Welcome to winter! Last week saw the first snowfall here in Korea for this season *cue EXO*, and it was apparently the heaviest snowfall for this time in 117 years. Well, I just made it through the hottest summer ever, so roll on the coldest winter, I guess! Wow. December. 292 days here in Korea …
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The time has come…
The title of today’s blog comes from the ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’, a poem written by Lewis Carroll. Whenever I arrive at a time in my life when things are due to change in a large way, the opening line of this poem always comes to me. And indeed, the time has come for …
Kidnapped by Koreans (extremely lovely ones)
Out of all of the unique experiences I have encountered while in South Korea, none comes close to today’s escapade – I was kidnapped by a lovely Korean lady, taught how to make doenjang-jiggae, was invited to take part in a poetry reading, and then attended a birthday party complete with cake, singing and tea. …
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The Day I met Jae
Today, this happened… You might notice something a bit special about this photo. That’s right, I’m not alone in it. This is the only hiking summit photo that I have taken in the whole of Korea that has another person in it. And I just know this will become one of my favourite photos of …
Korean friends in the making
Today features what I believe will be a unique experience during my trip, I spent the day with a Korean person. Yes, you read that correctly. In fact, I spent time with two Korean people; a nice chap from my Kakao chat group and (later in the evening) his girlfriend. Before coming to Korea I …
Kerry's Korean Quest 