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Korean Baseball

What with Opening Day this week, it’s time to say a few words about the globalization of America’s National Pastime. I’ll say this for Koreans: they love their baseball. My first week, upon learning that I was American, several of the boys I teach asked if I had ever met Chan Ho Park. ...

permalink written by  alli_ockinga on April 7, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea
from the travel blog: I go Korea!



FOOD!

At some point, my life choices led me to a place where I now attend work lunches with slick Asian businessmen who drive Mercedes' and keep .9mm's in the glove box. ASIA WHAT? So I was on the way to one such business lunch with my boss yesterday, and he asked what I would like for lunch....

permalink written by  alli_ockinga on March 4, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea
from the travel blog: I go Korea!



The Secret

When I was freaking out about my upcoming student teaching last August, a teacher friend of mine told me, "The secret to teaching is acting like you've known all your life what you just learned that morning." That cute little saying turned out to be frighteningly true. I won't tell you how many...

permalink written by  alli_ockinga on February 25, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea
from the travel blog: I go Korea!



Typical situation

Today I had to pick up the results of my drug test/blood sample from the hospital so it can be submitted to immigration to solidify my legal alien status. Paperwork and hospitals aren't pleasant even at the best of times, so imagine my intimidation today as I tried to recall the name of the...

permalink written by  alli_ockinga on February 15, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea
from the travel blog: I go Korea!



Aliens Exist!

I am an Alien. I registered with immigration today, and should have my ARC by Saturday. In a way, it will be nice to have the card as justification for how I sometimes feel. Maybe during my next awkward cross-cultural situation, I can whip out my card by way of explanation for my ineptness:...

permalink written by  alli_ockinga on February 11, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea
from the travel blog: I go Korea!



Week one

Tonight I write from the Love Motel in Inch'on, where I've been staying since I arrived Sunday. I got off my fourth day of work about an hour ago, although I have only been teaching on my own since Wednesday. Teaching itself is going reasonably well; I have learned not to expect more than that...

permalink written by  alli_ockinga on February 5, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea
from the travel blog: I go Korea!



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