Expat garage sale this weekend (in Seoul, I believe)

May 23, 2007 in Announcements, Sales

Just saw this in the Herald…
“A charity garage sale to be held this Saturday will have ’everything you want for the home,
‘according to the organizers….
The sale will take place at Duksung High School, Anguk Station, Line 3, Exit 6, from noon to 4p.m.
There is also unlimited free parking on the school grounds.
Email edith@adaptablehs.com for more information.”

Amazing things about Koreans

May 22, 2007 in Opinion

Korea is the 108th largest country in the world…making it pretty small. However, it still produces more than $1 trillion dollars in gross domestic product — making it the 11th largest economy in the world. Wow…
It’s true it’s 25th in the world as far as population occurs, but it’s still at least performing [...]

Why we should be thankful for Koreans

May 22, 2007 in Opinion

Koreans make life “so cheap” that people can work here for years and just save and save and save.  I know many people who have paid of college loans, built up a little bit of savings so they can take it home to create a business or start a new life, people who have paid [...]

New HUGE theme park for Korea — Universal Studios

May 22, 2007 in Entertainment, Things to do

Announced today, Universal Studios says it is going to open up a theme park in Korea. The only downside is that it will be by 2012…which is a good 5 years away.  Then again, it did say “by 2012″ and given the speed at which Koreans build things, it should be done in about 2 [...]

The important 3 “F’s” in Korea

May 20, 2007 in Restaurants

It shouldn’t have been any more special than any other Sunday today, but I realized that on this relatively “profound Sunday” there are definitely 3 prominent focuses Korean people place in their lives. They are, in no special order:
1) Food
Instead of saying “How are you?” in Korea, many people will ask you if you’ve eaten [...]