Sanrio Surprise

This is the real reason I came to Korea. I could buy this bike and ride it on the street and never, ever get messed with. Heaven on Earth.

Made My Mark

A bar that my friends and I sometimes haunt in Sinchon (a university area in Seoul) recently added a new permanent and lighted sign the the front of their establishment. I unknowingly happen to be a part of that sign.

I can't tell if this is a good or bad thing. Does me, inadvertently showing up on signs promoting bars mean that I am good to put on signs or that I am at bars far too much. Sorry Mom.

MakJu Olympics

As an alien resident of another country, I feel the strong responsibility to both soak up all that I can about the local culture as well as share as much as I can about my own culture with all of the people around me. A cultural exchange if you will. The Korean people that I have grown to know and love have donated so much time and energy to ensuring that I enjoy myself in a Korean cultural sense (which in Korea, usually means lots of drinking) and so I have taken it upon myself to justly return the favor. Thus the birth of the MakJu (beer) Olympics. A 4 event tournament (beer pong, flip cup, taste test, and bat race) of epic proportions was waged in a basement dance room in Hwaseo-dong, Suwon. Friends were made, enemies were had, sweat was perspired, blood was spilled, tears were cried and of course, beer was drank.


Teams of 5 were formed. The majority of competitors were Korean and thus had little to no knowledge of each the games that would be played. Thus each team had at least one foreigner as a guide for each event. Teams then came up with a name and artisticly represented whom they were on their own flag. Issue, Superplayer, Moses, and Erin were doing just that in the pic below:

One of the teams flag's can be seen below. Their name was rather appropriate considering our location. "Kim Jong Il, Shib Se Ki" which basically means that Kim Jong Il (the North Korean dictator) is a Motherfu**er.











There was also a birthday party going down:




It was a night to remember

Snow Night

So far this winter, I have been snowboarding twice here in Korea. The first time I forgot my camera. This time around I remembered to bring it but wasn't able to take too many photos outside the crew. Enjoy what I have:


Carillo, Seung Ju, and Issue


Daewoo and myself

Both times we have been snowboarding here, we have gone on a weeknight after work. There is a small mountain about 30 minutes away that is literally open all night. There is a session that runs from 8pm to 11pm (that we attend) followed by another one that runs from 12am to 4am. Lift ticket and rental cost us 34,000 Won or around $25 USD with the bad exchange rate.

Snowboarding is a sport that has hit Korea big time. It's still young along with the majority skill level, but one thing is for sure. Do not hit the slopes with rough gear. You will feel totally out of place at the fashion show.