Category: Korea
Posts about living, travelling, and working in Korea
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I think Korean Elementary school lunches might be one of the best in the world. I worked for a short period in an American elementary school and I was shocked at the garbage they were being served. There was only one “lunch lady” who just got a bunch of plastic packages every morning and heated…
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The next day we left the hostel early in the morning. Well, I thought it was early but we were actually the last ones to leave at 8 am? Today we were again menaced by overcast skies, but given the healing strength of the 15 or so kittens at the hostel my morale was high.…
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It’s been a while since I uploaded anything… Even though I have a lot to write. My personal computer broke, and shortly after WordPress was blocked at my workplace, so it’s been difficult to upload anything. Anyways, this fall I finished biking across Korea! I learned a lot. First, if you have no car or…
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Lately, I have been really into cycling… I don’t think there is a form of exercise more fun than cycling, especially in Korea. Korea has great infrastructure for long distance biking, especially compared to the US and Japan, which both have some combination of qualities including dangerous, boring, or too difficult. The government built a…
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The first place I ever went to in Korea was Busan. It just takes a couple hours by ferry from Fukuoka, so it was my first stop. But I felt like I didn’t have enough time. It was one of my favorite places but I never stayed a proper few days to enjoy it. So…
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In 2024, I went to the International Buddhism Expo after it suddenly became very popular. From its marketing, it seems like an effort to get younger people interested in practicing Buddhism. This year, the expo was from April 3rd to April 6. It was next to the Starfield Coex library. Instead of going to look…
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If you live in Korea you have probably gone to what we call Korean BBQ in English. But I think the name is quite deceptive, because when we think of barbecue we think of barbecue sauce… I actually didn’t really know what Korean barbecue was until I came to Korea. If you live in the…
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If you are living or travelling near Yangpyeong, you should know about the Wild Vegetables Festival (산나물). It’s so long in English, so I’ll just call them Sannamul. In Korea there are many different wild vegetables that (mostly older) people like to eat straight from the ground. It surprised me when I was on a…
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I went to the first “Red Oden” festival in Jecheon! This festival ran from the February 28 to March 3rd. You can come to taste Jecheon’s famous “Red oden,” which is like a fish cake with spicy sauce. You can see the festival as soon as you get out of the station. It’s more spicy…
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This past winter some of my family came to visit me in Korea. Actually, we went to many places that I haven’t been before. We went to Gyeongju, Busan, Jeju, and Seoul. It was my first time in Gyeongju and Jeju. It would be a little crazy to fly to Korea, and then immediately take…
Lincoln Peterson 