Category: South Korea
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Where in the World are Brynn and Jacob?
Our time in Korea is very quickly drawing to a close and next week Jacob and I set out on what will definitely be one of the highlights of our lives. We are going to be spending the next 4 months traveling through China, South-East Asia, India and Australia. We’ve…
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The English Speaking Korean
Every once in a while you’ll stumble across the rare gem that is the English Speaking Korean (ESK). Fortunately to keep things interesting there are a few kinds of ESKs. “The soju gives me confidence ESK”. This will happen almost every time we go out to a bar or restaurant…
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Couple’s Wear
A very popular fashion trend in Korea is ‘couple’s wear’. You’ll see it in most stores where clothing will come in both a man’s and women’s version. This is particularly popular at the airport for honeymooners, at the movie theatre for dates and in shopping areas on the weekend. It’s…
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Fan Death
It’s been hot for the past month or two in Korea. And I mean REALLY hot. It’s never below about 29-30 degrees in our apartment and that’s with the air conditioner running. It easily gets to 35+ humidity everyday and would rarely drop below 30 even at night. This has…
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K-Pop
I was asked the other day about Korean music, so I feel like it’s about time I get this post finished. Korean music is probably one of the things I will remember most about my time here. K-Pop is everywhere, you’ll find it blaring from cell phone shops, in a…
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Eviction Notice
Apparently it’s just about time for us to pack our bags and leave Korea. The Korean government was kind enough to send me this notice yesterday.
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Dance Miss Monkey, Dance
This is actually quite an old story now, but still a good one. While Dad was visiting (in April) we headed to Andong to see Hahoe Village (하희믈). This is a working traditional village; it was really quite nice with lots of old traditional thatched roof houses, surrounded by mountains and a…
Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids 