Last Monday was the Lunar New Year, so Monday and Tuesday were national holidays. After Graham's departure I was not looking forward to the prospect of 4 days without him or work to keep me occupied, but luckily some of my friends came to the rescue. Ever since Graham has left I have been inundated with kind messages and offers for dinner, drinks, etc. I am so grateful to have such good friends in Korea, and it's nice to know that others recognised how important ...

Last week we had a new foreign teacher (Chris) start at work, so we had a week of covering extra lessons, and him observing our classes.All went well, and now he's started his full teaching role.There have also been a few timetable changes, so I have a couple of different, higher level classes which I hope will be good!On Thursday I went out for dinner with some girlfriends, and we had a different version of the BBQ pork 'galbi' dish which you wrap up in the le...