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Typphooooonnnn!!

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 Posted in South Korea, Uncategorized, weather | No Comments »

For some strange and inexplicable reason, Monsoon season has arrived late this year, demurring it’s usual June arrival and instead holding out for August. As it goes, the rain seems to come ... Read more..

The Versatility of the Rice Cooker: Lemon/Strawberry rice cooker cake

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I just posted about making cookies, but I’ve found that a rice cooker can: -steam vegetables -bake potatoes -make dutch or regular pancakes -cook pasta and make sauces - make pulled pork or chicken among other ... Read more..

rice cooker chocolate chip cookies

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

One of the things I crave most away from home are good old-fashioned bake goods. Those who know me will attest that I never can seem to stray far from ... Read more..

Learning Korean: Tandem Exchanges and classes for foreigners

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Okay, so learning Korean can be very daunting: all the different shapes and sounds can at first seem impossible to reproduce, but fear not, there is help around the corner!! Here ... Read more..

The Sympathy of the Pharmacist

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Being alone and away from home can be a challenge, especially when you’re sick. What to do? For the first couple months my strategy was to suffer in silence, determined to wait it ... Read more..

Eating Vegetarian in Seoul

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 Posted in Seoul, Uncategorized, korea, vegetarian | No Comments »

A few folks have asked about having a veggie lifestyle/eating vegetarian in Seoul, so I thought I might as well share! Eating vegetarian in Seoul is something that is definitely possible ... Read more..

Monsoon Season

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This morning it is raining hard, like the world had forgotten how and then suddenly remembered. The rain against my window woke me up this morning, rolling down in great ... Read more..

Sunday afternoon in Seoul

Sunday, June 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

One of the strangest things of living alone is trying to capture the moment. Sunday afternoons are often perplexing: I do my chores, tutor, try to meet friends for small ... Read more..

life after college

Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Growing up. It’s strange the moments that I so pointedly feel the stretch of growing pains, grimacing as I come to accept such uncomfortable junctures as can only be explained ... Read more..

Kindness by way of the transient foreigner

Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As I begin to round the sixth month curve in Korea, I am reminded of how small a time one year is. Often it seems that the people who have most ... Read more..

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As her college career in Michigan came to a close and the world outside started looking hungrier, the threat of a life of predictability of began to settle around Sarah Julian's shoulders...Until she realized that the apocalyptic economy at home was the greatest graduation gift she could have hoped for! Now, here she is teaching upper Elementary and Middle School English for CDL in the southwest side of Seoul, where daily life is a kaleidoscope of motion, kimchi comes with everything and opportunities to expand ones horizons abound. Check out her blog to read about Sarah's daily adventures in Korea!

Read Sarah's blog here.

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