The new teachers finally arrived in Korea. They’ve been here for about a week and will start taking over the teaching reins this week. It’s just one more of the steps to the Korea chapter of my life coming to a close. Also coming with the new teachers has been a pretty gnarly storm. There’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music'
Packing and Jesus
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Korea, Matt Costa
I finally got around to sending a few boxes home today. I was relatively cheap and painless. The boxes were sent via Korea Post and there were a ton of English forms at the post office. They are going on a boat so it will take a month and change to get home, but I’ll [...]
Summer Vacation in Busan
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Busan, D300, Korea, Nikon, Ra Ra Riot
I had a week off from work for our summer vacation. Saturday, Crystal and I took off to Busan for the week. Busan is on the south-eastern coast of South Korea and is an awesome beach/port city. It was a super relaxing week that consisted mostly of laying on the beach and hanging out. Here [...]
Music in Another Country
July 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Arcade Fire, Korea, Music
What factors come into play when a musical act decides to play in another country? Is it strictly a monetary decision? What other things shift the teeter-totter one way or the other? Korea will have seen 3 large music festivals during July and August (Pentaport Rock Festival, Jisan Rock Festival and Summer Week & T). [...]
Tags: Arcade Fire·Korea·Music
Almost To The End
July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Busan, Korea, LCI, N.E.R.D
My time in Korea is finally coming to an end. I’ve got about 1 month left before I hop on a plane and head to Europe. Next week is 1 of my 2 vacation weeks. The plan is to head down to Busan for the week. Busan is an awesome beach town at the south [...]
Tags: N.E.R.D
Less Than 2 Months
July 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Castledoor, Europe, Music
My time in Korea is quickly coming to a close (woo hoo!!!). I have a little less than 2 months left before my contract is officially over. That amounts to 57 days actually in Korea, with only 34 of those being teaching days. I leave Korea bound for Europe for some decent traveling and picture [...]
Tags: ACL·Castledoor·Europe·Music
English Friendly Travel Sites in Korea
July 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Bloc Party, Korea, Music
Although I haven’t done as much traveling since being in Korea for a year, I have come across a few travel sites that are English friendly and have some decent prices. The one I’ve used the most doesn’t have a website. Her name is Lily and she works through VaKang Travel. Her email is lily-kim@hotmail.com. [...]
Tags: Bloc Party·Korea·Travel
Bring on Ghana….
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Soccer, Tokyo Police Club, USMNT, World Cup
In Hollywood fashion the USMNT pulls an injury time victory, out of a hat, to secure their ticket to the round of 16 in the 2010 World Cup. Next up is Ghana on June 26th. This is the first time in USMNT history that the US has won their individual group. It’s also the first [...]
New Airborne Toxic Event Video – Neda
June 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Music, The Airborne Toxic Event
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