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
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
Under the same Sky
I am painfully aware of how I haven’t written any new posts in what is rapidly approaching ‘forever’, and although I could come up with dozens of excuses that would … Continue reading
Who am I as a teacher?
This was actually an assignment for one of my classes, but I thought it would be interesting enough to share with you guys as well. One of the courses I’m … Continue reading
Before the new semester starts..
As the two month winter vacation is coming to a close, I thought this wouldn’t be a bad time to let you all know I’m still alive and tell you … Continue reading
Anonymous of Holland -A Dutchman in Korea- 