We’ve been wanting to get involved with the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge for a while and finally found the right time and the perfect theme to run with! One of the many wonders of travelling is that so many of … Continue reading
A tale of temples, traditional living and snake charming (hurling). Due to the magic of Korea’s education system, I found myself with a day off a few weeks ago. With winter approaching fast, I made the most of those last … Continue reading
Another week has rushed past, and it was a very special one too as yesterday marked our quarter year anniversary of living in Korea! How mad is that?! Despite all of the travelling and all of the excitement and preparation … Continue reading
A good friend recently pointed out how sick he was of our blog. He said that all we do is gush about how awesome our lives are, while making him jealous with our wonderful photos. It’s true, we do gush. … Continue reading
This past week can be summed up quite nicely with two F-words. Friends and food. Between finishing off the first series of Boardwalk Empire with nightly showings with two of our wonderful Uiseong chums, and heading to Yeongcheon to visit … Continue reading
One of Lonely Planet’s top things to do in Busan is the Jagalchi fish market so, being lovers of both fish and markets, we knew we had to take Oli’s parents there during our Busan weekender. We had such a … Continue reading
Hello everybody – thanks for helping us reach 200 follows! Here’s a little something to say thank you! By the way, playing in the autumn leaves is the best way to kick a hangover. Much Love!
Welcome back to the motorcycle diaries. For those of you who have just joined us, these are a set of posts that aim to show you our view of Korea on two wheels. If you missed the first half, you … Continue reading
Until today, it has been a very boring work week as school performance practice meant no lessons for a full seven days. Desk warming can be a blessing when you want to get stuff done, but when that stuff is … Continue reading
Inspired by Che we’ve decided to begin a new series of posts termed the motorcycle diaries. As Jade has told you all, I recently bought a bike, and it’s the best decision I’ve made since arriving in Korea. We want … Continue reading
Oli and I have made the executive decision to axe Insta-challenge weekly in favour of a more general photo update of what we’ve been up to. He isn’t using his phone or Instagram as much these days as he is … Continue reading
It is 7am and the sun shines like the moon, low in the sky. A pale yellow disk behind thin clouds. Our bus pulls out of Uiseong and the mountains, farm lands and quiet villages roll by my steamy window. … Continue reading
Haeundae beach is in Busan, Korea’s second largest city and number one holiday destination. It’s a little French Riviera and lot of Miami all rolled into one, so whether you’re after spectacular scenery, a pristine beach front, or simply a … Continue reading
Insta-challenge winner
Last weeks winner, with only 5 more votes, was me with photo 2. You gotta love traditional architecture and rolling hills!
What have we been doing?
This week was full of success, with Oli finally delivering a lesson his high school trouble-makers thought was cool! It was an extreme sports lesson, full of cool video clips off of youtube and they loved it!
For me, success will be judged tomorrow when I have my open class that I have been practicing all week. Some big guns from the Uiseong Education Office will be coming to watch me teach some cute 4th graders ‘what color is it?’. Hilariously I do not normally teach 4th grade, but my usual 6th grade class were deemed too chaotic for such an important event!
Our joint success was hosting another dinner party, but this time with my co teachers. We made curry, which they loved it and it was a really fun night that we hope to repeat in the future.
What have we learned this week?
This week we learnt an incredibly important phrase in the Korean vocabulary. Really? Jin JJa?? Which you can use in pretty much ANY situation you fancy, especially if said in a voice full of disbelief.
We re-learnt some of the higher numbers needed for understanding the currency here. We always ask ‘How much?’ in Korean but never understand the response!
And we also re-learnt the polite phrases said before and after you eat, which basically mean ‘enjoy your meal’ and ‘I enjoyed my meal’! I will not attempt to translate!
This weeks challenge
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