Destination: South Korea

mediation meditation

Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [608]

january trips over itself and falls into february.  it picks itself up and dizzily attempts to get its bearings.  the temps have been mild enough lately to convince me that spring has arrived.  i wore naught but a t-shirt and thin fleece this weekend ... Read more >

the new year

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 | By stonesamurai | Views [864] | Comments [1]

it has been almost a full month since i last posted.  the last time i wrote was about the time jason left.  which was also the about the time when i relocated into what was jason's apartment.  i remained internetless until a few days ago.   so here ... Read more >

Korea First Impressions

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 | By gregorboyd | Views [1326] | Comments [2]

My first full day in Korea was New Year Eve and it was a pretty awesome one. The first thing I had to do was go to a job interview. I was a little worried about what would happen if I didn’t get the job, but it was all invain, because after ten minutes ... Read more >

First impressions of Korea

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 | By smholmbe | Views [568]

I graduated from college in August and a couple of months later I was in Korea! It was daunting and scary, but I am thankful that I did it.  I have been here for two months now, and I absolutely love it.  Sure there are times when I get frustrated ... Read more >

Gallery: Adventures in Korea

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 | By smholmbe | Photo Gallery

winter quietus

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [571]

with the coming winter, sokcho is settling into change once more.  as the countryside exhales it's last breath for year, so too the town shrinks.  a few of my close friends have moved on. one of the harder aspects of the teaching abroad lifestyle.  but ... Read more >

the jaunt

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [595]

my footsteps are heavy on the newly lain sidewalk.  a patchwork of maroon and faded banana coloured bricks.  the air is crisp.  a breeze mingles the chill from the not-too distant mountains of seorak with the not-too distant salt spray from the sea of ... Read more >

seoul jaunt and the subtle frost

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [642]

i was up at 5 am this morning.  showered in my cold apartment.  sipped half a cup of coffee before heading out the door into the freezing darkness of what felt to be the first morn of winter.  caught a bus to seoul at 6.  arrived just before 9.  made ... Read more >

fitter

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [582]

ulsanbawi towers overhead, bathed in a golden light and a shiver runs up my spine.  an impressive piece of stone, this rock has inspired healthy doses of fear in me on more than a few occasions.  i recall mornings before work, running up the steep hour ... Read more >

Gallery: Seoul!!

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By dano | Photo Gallery

forays in the darkroom

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [675]

it's always a very stimulating time to be immersed in a group of strangers. that first impression, a flashbulb of insight. then, with each word spoken and gesture made, with each reaction to a thought or joke cracked, a more refined image begins to ... Read more >

changes

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 | By stonesamurai | Views [684]

my life has been shifting in sync with the change of seasons this past week. last friday, marissa and i made the trip from daegu to sokcho with a brief stop in wonju. visiting the hospital where i'd spent the five days following the fall was a little ... Read more >

Gallery: Trip to the polish pillar

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By supertopoz | Photo Gallery

Thank you Kels!

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 | By annanderson | Views [891]

Kelsey, 너의 온난한 나누기를 위해 너를 감사하십시요 Thank you for sharing your warm & generous spirit, hospitality, kindness, & delightful sense of humor! Thank you also for introducing me to your students, co-teachers, and friends - both international &... Read more >

Gallery: Floods and a Giant

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By supertopoz | Photo Gallery