Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

One of my classes was learning about tongue twisters.  I thought to myself that this type of lesson would be difficult to explain and teach.  It was.  The best part though was how much fun it was for me to hear.  Hilarity ensued and I just had to record a bit of it.  Here it Read more

Red beans are the sneakiest beans known to Korea.  You will find red bean paste cleverly hidden inside many local delights.  You think you’re buying a doughnut or similar delicacy but you’re really buying a not so tasty bean treat.  Red bean in fish, red bean in nuts, red bean in everything.  Even if you’ve Read more

Coming from Canada we thought that a winter with lows of only -10C would be a walk in the park compared to our lows of -40C.  In Ulsan there is often no snowfall in winter.  On PEI we can wake up to find that our car has disappeared under a blanket of fresh snow.  The Read more

Happy New Year from Korea! I guess it’s better late than never. Obviously my resolution was not to be more punctual. 2009 was a short year for us since we lost about 12 hours or so in the time zone shuffle. However we’re still 2 years older than when we left. We gained a Korean Read more

This past weekend was the first time Jacob or I had been away from our families for a major holiday and it couldn’t have gone better. This was hands down the best weekend I’ve had in Korea. It was perfect. The festivities started Christmas Eve at Janelie and Marietjie’s apartment. We had nachos provided by Read more

I’ve unfortunately now been sick in Korea for almost an entire month. Nothing serious, just a cold that I can’t seem to kick. A couple of weeks ago now, I thought the cold was on it’s way out but they my ears became plugged. When they didn’t clear within a couple of days and I Read more