Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

Category: South Korea

  • 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…

  • Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Winter Vacation Hasa!

    This past weekend was the first time Jacob or I had been away from our families for a major holiday and it couldn’t have gone better. This was hands down the best weekend I’ve had in Korea. It was perfect. The festivities started Christmas Eve at Janelie and Marietjie’s apartment.…

  • I’ve Become An IV Drug User

    I’ve unfortunately now been sick in Korea for almost an entire month. Nothing serious, just a cold that I can’t seem to kick. A couple of weeks ago now, I thought the cold was on it’s way out but they my ears became plugged. When they didn’t clear within a…

  • Ooh-Ooh-Ulsan Mobis

    This past weekend we decided to add another sporting event to our list here in Korea. We’ve already seen a soccer match, and an international archery tournament so we figured it was time to catch some basketball. Ulsan has it’s own team, Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and they were playing against…

  • 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…