Tonight we'll have a wine and cheese night at my house. I can't even eat cheese, but I'm excited to have company, and have a go...

Just had a great conversation with a friend about how, to me, home is people. Home's a slippery kind of idea -- my Dad just moved to a ...

Since I've already mentioned the most interesting characters I met in Malaysia, here are the nicest ones. These are in either the order...

I learned something today, about ancient Greek theater, nonetheless. Those great old plays (some of the best ever written, for my money) usu...

As you may have noticed, I learned how to put movie clips onto my blog. This pleases me. Here's a guy called Tony Jaa, a new action sta...

Personally, I think a good thirty to forty percent of a travel experience depends on the food. You can go to a beach resort, get some rainy...

My student Eric's new year's resolution: "Teacher! My New Year's plan! When I in bathroom and shwii (the Korean word for ...

I'm back from Malaysia, relaxed, fadingly sunburnt, and full of great stories. I didn't bring a camera to Malaysia (my two coworker...

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...