Merry Christmas everyone! I'm going to Malaysia for nine days, to sit on the beach, ride elephants, and get massages and great food for...

Who DOESN'T love the movie Love Actually? If you watched it, I mean, properly watched it, paying attention and all, and hadn't just ...

They were in fine form today. It was parents' day, so the parents could come, and sit in on a class, to see how their children were com...

I'm gonna post links and things like that on this blog, and just assume everyone has an internet connection fast enough for streaming vi...

Had a lot of bloody noses in school today. Yuk. My student Danny's like a geyser-- get him excited and suddenly blood's flying eve...

Text message I got from a Korean friend of mine yesterday: "Sorry. I can't meet you tonight for dinner. I have to study English....

Tom might be the cutest boy in any of my classes. Speaks amazingly well too. Ryan actually thinks he's Tigger. Sometimes he climbs out...

Hi everybody. Thanks so much for continuing to care and hear about me. One of my other friends, who writes updates, kindly gave her reader...

click on the link and wait for the pictures to start scrolling. I'm right near the beginning. http://www.koreapolyschool.com

North Korea just sent a half-dozen missiles into the ocean, which is about the international relations equivalent to a drunk breaking a bott...

Hi everyone. Well, a few things. Two of my coworkers finished their contracts this last week: Jared and James were nice guys, but now they...

Annyong Haseyo is about how you say "hello" in Korean. This letter is almost expected (and maybe even anticipated) by most of t...

Well, it's been a sticky patch, and as I once said before, I don't like writing update e-mails when I'm feeling sticky. (Just w...

So back in March, when I made plans to live in BC with my folks for as long as it too Mom to live out her cancer, I had no idea it would t...

After seven months and many adventures and non-adventures here in Canada, I'm going back to Korea. I will arrive on Friday in the aftern...

These are long, and I won't be upset if you don't care to read it, but they’re important in my story. If you want to discuss anyth...