On Saturday, I had to judge some English contest in Nonsan, the neighboring city. Two of my co-workers had to go as well. The school the contest was at had a soccer field with artificial turf, which looked quite nice I thought, especially considering my school (and many others) only have a dirt field. My co-teachers complained about artificial ( Read more... )

Lately, I've been feeling an impulse to make films ( Read more... )

Last week was mid-term week, so I basically stood in the back of the class and made sure they didn't cheat. Well, on Monday I mostly browsed the internet while they studied. Tue-Fri, I stood. And watched. And counted down to the end of the week ( Read more... )

One of my students wanted to ask if he could go to the bathroom, but didn't know how to ask. So he squatted and grunted like he was squeezing out a turd. I got the message.

Last night, while waiting for the internet guy to show up, I got a knock on the door. A girl who introduced herself as Vanessa brought me a pan. Apparently, she had borrowed it from the guy who lived here before me, and was returning it. Turns out there's a military festival taking place this weekend, and she invited me along ( Read more... )

My transition to life in Korea certainly hasn't been as smooth as it was in Sweden, that's for damn sure ( Read more... )

I've been using LJ mainly for a couple communities lately, largely because I've been doing a whole lot of nothing over the past year or so. I decided to just comment on other people's shit since I didn't have much to update myself ( Read more... )

I bought a guitar. I guess you're never too old to start.

There was a post on a community about pancakes, and it brought back a good memory ( Read more... )

I'm not a big fan of bars. I guess that goes with the territory of being a rather unsocial person. Loud music, expensive drinks, crowded. These things mostly just upset me. I met up with my friends at a bar a few nights ago, and left after about an hour. Just wasn't having fun ( Read more... )