Look, I promise I won’t just reblog my daughter’s blogs from South Korea every time she publishes one. You’re quite capable of ‘following’ her yourselves after all. But I ‘m so excited that her first month there has been such a positive experience. And if everyday life includes ballet yoga on Wednesdays, and kimchi jjigae on any day of the week, it’s worth reading about, I think.
I can’t believe it’s almost been a month since I arrived in South Korea. I expected to be wailing under the covers by this time, sniffling and puffy-eyed because I missed home. Not true in the slightest. These few weeks have been very strange for me…mostly because I don’t feel strange here.
I imagined complete culture shock, foodshock, and oh-God-what-am-I-doing-with-my-life shock. Aside from the latter, which is felt by most people on a regular basis, I have yet to really experience any kind of shock. The language barrier is certainly very real, but it hasn’t been a cause for any kind of trauma (yet), apart from a shouty taxi driver who pretended not to know where I was going. 5 minutes later, we pulled up outside my local metro station – I get the feeling he only pretended not to know so he could drive around the block for that extra 200…
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From Pyrenees to Pennines 
That was fascinating to read–what an adventure she’s having!
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Isn’t she just? Can’t wait to visit.
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Very nice picture indeed…and I love kimchee although we can’t find it here. When we lived in England we were near a suburb of Kingston on Thames which is one ot the biggest South Korean enclaves in England…that’s where I found kimchee:)
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I’m just limbering up to make my own kimchee…..
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Thanks for sharing – she’s such a good writer!
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Yes, she’s enjoying writing – when she has time!
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Thanks for sharing! It’s sounds like she is having an incredible experience.
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Indeed she is. Can’t wait to visit!
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