Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Category: South Korea

  • May You Discover the Letter Faults?

    Korea spends the most amount of money on English education of any Asian country. Sadly, they also have the lowest English scores. Here are some amusing examples of this unfortunate situation. And last but certainly not least. You can buy this in 3 colors at the local Home Plus.

  • Oh My Seoul!

    Jacob and I have now made two trips to Seoul. We went the first time on a bit of a whim when Laura was here to visit and the second time was a little more planned when Dad was here.  We had been wanting to go for a while but…

  • Hello Summer!

    Summer has finally arrived for us here in S.Korea and we’re taking advantage of it. We’ve been at the beach for the last two weekends. This weekend just passed we camped out at Guryeongpo near Pohang. Korea always boasts about having all 4 seasons, I personally only have eyes for…

  • Korean Cuisine

    The food in Korea leaves a bit to be desired when you first arrive. We had a really hard time adjusting and rarely ate any. We spent our first few months attempting to continue to cook ‘western’ food at home with little or no success. We just couldn’t get the…

  • Visa Run – Ferry from Busan to Fukuoka

    A few weeks ago I had to renew my tourist visa so that I could stay longer in South Korea.  My tourist visa was due to expire and I need to stay for another few months yet.  The easiest way to extend your stay is to leave the country and…

  • Dance Dance Korea

    I’m not even sure this video needs any explanation. But just as a quick back story this is at a bar near the beach where we spent last Friday night. The owner of the bar is a friend of ours so we go there quite often. We performed this popular…

  • The Man in the Orange Jacket vs. The Visor Lady

    Almost everyday we see things or come across things that make us stop and wonder how anything gets accomplished here in Korea. The entire county seem so to operate on backwards/sideways logic, it’s similar to chaos theory but slightly more random. Last week however, I was proved wrong. Laura and…

  • Students

    For the amount of time I spend at school, I talk very little on here about my students. I guess it’s because they are such a part of my everyday life that I don’t really notice the funny things anymore. Here are some highlights. Roopio In one of my older…