One of the more vivid memories of my childhood is when I first learned to ride a bike. My parents had just taken off the training wheels and I was so excited when I got the bike going on the first try. Just as I was able to enjoy the wind in my hair and …
Month: July 2009
Thanks to recent downpours of monsoon season, I’ve been spending more time in my apartment. This has led me to watching much more television than usual. The one English channel available is AFN, a network for military personnel. I do enjoy healthy doses of Law and Order, Saturday Night Live, and House, and am fortunate …
Lonely Planet: Korea gives short summaries of the palaces of Seoul and notes that it is quite unnecessary to see more than one. Similarly, many bloggers note that if you’ve seen one palace, you’ve seen them all. Despite the similarities, I, on the other hand, completely disagree with the aforementioned notions. In fact, visiting the …
How does an American celebrate Independence Day in Korea? By eating food and lighting things on fire, of course. What else? After having to cancel our scheduled cook out (mostly because Itaewon left us all in conditions not able to do anything useful with ourselves), we decided to venture out to Apgujeong for much sought …