42 - Nightwalking

My new (resumed) hobby is walking alone at night along the path by the highway. I realize that in practically no other country is this as safe as it is in Korea.

50 - Things I Will Miss about Korea, Part 3

Cheap take-out.

Delicious kimbap dinner delivered straight to my desk:

total cost= 2,000 won.

Oh yeah, baby.

51 - Things I WIll Miss About Korea, Part 2

Adorable Kid Quotes:

Me: What kinds of magazines do you like to read?

Jae Hwi (international age 10): Furniture magazines!

52 - Things I Will Miss About Korea- Part 1

Umbrella Baggies

When it rains, department stores put out stands with little plastic baggies in them so you can wrap up your wet umbrella and not drip water all over. (Yes, to be crude, it does look a bit like an "umbrella condom")

Caveat: After wrapping up your umbrella in said plastic bag, if you come outside and it's not raining anymore, be sure to unwrap it once you get home otherwise you chance coming upon said umbrella weeks later, still in the damp baggie, only now covered in rust. Not that I would know, or anything.