Monthly Archive: June 2009

Get this…

Get this…

Last year, along with a long-time Korean friend and fellow student, I attended a Hanyang University alumni breakfast where Gyeonggi-Do Governor Kim Moon-Soo spoke about future provincial development plans. After the meeting, I went up with my friend to meet the Governor and we exchanged a bit of small talk...

How Cheap Can Phone Service Get in Korea?

How Cheap Can Phone Service Get in Korea?

Here’s a conversation my wife had this morning with our phone service provider.  “Hi, I’m calling about our phone service. I’d like to know why you charge us $2.75/month for a basic charge? Other companies provide this free. It really feels like our total monthly bill of $12 is so...

What’s Going On in the North? – Part 2

What’s Going On in the North? – Part 2

After sending yesterday's post to my friend Dan, he replied, "As I suspected – It's quite a different story than the fear-mongering in the news [here in the US]". And that got me to thinking… Interpreting the situation in the North is just not so easy and I was worried...

What’s Going On in the North?

What’s Going On in the North?

A friend emailed me today asking for my opinion on the "real" climate in the South Korean community regarding North Korea. I had a little more to say than I expected when I first started replying. Here's what I wrote: Hi Dan, Nice to hear from you. Koreans are so...