About Author: Kristina

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  • Dear Korea, You are a gem. I spent a year with you, and though I definitely despised you a little at first (ok, so it was a lot more than just a little), you were not to be faulted. You are amazing. Your people are gracious, your heritage is unique, and your country is beautiful. You are convenient, you are modern, you are a concrete […]

    From Fan Death to Matching Couples – Why I Fell in Love with Korea

    Posted on September 7, 2010 | 7 Comments
    Dear Korea, You are a gem. I spent a year with you, and though I definitely despised you a little at first (ok, so it was a lot more than just a little), you were not to be faulted. You are amazing. Your people are gracious, your heritage is unique, and your country is beautiful. You are convenient, you are modern, you are a concrete […]

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  • “What I find is that you can do almost anything or go almost anywhere, if you’re not in a hurry.” – Paul Theroux One of the greatest fortunes of our generation is the incredible ability we have to do anything, to go anywhere on this planet and to see for ourselves the world around us. We have an incomparable luxury to travel, one that our […]

    Globetrotting: The Luxury of Our Generation

    Posted on September 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
    “What I find is that you can do almost anything or go almost anywhere, if you’re not in a hurry.” – Paul Theroux One of the greatest fortunes of our generation is the incredible ability we have to do anything, to go anywhere on this planet and to see for ourselves the world around us. We have an incomparable luxury to travel, one that our […]

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  • When I was working in Seoul, I used to keep a notebook with me during class time. I filled the pages with funny things my kids would say, crazy things they would do, amazing things they used to tell me, and whatever random thoughts happened to pass through my mind as I sat there in my little kid-sized plastic chair, chatting with them and masterminding […]

    From the Classroom Notebook of an English Teacher

    Posted on August 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
    When I was working in Seoul, I used to keep a notebook with me during class time. I filled the pages with funny things my kids would say, crazy things they would do, amazing things they used to tell me, and whatever random thoughts happened to pass through my mind as I sat there in my little kid-sized plastic chair, chatting with them and masterminding […]

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  • The air is so dry my contacts have glued themselves to my eyeballs. It’s everything I can do to pry them off and relieve them with glasses. The lights are dim as people start to wake up from restless, upright sleeps. Arms stretch above the chairs; the Japanese girl next to me massages her feet. A dull murmur begins to arise, interspersed with yawns as […]

    Reflections from a Chair 35,000 feet in the Sky

    Posted on August 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
    The air is so dry my contacts have glued themselves to my eyeballs. It’s everything I can do to pry them off and relieve them with glasses. The lights are dim as people start to wake up from restless, upright sleeps. Arms stretch above the chairs; the Japanese girl next to me massages her feet. A dull murmur begins to arise, interspersed with yawns as […]

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  • Camping in Korea: Three Days at Seoraksan & Sokcho Beach! A four hour bus ride to the east coast, a couple of tents, a bit of beach, a mountain, sumo-style wrestling, painted puppies, and good friends.

    Seoraksan & Beach Camping in Sokcho (VIDEO)

    Posted on August 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Camping in Korea: Three Days at Seoraksan & Sokcho Beach! A four hour bus ride to the east coast, a couple of tents, a bit of beach, a mountain, sumo-style wrestling, painted puppies, and good friends.

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  • Oh, hello there. If you think this post is going to be about my recent sexual encounters, well… you’re right. I’ve had a lot of action recently. What can I say? It’d been awhile, and I needed to do something about it. So Melissa and I booked a trip to Jeju-do, South Korea’s hidden gem, the “Honeymoon Destination,” the “Hawaii” of Korea. We flew out […]

    Jeju Loveland: Korea’s Erotic Themepark

    Posted on July 21, 2010 | 13 Comments
    Oh, hello there. If you think this post is going to be about my recent sexual encounters, well… you’re right. I’ve had a lot of action recently. What can I say? It’d been awhile, and I needed to do something about it. So Melissa and I booked a trip to Jeju-do, South Korea’s hidden gem, the “Honeymoon Destination,” the “Hawaii” of Korea. We flew out […]

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  • “Mud is not one of the 4 food groups.” – Nancy Cartwright They arrive from trains, from planes, from automobiles. They come from international destinations and every corner of the South Korean peninsula. They arrive by the busload, and they fill every hostel and floor space available in the sleepy beachside town of Daechon. The wind is bending the trees and it’s the middle of […]

    Boryeong Mudfest: Let’s get muddy!

    Posted on July 18, 2010 | 3 Comments
    “Mud is not one of the 4 food groups.” – Nancy Cartwright They arrive from trains, from planes, from automobiles. They come from international destinations and every corner of the South Korean peninsula. They arrive by the busload, and they fill every hostel and floor space available in the sleepy beachside town of Daechon. The wind is bending the trees and it’s the middle of […]

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  • So, we like to camp. It’s summer and this way we can see more of Korea in the best way: the Cheap Way. Because we’re cheap. And camping is fun. (And cheap.) The best part about Ungilsan (aside from being cheap) is that it’s directly accessible on the Seoul metro. Take the Jungang Line in the direction of Yongmun for about an hour, and get […]

    Camping in Korea: Banana Boating in Ungilsan

    Posted on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
    So, we like to camp. It’s summer and this way we can see more of Korea in the best way: the Cheap Way. Because we’re cheap. And camping is fun. (And cheap.) The best part about Ungilsan (aside from being cheap) is that it’s directly accessible on the Seoul metro. Take the Jungang Line in the direction of Yongmun for about an hour, and get […]

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  • Water sports on the Han River? I know, I know. I know what you’re thinking. Seoul is big. Real big. Seoul is, in fact, the world’s second largest metropolitan area. Yup. The greater-Seoul area has 24.5 million inhabitants. That’s a lot of people. The entire population of Canada is 34 million. Canada. Cutting right through these 24.5 million people in Seoul is a river, known as […]

    Watersports in Seoul: Wakeboarding on the Han River

    Posted on June 28, 2010 | 9 Comments
    Water sports on the Han River? I know, I know. I know what you’re thinking. Seoul is big. Real big. Seoul is, in fact, the world’s second largest metropolitan area. Yup. The greater-Seoul area has 24.5 million inhabitants. That’s a lot of people. The entire population of Canada is 34 million. Canada. Cutting right through these 24.5 million people in Seoul is a river, known as […]

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