It’s Party time
It seems in Kumdan the party season came early and is already on the verge of dieing out! Up until this weekend there had been a wave of birthday parties and, or course, Caroline’s farewell but now as Christmas approaches everyone is partied out! Two weekends ago (25/11/06) we celebrated … Read More
Piercing….Korea!!
Last week I introduced the kids to my lip piercing! After arriving in Korea and being asked to remove my lip ring before meeting the kids – “They will laugh” (or rather the director won’t like it) – I had been wearing an annoying plastic retainer to keep the hole … Read More
Superiority of the male
This country never ceases to amaze me. This time I can’t believe how sexist it is. Superiority of the male and all that! I have just left a lesson (one of the classes I hate cause they won’t speak to me) where two middle school boys were writing a few … Read More
The first and last
I am writing to explain the lack of content on this blog over the last week! But if you are expecting any more to come within the next couple of days you are going to be sorely disappointed! This week is far too busy for me to dedicate any time … Read More
It’s (was) snowing in Kumdan
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
Let battle commence
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
Battle over….. but who won?
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
Twice the fun
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
A romantic date!
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