Crimson North

I took four students skating this afternoon. I had been itching to use my new set of blades (the ones I purchased while I was in Ottawa). Yesterday, I announced the concrete plan (meet at Wins at 1:30, and bring 3000 원). Grant was the first student to meet me at the academy. ...

I’m Canadian! This ain’t cold! Okay, I’ll come clean. I am feeling the bitter chill outside, even though it’s not really dipping below 0. I’m not exactly bundling up when venturing outdoors, since I only have to walk to my academy, so when I step outside, it seems pretty chilly. I find ...

If you're in Korea, and YouTube has slowed to a crawl, rest assured there's nothing wrong with your system. I can make that assertion because it has happened to me too, as well as other people in Korea (off and on)...

I’m no longer working at the GnB I used to work at on Thursdays. The recession has affected quite a few academies, I suppose. If you go back through months of entries, you can see me hinting at various changes of things to come. ...

Oh, yeah. That news story.The one that remains popular on the BBC and CBC...

As Canada marks Remembrance Day, Korea had 빼빼로 Day. I’ve mentioned this day (at least) twice in my blog I believe. First Year. Second Year. See? I’ve got all the bases covered here. For tho...

If you had somehow managed to miss it before this, I did arrive in Daegu in one piece. The flight from Tokyo to Incheon wasn’t too bad. And the customs/baggage claim in Korea presented me with no problems whatsoever (although it never does). ...

I am writing this on my laptop while on AirCanada flight 001 to Narita (Tokyo), Japan. Why do I have my laptop out, when it is clearly too big for the little table that comes with each chair? Well the in-flight entertainment system is not working...

To be quite honest, today seems like a bonus day of some sort. I have been packed for a long time, I have said my goodbye’s and I have accomplished most of what I set out to do in Canada. ...

It's snowing outside. Big, fat flakes of snow are streaking down. They're probably making the roads pretty slick and greasy.I've had snowless winters since arriving in Daegu, over two years ago...

My friends know I love movies quite a bit, and they know I watch as many Korean movies as I can. That being the case, I am often asked who is my favourite actor. Favourite Korean actor. I have to say Song Kang-ho is my current “favourite”. I ...