Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Author: Jacob

  • This is my Travel Backpack

    There are no right or wrong ways to travel by backpack. I have experience traveling with a backpack and have gathered some insight through my own trials and errors. I will assume that everyone understands the basics of backpacks and the different types that are widely available. Here are a…

  • Tongue Twisters

    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…

  • Sneaky Bean

    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…

  • Korea is Cold

    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…

  • New Years Post

    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…

  • Door Spam

    For most people one of the most annoying things you can think of is email spam.  Searching through all of the spam in your email inbox to find the real messages from coworkers, friends and family can be pretty time consuming.  Well, here in Korea they’ve got something even better. …

  • Korean Home Meal Invitation

    Yesterday I had the good fortune to be invited for a meal at a Korean household.  My Korean friend Jino introduced me to a lovely Korean family who decided that they would like to invite me into their home to share a traditional Korean barbecue (samgyeopsal).  Samgyeopsal is basically thick,…

  • Banking from Korea to Canada

    This post is more for information for other travelers than it is for an update on how we’re doing. We’ve reached the point where we are looking to send money that we’ve been making in Korea home to our bank in Canada. We’ve done our research and made our mistakes…