I think it's probably a sign I've been in Asia too long when I know the difference between good and bad chop sticks. The past five days in Seoul flew by. Saturday night was a lot of fun. Had a few drinks with the locals at the hostel and we were joined by a few newbies. We all went out to a night club, (surprisingly only the second one I'd been to in Korea), and randomly throughout the night I ran into four different people I had met in Busan. It was a lot o...

Evidenced by all the pictures and smiles, you can see that my friends Charlie, Jon and I had an absolute blast at the Trick Eye Museum in the Hongdae area of Seoul tonight. We spent a couple hours wandering around the museum trying to see how we could best use the pictures to make our own art. Every painting has its own three dimensional aspect or optical illusion. The hardest part was trying to figure out who would hold the camera because we each wanted to po...

Since my home stay in Chengju, I have returned to my hostel in Seoul. My goal is to do at least one big cultural activity each day. It doesn't seem like a lot but it is a better way to travel as you get to experience it much more than just being the tourist who sees something, takes a picture then leave. The War Memorial of Korea gave some good insight to the suffering and pain the Koreans have gone through during their history as a result of all the wars they...

I just landed in Seoul...well actually five days ago. Some days it can be difficult to get in front of a computer and start typing. I've been staying at the same hostel for the past five nights. It's met tons of people and drank a little too much soju. Soju is the local alcohol which you can buy for about $1.50 at any convenience store. The hostel is pretty lively and everyone is outgoing so it's been easy to learn about cultures all around the world. Highl...