Life in Korea Archive

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

100,000 Lanterns

[Dongdaemun in Seoul] Dongdaemun means Great East Gate – this was the eastern gate of the wall that used to surround Seoul during the early 1400′s.  And it marks the start of the Lotus Lantern Parade that’s held every year in honor of Buddha’s birthday. He turned 2,555…in case you’re wondering. And to celebrate, they [...]

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

57 Things I Know

1. Saying goodbye to friends never gets any easier. 2. Watermelon is a delicacy in Korea. The going rate is $9.99 on post on sale, 7,000 won off-post. 3. Moo-Moo isn’t so afraid to walk past scary monsters anymore. 4. Spending 30 minutes to fill out an online Army survey about your outrageously high utility [...]

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Dumping Out What’s Left of my Brain

Forgive me – I’ve been flying by lately trying to get ready for my very first class in Army esiliency-ray (pig latin), dealing with my 3rd MRI & my 2nd Neurologist…and between the constant trips back & forth to Seoul lately, I’m just entirely brain dead. So…in no particular order, here’s what’s been going on [...]