Korea
Why 순대 (Sundae) is the Worst Romanized Korean Word
This was one of the first things that confused me when I first came to Korea. I just started learning hangul and couldn’t remember all of the letters and sounds yet. Sometimes I would see signs that said “sundae” thinking they served ice cream as a dessert or something. So one time I went into … Read more
17 Different Types of Kimchi Infographic
So Jessica over at The Traveling Kimchi gave me the idea for this graphic. Thanks again! Making this was…interesting…because I know this is a daily part of Korean life and it would be good info, but….I don’t like kimchi. I’ve lived in Korea for 5 years and I still don’t like it. I always have … Read more
Episode #71: Swimming in Korea
This is just one of those cultural difference I don’t understand. First, many Koreans don’t know how to swim and this is vastly different than where I’m from where we learned to swim since kindergarten. I’ve been here for 5 years, and this was the first time I went swimming at a public pool. … Read more
Big Korean Food Map/List
So as you may or may not know, I already made a graphic about Korean food in the form of a periodic table last year. Now while that covered a lot of food, it really didn’t scratch the surface (as I found out while making this one) so I wanted to make a new … Read more
Episode #70: Clothing Problems
I did tell her shortly after, but it was too funny seeing her also make a clothing mistake like I did! I frequently seem to put my shirt on inside out though. I’m a pretty lackadaisical person at times.
Korean Dating & Relationship Words & Vocabulary
I got this idea from a fan (didn’t want me to publicize their name but thanks!). These vocabulary words might be helpful especially for those of you who are really into the dramas here and are trying to pick up on new words. There are quite a few vocabulary words relating to this subject. Try … Read more
My 10 Favorite Quotes From Students Over the Years
So these were taken from another site of mine at ESLFunnies. I will start posting quotes on that site once again (seeing as it’s been awhile and once I change some things about the design and whatnot), but after a funny quote a student made last week, I thought it would be cool to … Read more