Life in Korea

Life in Korea

The First of Six

My first semester teaching at college is finished!  We had exams 2 weeks  ago and  I spent the last week doing an Instructor Skills Workshop (ISW).  Overall, I’d say my first few months in middle east have been a positive experience. The School It’s definitely admin-heavy, but after getting all my HR stuff sorted out things settled ...

Leaving Korea

Things have changed so much in the past few days. I hate goodbyes and August has been a month full of them. I’ve left my adopted home for the sands of the Middle East. Korea taught me many lessons and gave many gifts. I learned the value of adaptation and patience. The value of looking ...

Canada Korea Qatar

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything but these have been busy times.   My time in Korea is coming to an end and a new adventure is around the corner. I don’t know exactly how to describe my feelings at this, best to just say I am happy, sad, excited, and scared.  Yes, that ...

A Brief Update

Life is good.  I haven’t been travelling as most of my time has been spent last month wrapped up in my most recent paper which is now done.  Summer has finally come to Korea.  I’d like to get out into the country again and soon, but for now I’m shelved with a broke-down motorbike.  I ...

Solving the Mystery of the Aluminum Lungs

I went to the doctor yesterday.  Seeing the doc is always an ‘interesting’ experience in this part of Korea.  First off the doctors are generally not too comfortable using English.  So you’re often sent off with a prescription and little in way of explanation or advice.   I’ve been pretty much on my arse since March.  ...

The Man with the Aluminum Lungs and Iron Cough.

For the last three days I’ve been up before five o’clock. I’ve got the Freddy Kruger of coughs, attacking me as I sleep at night. I generally wake feeling like my lungs are clogged and taking wheezy breaths. It’s nothing that 20 minutes of hard coughing won’t fix. It looks like I’ll be off to ...