Traveling on the bus is revealing of the culture and out look with some interesting etiquette rules such as seats are given up for foreigners.…
Coming to Korea was a journey of self discovery for me... a way to stand on my own. I have surely learned how to be…
Grampa Greg is still a young blood at 77. Nana Rosemary just celebrated her 80th birthday in May, and Poppop Stan celebrated his 90th last…
It's finally summer in Naples. The sun is shining brightly, not a cloud in the sky, not a worry on my mind. I've been spending…
Of all places to experience a significant cultural rite of passage, I wasn’t expecting an Outback Steakhouse happy hour. Those familiar with Korean culture may…
While we were getting off the plane, the flight attendant bowed and said, “Arigatou gozaimashita.” to everybody. But when she got to me, she said,…
While teaching English abroad, I've noticed that Thai schools do a fantastic job at the three R’s – they probably do better than most schools…
Every morning Yuna and I walk 10 minutes to school for my study abroad program in New Zealand. We'll usually go to the international room…
“You can go anywhere you want” I told my Korean students. “You have a free ticket”. Expecting to get requests for Disneyland, Hollywood and at…
Korea boasts at being number one in the world for investment in ESL teaching. It seems that most of it goes into week one of…