Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Author: Jacob

  • Swine Flu is Scary

    Sadly, one of the things we will remember most about being in Korea is the swine flu panic. Korean media has done an exceptional job of propagating fear among everyone about this little bug. They are one of the countries with the fewest deaths, especially when you consider how many…

  • Pepero Day

    Today in Canada is Remembrance Day.  A holiday to remember the heroes who fought in World War II.  The day is celebrated because on the 11th month on the 11th day at the 11th hour the war was ended.  People will gather at war memorials across the country to remember…

  • Korea the Beautiful

    So far we have spent a lot of time telling stories about how different Korea is for us compared to home.  What we haven’t been mentioning is how sometimes Korea can be a beautiful place to live.  The scenery here can sometimes shock us with it’s beauty.  You have probably…

  • Giving Thanks – (changee) – Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving day.  We have so many things to be thankful for this year, as we do every year.  Thinking about the holiday here in Korea we think that it is one of our favorite Canadian holidays.  Thanksgiving has yet to be taken over as a commercial holiday of extravagant gift…

  • Oh Canada (my home and native land)

    One of the best parts about world travel is growing to appreciate home even more.  If you ever need to be reminded of how much you love your home just move away for a while.  You will meet all kinds of interesting people while you travel.  If there is one…

  • Ulsan Hyundai Tigers

    One of the best parts of slow travel is that when you get lost it’s not a big deal.  You can just roll with it and keep exploring instead of needing to double back to make sure you don’t miss something important.  Sunday afternoon we decided that we would like…

  • Desensitization

    The longer we are here in South Korea things that initially shocked or disgusted me seem less shocking and disgusting. When we first arrived, walking down the streets with the putrid smells rising from the manholes and live sea animals churning water in buckets made me cringe. Now, I rarely…

  • Breaking the Silence

    So far Brynn has been hogging up all the stories and I’ve been completely silenced.  Now she is at school and I am left all alone in a strange apartment in an unfamiliar place.  I should be able to kill a couple of minutes of our time with things that…