Life in Korea Archive
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
This is outside the KATUSA Snack Bar. KATUSA – Korean Augmentee to the US Army (cah-too-sah): Like it sounds…Korean boys who’ve decided to serve out their mandatory military service as part of the US Army. It comes with perks – like the snack bar. You’ll see these on every base here. There’s actually 2 at [...]
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
A few days ago on the walk with Moo we discovered these. Lantern after lantern strung from one end of the road all the way to the other. At first I wasn’t sure what they were for…maybe party lights left-over from some weekend get-together. But as I looked closer at them I knew. They’re lanterns [...]
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Of the many things I want to bring home from Korea, this is at the top: a Tansu cabinet. The paneled doors slide left or right, the drawers pull forward & back. Why?… Because this is only one side. This is the other. It’s designed so you can turn it anyway you need to. And [...]