2012 started on a high note…well, 5,280 feet to be exact. But after a short 10 month stay in Denver, our bags were once again packed. Our life abroad as expats wasn’t quite done… So, with passport pages ready, we headed east, towards the “Rising Sun.” We lived in a box and worked for a fox … Continue reading »
Thursday marked my final day in Gwangju and more importantly, my final morning with my workout buddies at MIR fitness in Bonseon-dong. Prepped with farewell gifts in the form of rice cakes (the same of which i have been offered up so many times) and some instant coffee’s, I had my buddy David translate my … Continue reading »
Being back home in Busan now is awesome. I missed Nicole way too much and just mentally, it feels right to be planted in one spot again. Having said that I do have to say that my two and a half month stint at Reading Star in Gwangju with some old friends and new, was … Continue reading »
note the underlined phrase……she’s 11. hide your kids,adam Continue reading »
Soooo…those who have followed the blogs within the past two months will know that the gym routine lately has been anything but….. and the art of lifting fire extinguishers and suitcases was a practice I was glad to leave behind in Japan. Upon our arrival back to Gwangju, our first order of business was to … Continue reading »
…a major benny in returning for my temp assignment at Reading Star in Gwangju has been the return to the culinary mastery of the in house cook, Emo. Not her real name but the name that I consider synonymous with uber delish Korean dishes served daily on the rooftop of our school. While immediately complimenting … Continue reading »
Sometimes there really are no words to describe in totality the feelings and heart racing emotion that go along with particular events that one may be involved in from time to time. This is the obstacle I will attempt to overcome in explaining what has become a weekly bewilderment session in my new post at … Continue reading »
My visa still hasnt come in which means we have been paying for a love motel and won’t stop until who knows when. My school emailed me and told me I couldn’t start training until I had my visa, so we said ok.We went to a coffee shop to get Adam to start searching for … Continue reading »
So, there is a long story to precede this post, but I had to share. We are back in Gwangju for a few months (will explain later). Our old boss moved us into a large (the largest apartment we have ever lived in together) three bedroom apartment. Some of the furniture looks familiar and since … Continue reading »
Weekend review time and with the goings on Friday night, it was a slow-go for Nicole and I to struggle outta bed Saturday. The soju hangover kinda like a perma-haze that lasts for about a day if you happen to be uber lightweights like have no doubt become….or at least I have…I think Nicole has … Continue reading »
So, every so often I check out some other local blogs to see what fascinating adventure the rest of the foreign population is getting into these days in and around the Gwangju area. One such daytrip I stumbled upon every so often was the Zoo at Uchi Park which is part of the Family Land … Continue reading »
On the corner of Art Street (the side closest to the GIC) the second store in on the left, there is a jeweler. A most fantastic artist who makes beautiful jewelry. Adam and I ventured in there this weekend. I bought a great bracelet made with silver and gold plated wire while Adam restrung his … Continue reading »
This Sunday was the annual Chosun Rose Garden Festival which is held every May here in Gwangju. It happens to be the 2nd largest in Korea with a fairly impressive 17,000 roses on hand from a variety of over 200 kinds. The largest being the Seoul Grand Park Rose Fest which usually hits around late … Continue reading »
Been a few months since our hike up Mudeung mountain with Brandon which ended in frostbitten faces and fingers so we gave her another crack with the weather turning in our favor this past weekend It was an absolutely perfect day for a climb and as always, the views from atop the stoic mountain (3,894 … Continue reading »
What could possibly get you more amped up for spring than some sweet smellin flowers? Well, yes, baseball might….and yeah, warmer weather but then….flowers. Well, if nothing else the 2010 Gwangju Spring Flower Expo gave us something to check out on Saturday. We cabbed it over with a korean guy we work with and his … Continue reading »
Well, we missed the Auto show a few weeks back which was fairly dissapointing but if there is one thing in this world that i’ll get outta bed for other than an imported supercar, its food! So naturally when we were made aware of the 2009 Gwangju International Food Show we decided to check it … Continue reading »
so, yesterday we attempted for the fourth time to take the right bus to Muduengson Mountain. The 50 took us there in under fifteen minutes. At the base of the mountain is a parking lot, bathrooms and a few camping stores. We arrived a little before one in the afternoon and many of the Koreans … Continue reading »
