Life in Korea Archive
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
[outside the KATUSA Snack Bar on base] I’ve had this post written in my head for weeks now. But every time I sit down to write it out, I get stuck. Something holds me back. (It also doesn’t help that every time I think I’m finally ready…the dogs want in, or out as the case [...]
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Last Monday as I was walking Moo back home, past the Lumber Barons, Mrs. Lumber Baron motioned me over. For those just tuning in, the Lumber Barons is the name I have affectionately given a local Korean couple. And while they are farmers in real life, in their backyard is the biggest pile of scrap [...]
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
These shots are all of the massive fields of rice patties that span the stretch between Humphreys & Osan. I still don’t know if one mega-company owns all of it, or if it’s a patchwork of individual farmers’ lands. But they’re starting up again. The fields were burned, then tilled & then flooded. And now [...]