It’s been SNOWING in Kumdan. (Kumdan being the part of Incheon in South Korea where I am living. And yes when you say it it does sound remarkably like condom.) Waking up yesterday morning I was most excited when I spotted snow nestling on the rooftops below my apartment (I … Read More
Oh the dramas of living in this county and having a boss who blatantly has zero respect for you and deliberately tries to make life as difficult as possible! Yesterday produced just one more drama in a catalogue of events stretching back to arriving and being dumped in a cockroach … Read More
Well its been a harrowing day. I spent all morning feeling sick with nerves at the prospect of doing battle with my boss over the holiday dates then this afternoon it happened! The showdown had been inevitable but cleverly he waited till Katrina was otherwise engaged and approached me alone … Read More
One of the few things I have come to really enjoy about my job is the monthly school trips. I thought as winter arrived they would stop because they always involved a picnic but instead they have just moved the picnic inside. School trips are always a bit of an … Read More
After feeling a bit dodgy on Saturday morning and deciding not to go hiking with Emily, Kat and I decided we couldn’t spend all day sitting around the flat and headed to Seoul Tower. Seoul Tower stands on the top of Mt Namsan and has spectacular views over the city. … Read More
After saying I’m going to blog the present I’m going to take you back over a week to last Friday (03/11/2006) Having promised to take Kat for Galbi since she arrived I arranged to meet with Caroline after Kat finished work and head to a Galbi restaurant – Galbi is … Read More
Written on 31/10/2006. Well I really must update you on what has been happening in Korea over the last month. I promised myself tonight was the night and I would at least finish off blogging Andong. But it’s not going to happen! Today has been exhausting! Very long, very hard … Read More