Coming from a place where trees don’t even lose their leaves in winter, I never truly understood the significance of spring. After an incredibly tough winter in a poorly insulated house, surrounded by grey hills and grey skys, the arrival of spring and cherry blossoms has been such a significant and mood-changing event. I can … Continue reading
Every July, Boryeong (on the Northwestern coast of South Korea) holds a Mud Festival to celebrate the local mud that is so good it is used in cosmetics. It’s also a great excuse to party and so thousands of English teachers, military personnel and a few Koreans descend on this tiny village to play in … Continue reading
First of all, I wanted to tell you that you should go and check out my guest post, 10 Things I Didn’t Know About Korea, on my wonderful friend Carly’s blog, Mirami and Mog. While you’re there, spend some time perusing her posts and lapping up stories of her life in Spain. She’s busy teaching … Continue reading
An all expenses paid trip to the Yeosu World Expo. Sounds too good to be true? Well the only catch was that it involved accompanying a class of 8-10 year olds and being directly responsible for the lives of five of them. It certainly didn’t feel like a good decision when my alarm rudely interrupted … Continue reading
There’s never nothing to do on weekends in South Korea. And with the imminent arrival of summer there seems to be even more on offer. So yesterday I made my way to Haeundae beach for my inner child’s first ever Sand Festival. Novices were also given a chance to make sandcastles. Street art doesn’t have … Continue reading
Teaching in Korea hasn’t turned out to be anything like what I was expecting. My first few weeks here I was very disappointed with my job. I always knew it wouldn’t be in-depth discussions about Marketing Strategy with highly motivated adults (like it was in Italy) but I certainly wasn’t expecting to babysit children all … Continue reading
Settling in and getting to know Korea is going to take a while. Apart from the complete culture shock, the new job, indecipherable alphabet (yes, I am trying to learn it) and the blaring obviousness that I am not a local, the cities themselves can be overwhelming with their bright lights, complete lack of street … Continue reading
Absolute first impression of Korea: Very smoggy. Second impression of Korea: Very pretty Korean Barbeques are very good; Soju hurts the next day. American style baseball is very popular here. There’s an “Exciting Zone” at baseball games. Sitting up in the nosebleed seats was pretty exciting too. People wear shopping bags on their head to … Continue reading
Tali Goes Travelling 