• Ulsan City Bus Experiences

    Spending this past year without our own car has meant a lot of public transit rides.  I’ve had to take many more city bus rides in Ulsan than I’ve ever taken before.  I use the buses a lot more than most of our friends because I am usually traveling longer distances for work. I have Read more

  • Ulsan Taxi Experiences

    Spending this past year without our own car has meant a lot of public transit rides.  I’ve had to take many more cab rides in Ulsan than I’ve ever taken before.  I try to take the bus as much as possible but sometimes a taxi is either more convenient or guarantees that I’ll arrive on Read more

  • Family Dinner with the Hurs

    Last night Jacob, Kayla and I had Sunday family dinner with our Korean family: Mr. Hur (aka Gimbap man), his wife and daughter Gloria. We ate at one of the local Samgyeopsal restaurants where we had roasted duck, and two different kinds of pork. After finishing our meal we headed to the Norae-bang (singing room) Read more

  • Can I Have Your Digits?

    Jacob and I have a little over 2 months left here in Korea before we set sails for the rest of Asia. During our travels we hope to stumble across a few things that remind of us of our friends back home and around the world. So, if you think you may want a little Read more

  • O’Canada.

    I received the following email this morning from the Canadian Embassy. It’s always nice to know that someone has our back when we are over here. Guess this is why I still pay Canadian taxes even though I’m not in the country. Dear Canadian Citizen, In May 2010, a multinational investigation team concluded that North Read more

  • E-2 Visa Run to Japan

    In the last 2 to 3 years Korea has changed their immigration process for those who want to make the Japanese visa run. If you are applying for your E-2 visa in Canada this step is not necessary. If however, you are applying for your visa while inside Korea and intend to visit the Korean Read more

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