Recently, EPIK (the organisation I work for) offered to take 70 native teachers working in our province, on a visit to see Dok-do island. I jumped at the offer of three days off work, a chance to socialize with other teachers, as well as an opportunity to see the highly disputed strip of land for myself. Dok-do island - a small island lying fairly equally between Japan and Korea's ...
Everybody loves a long weekend right? Here is home I spent my down time in and around Yeongju and Andong. Sometimes its nice to stay out of Seoul for the weekend! The famous dish for the area - Andong Jjimdak. A stirfry of glass noodles, chicken, veggies and potatoes. The sauce is spicy and sweet. A definite recommendation for any visitors to Andong. Buddha Birthday ...
Last weekend we were lucky enough to get Friday through Tuesday off from school. Seeing as the weather is slowly warming (turned my a/c on for the first time the other day) we decided on a beach weekend. The giant hands overlooking the seaside of Jeongdongjin. We spent a 'three and a half women' weekend (3 English teachers and a toddler boy) in Jeongdongjin, tanning on the beach ...
As sad as it was, this time round I decided not to renew my contract at school. As of August 2015 - I will be fun-employed and returning permanently to the Mother City. I have jokingly called this next project in my life 'Cape Town 2.0'. A much as I am terrified of trying to find a job at home, I know that it is time to move on. I have loved living in Korea, it has ...
