14 Nov
In a region of the world where Confucian ideals still exist and women are often considered inferior live a group of women, some well into their golden years, who have been defying that philosophy long before the well known women’s movement of the 1960s. They did it not for political or social reasons but out […]
26 Oct
and now for part two of my trip to Jeju…………..(Part I) Missing skin, broken nails, and exhausted muscles – Your first time trying to breath underwater should be stress free. Most people learn to scuba dive in a swimming pool or shallow area of the beach. If they are lucky they have an instructor who […]
19 Oct
Even in the shade, on an air-conditioned bus, my face still sizzled. In my head, I could picture my face like a big steak on the grill, juices bubbling and that sound – that burning sound – like a kind of hissing. I could tell this was gonna be bad. I went over the badges […]
Back when Arizona was just another part of the New Mexican territory, before the surrender of Geronimo, the gun fight at the OK Corral and all the other things that really made Arizona famous – there were camels. Yes camels, those giant, spitting, hump-backed, two-toed beasts of burden trekked their way from Texas through Arizona […]
The Hwaesong Fortress in Suwon is one of the most famous fortresses in South Korea. It was built in the time of King Jeongjo, over 200 years ago ,and represents a sordid historical past that makes the Tudor family look like “The Muppets”. Built using the most cutting edge technology of the time, it put […]
Being a foreigner in South Korea gets you gawked at quite a bit, even when doing something as simple as walking down the street. So maybe the proposition to get naked and jump in a steaming hot bath with some of those same gawkers is not exactly how you’d like to spend your weekend. […]
When I told people I was going to a museum about toilets, the reactions I received most were either excitement or a puzzled look, followed by “A what!?!”. Surprisingly, some of my peers had already heard about the infamous Mr. Toilet House here in Suwon and one even had his picture up on the wall. (They […]
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