Category Archives: Mokpo

Fall in Jeollanam-do

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

I love fall in Korea. It is warmer, sunnier, and drier than fall in MN. It is also beautiful.  We are also 12° south of MN , and in dry season so, unfortunately, we don’t have all the amazing leaf colors MN … Continue reading →

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The Monsoons

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

It’s officially monsoon season here in Jeolla. When we got here we thought a monsoon was a big storm.  Turns out, we were wrong.  A monsoon is a season with a fairly specific, Wiki-accessible definition. Sometimes there are amazing storms (Typhoons) with 90mph … Continue reading →

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A bit of our neighborhood

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Welcome to our neighborhood!  Mike and I have been living here for a little over a year. Back home we were a systems administrator and an ESL teacher.  Here we are both elementary EFL teachers.  We live in Mokpo, a … Continue reading →

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Korean elementary schools

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

I (Akasha) am a teacher at home (MN, U.S.A.) as are many of my friends.  This post is intended mostly as a comparison of teaching in Korea to teaching in our public schools. Big Differences: Things are very last minute … Continue reading →

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Dog days

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

Pets are less common here, they are treated differently, and there are many feral cats and dogs on the streets.  We often ignore things we don’t want to see as a method of coping.  But last night we couldn’t ignore this cute … Continue reading →

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Eek! It’s skatefish!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Skatefish, or hong-uh in Korean, is a traditional delicacy with a great deal of notariety among the foreinger community of Mokpo. I (Mike) have eaten skatefish twice now; the first time by accident, the second time more or less by … Continue reading →

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Snowy day!

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

I just wanted to share a quick video of my kids playing in the snow yesterday.  We got about two inches of the biggest, fluffiest flakes ever. Little things to notice: The doors to the school are open (all year-we … Continue reading →

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School Festival!

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

(Mike ) When October comes to Korea, elementary school students all over the country start practicing their special skills. Homeroom teachers become variety show producers, thinking of new skits and songs and dance routines for their students to produce. The … Continue reading →

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A country on the move!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

South Korea is a country on the move.  When we arrived they were laying the foundation for a building on my walk to school.  3 months later they were holding church services in that location.  I wrote in an earlier … Continue reading →

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Quick weekend trips #2

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

As you well know, it takes hours to get to a small city like Duluth from Minneapolis.  It is about 8 hours to Chicago or St. Louis and about two days drive to a western city.  But South Korea is … Continue reading →

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