silly, unusual, unexpected and just interesting things around us. So enjoy these little things. They make me smile almost every day around here! I know there are many more...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 27, 2013 | Korea, Travel
Yes, the little “i” is correct, it’s the way we do things here in SK… Over the past few months, I have had coworkers, family, and friends all ask what I do everyday. That is one of the hardest questions for me to answer. During my work day, I...
by bbeckel | Oct 26, 2013 | Korea, Travel
It’s the end of a quarter and almost time for a 10-day break, so the students and teachers are all pretty frazzled. Patrick manages the gradebook system, which keeps crashing; students are freaking out about their grades; parents weekend and conferences are this...
by bbeckel | Oct 20, 2013 | Korea, Travel
Here’s the end of last weekend’s story, which I have to get posted so I can tell you about this weekend! After hiking Hallasan on Saturday, we were back up early on Sunday for “pastoral care”. Each faculty member is required to spend some time...
by bbeckel | Oct 19, 2013 | Korea, Travel
We had a very adventurous weekend last weekend. People here have commented about us being “doers”. Go figure. 🙂 Saturday, we got up very early to try to climb to the top of Mt. Halla – the tallest mountain in South Korea. We live at about 30 meters...
by bbeckel | Oct 11, 2013 | Korea, Travel
After leaving the Temple Stay at Beomeosa in northern Busan, we headed off to find a place to stay close to our ferry for the next day. We didn’t have any suggestions, so just wandered. The options were thin, and we ended up with a pretty dingy place. Thankfully...
