For the most part*, I love alien invasion movies. A regular criticism is that they all follow the same plot: Aliens arrive on Earth. We’re not sure whether they are here with peaceful intentions**, or to start blowing shit up.…
Across the Sea
This weekend was, perhaps, the best I’ve experienced thus far in Korea. It was one of those wonderful spring weekends–the first truly warm, sunny weather after months of frigid temperatures. However, I couldn’t shake the horrific imagery from the disaster…
How Do I Say, “Feng Shui” In Korean? Part 2
I feel a bit odd tonight. We were let out an hour early from work because of Ash Wednesday, which is apparently a big deal to some people. So, as I sit in my faux leather arm chair writing at…
How Do I Say, “Feng Shui” in Korean? Part 1
After my last class yesterday, I looked around our new staff room and noticed that I was the only foreign teacher to decorate his or her desk. In the short two days I’ve had my desk back, it has already…
Six Months In…
I have the day off for Korean Independence Day. This is a day dedicated to an independence movement started on March 1, 1919, in an ill-fated attempt to end Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. The timing was not coincidental,…
Riding the Rails, Part 2
In my previous post, I talked about the need for a massive public-transportation overhaul in the U.S. This belief is only further confirmed by the stark contrast between Korea’s amazingly fast, efficient, and convenient service, and the lack of any…