Day Trip to Gyeongju
This weekend we took a day trip to Gyeongju with some new friends who put the outing together via facebook. This was our second trip to the area as one of Griffin’s co-teacher’s, Mr. Shin took us there a week after...
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Korean Cultural Exploration Part I : Traditional Mask and Paper Making
One of the many things we were pleasantly surprised to find out once moving to Ulsan was that the Metropolitan Office Of Education routinely puts together free cultural tours of Korea for the foreign teachers. This was not...
Read MoreExperiencing A Japanese Tea Ceremony
While in Kyoto, Japan Valerie and I had the opportunity to visit a traditional Japanese tea house and experience the ritualistic ceremony first hand. It was a great way to learn a little bit about Japanese culture and customs...
Read MoreAt The Shrine Of Ten Thousand Arches
We just returned from two fun weeks of touring around Hong Kong and Japan. It was such a blast. The biggest part of the trip by far was spent in Kyoto, a city full of amazing history, culture, people, and, of course, hundreds...
Read MoreOur Neighborhood
Since pretty much everyone we meet has never heard of Ulsan and even some people in downtown Ulsan aren’t familiar with our area of town, we created this map with information and some popular spots we visit around town....
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