How I Study Korean: Part 2 This is an update from a post that I did a long time ago titled How I Study Korean. That post covered my entire journey from when I first started up until August of 2017. Since then a lot has changed in the way that I study, but…
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My First Winter in Korea: Video
My First Winter in Korea: Video It's worth mentioning that I'm from Florida. So to be fair this is really the first winter of my entire life. I imagine that the freezing weather and snow get old after a few years but I have to say that I'm surprised how much I enjoyed the…
My Second First Day of School
I arrived in Korea two days before school started and that, of course, meant that when Friday morning rolled around I was still recovering from the jet lag. So the morning of the first day of school found me wide awake at 4:30am with plenty of time to chill a little bit before school started.…
Where to Eat and Drink in Daejeon, Korea
When I officially found out that I was going to be moving to Daejeon, Korea the first thing I did was try to search about fun places to hang out, cool coffee shops, and good restaurants. However, as Daejeon is much smaller than Seoul and there are significantly fewer international people living here, the amount…
Understanding Your Student’s English
Understanding Your Student's English When you first get to Korea there will be a lot of things that you don't understand. Unfortunately some of those things will be what your students are saying, in English, in an attempt to talk to you. I always always try to at least pretend like I know what…
One Year in Korea
I have been in Korea for a year. Today is the last day of school and I'm writing this from my desk as the office is descending into utter chaos while the grade three students storm in and out with questions for their home room teachers about if they're having a snack party later, what…
Gyejoksan Red Clay Trail // 계족산 황톳길
Gyejoksan Red Clay Trail // 계족산 황톳길 In your search for interesting things to do in Daejeon you may very well run into this. The Gyejoksan Red Clay Trail. This trail is located out on the edge of the city and is notable because it is said that walking barefoot on the red clay…
Daejeon Cafe: Botanical Garden Cafe // 고소한식물원
고소한식물원 "Botanical Garden Cafe" is just my guess at the English name but I think it's probably close to that. This cafe is located on the other side of Daejeon, close to Hannam University. I stumbled across this place on instagram but had I not, I don't think there's anyway I would have ever…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon Cafe: Botanical Garden Cafe // 고소한식물원
My Nikon D90 Turns 10 Years Old
My Nikon D90 Turns 10 Years Old My relationship with my camera began in late 2010, my sophomore year of high school. Although by that time it had already been on the market for about 3 years, which now in 2018 makes it officially 10 years old. I love this camera. It has…
Daejeon Cafe: Seven Factory Moment // 세븐팩토리 모먼트
Seven Factory Moment (세븐팩토리 모먼트) Here once again with another cafe post. This time not from a cafe that I was visiting for the first time, but from one of my favorite and most frequented cafe's in Daejeon. Seven Factory Moment. This is another of the "Seven Factory" cafe's like Patio Seven that we…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon Cafe: Seven Factory Moment // 세븐팩토리 모먼트









