Category: South Korea
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Annyeonghi-gaseyo
Our week in Korea came to a close quickly. We squeezed in as much as we could in Ulsan while also getting acclimatized to Asia and adjusted to the time. The kids did remarkably well considering the transition – the food is different, the language is foreign, the noise and…
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Gyeongju
When Jacob and I lived in Korea we met our South African family – we spent almost all of our time with these wonderful people and made some really great friendships. One of those co-teachers was Liezl who has ended up owning and running her own hagwon after meeting and…
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Ilsan and Ulgi
Ilsan beach and ulgi park were one of the first places Jacob and I visited when we moved to Korea. I still vividly remember walking along the road and being blown away by how different everything was. We spent a lot of time in Ilsan beach area throughout our year…
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Shopping and Bamboo
After the girls discovered art box on our first trip into samsan-dong they’ve been obsessed with finding any and all stationary stores. When we lived here these stores were everywhere. You couldn’t walk a block without finding a 1000 won shop or a place that sold pens and cute paper…
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Nammok & Samsan-Dong
We had a rather slow start to our first full day in Ulsan. I think the days of travel and hours of jet lag finally caught up with Mads and she started the day in rough shape. Luckily a bit of gravol and a nap were enough to cure her…
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Ulsan
Gosh it’s good to be back. We set off from Seoul Tuesday morning and made it to the hotel in Ulsan without any issues. We got checked into the hotel and everyone took some time to collect themselves after a few big days of travel. We are staying in Samsan-dong,…
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Anyeong-haseyo!
We are back! Less than a month ago Jacob and I made the much delayed but exciting decision to head away for the month of April. We thought this might have been the year we had to skip our annual travels – we were away for 6 months last year…
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Lessons Learned
I’ve been trying to keep track of the different lessons I’ve learned while being here. Language has the ability to both make you feel totally at home and completely alone. There’s nothing better than saying hello to friends or family and nothing worse than saying goodbye. Charades is more than…
Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids 