Thoughts on Korea

• Everyone has satellite tv…in their car…that they watch while driving.
• I was expecting there to be American GI’s prowling the streets mercilessly trying to bag Korean girls, I only saw one guy in uniform ball and chain with a girl.
• Very few western people outside of Seoul. So if you leave that city, better make sure you […]

Getting a Haircut

Oh how I loathe thee. Before I even came, I knew it was going to be about as straightforward as deciphering meaning from a Hu Jintao speech. Forget dealing with the bureaucracy, the language issues, eating things you once thought were poisonous, getting a proper haircut here is by far the hardest thing you’ll have […]

Making Chinese Friends is Hard

I say if you want really want to learn a culture and a language, you can’t just sit around watching Entourage and picking your nose like you’re mining gold, you gotta go out and immerse yourself in that bitch. Usually that means meeting native speakers and conversing with them more often than not. But really, […]