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지리산 – The Spirit Mountains
Even for those of us who spend most of our time hiding from the crowds, I have to get away sometimes. Life on my little island is good, really good. Except for the part where I can’t seem to find a...
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Solitude
It was the kind of place men went to get away from their wives. A rusted out, abandoned fish farm. Its empty concrete tanks overlooked a remote bay on Jeopdo island. Accessible only by way of a country...
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It’s Good to be Green (Chili)
For many people, ‘Home’ is a physical location. It usually has rooms filled with memories, old blankets and well thumbed books. My grandmother’s home always had a peculiar smell that helped me to know...
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Close Shave
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the interest of remaining unbiased towards gender or race, this article is directed not only at men, but also at hags, trolls, and fuzzy lipped great-aunts. Anyone with facial hair...
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The Classroom
It is perhaps the first Paiute Deadfall ever made in South Korea. In an attempt to teach a private lesson on Saturday, I taught one of my students, Joe, how to trap metaphors. You begin by finding a...
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진도 Flower Festival
Leave it to the Koreans to throw a flower festival when winter is about to hit us full force. But, without sparing a gram of elegance my island neighbors DID throw a flower festival last week. It was...
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Gapers Gallore
Just like everything else in the ROK, skiing is the same as it is back home, but different. Two days ago I found myself in a taxi with two foreigners I had met at the Muju bus terminal, bound for the...
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The Perfect Place
A recent conversation I had prompted me to think about the things in Korea I like the most. Which is a tough question, since Korea can be a very likable place. So I’ve narrowed it down. What is THE one...
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The Lesson
Korean culture constantly reminds me that I am not in control. I tend to be a planner. I like to sketch things out in my head and imagine how the day will unravel. It’s like a mini-chess game: bad for...
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In Pursuit
Before I got to Korea, I had all sorts of assumptions about what life would be like when I arrived. Many stereotypical Asian scenes played out in my mind’s eye – crowded open air markets, the smells of...
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