Life in Korea Archive

Friday, March 4th, 2011

6 Hours & 1 Concussion Later

[Random pics of Mr. Chong's slums - This is Red. He always smiles when he sees me.] Why is it whenever I do have a accident it’s in the most absurd way possible? It’s never some exciting, blood-pumping, adrenalin-filled tale of daring adventure. Nope. It’s things like “the dog hit me“. Remember that lovely chestnut? [...]

Monday, February 28th, 2011

For Sale: One Man’s Folly

I can’t remember who spotted it first. Was it Eric? Was it me?…Hmm. No clue. Regardless, it would appear that Mr. Mid-Life Crisis Man has had a change of heart…or wallet. Not sure which. But yes dear friends, you too can roam the streets of Anjung-Ri in this lovely super-jacked, fire-engine red piece of misplaced [...]

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Mr. Pak, the Paperboy Poet

Mr. Pak meandered his way into our lives on two wheels this week. Although I’m not sure how old he is, let’s just say he’s a little slow on the bike. [check out my amazing hip-shots] Upon our first meeting, he offered me a free English newspaper. Which turned out to be the Korean Herald…just printed [...]