Old habits die hard
I arrived in Korea with little more than two suitcases of clothes and necessities, moved from a dorm room into a small studio apartment in Daegu, moved from that small studio to a slighter larger and less dirty one in Seoul, and now finally moved all the junk I’d acquired over the past four years to a real apartment. A lot has changed.
A New Chapter
When things aren’t going well in my life, I tend to try to downplay those things for my family and friends back home, and when I don’t have anything positive … Continue reading
The real Korean life
Just in case you were wondering: No, I did not die from an eye infection. In fact, out of the complete and utter mess that is my life right now, … Continue reading
Why, where and how I decided to get LASEK in Seoul, South Korea
One fairly interesting development has taken place thanks to me avoiding my thesis work for the past month; the somewhat impulsive decision to get my vision corrected via laser eye … Continue reading
첫사랑 – First Love
These days, I’m reading a lot about how to get students to care about creative writing, helping them become better writers, and techniques that are important when writing narratives. So … Continue reading
Happy Sinterklaas!
Late November/early December is always a difficult period for Korean students, with the end of the semester assignments and finals from every course all piling up into one big academic … Continue reading
My room in Seoul
It’s been a while, so I thought I’d share a little update on where I’ve been spending most of my time here in Korea. Compared to my previous video, my … Continue reading
멈추면 비로소 보이는 것들 – The things you can see only when you slow down
Yesterday late at night, I came back from a short trip to the Southernmost tip of South Korea: 해남 (Haenam) in 절라남도 (Jeollanamdo). Even though I only spent three days … Continue reading
Living with a constant threat of war
These days, there’s no lack of shocking and distressing headlines related to South Korea and its attention seeking neighbour: ‘Air Force chief warns of possible sudden attack by N. Korea’, … Continue reading
Anonymous of Holland -A Dutchman in Korea- 