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iPhone in Korea
In: American Brands in Korea| American Culture Korea| American Franchises in Korea| Korean Infrastructure| Technology| iPhone in Korea
15 Jul 2009I love my iPhone. It is the best phone/handheld device that I have ever owned. I still have the 1st generation iPhone, but with constant software updates from Apple and 50,000 applications available from iPhone app developers, there’s always something new and interesting to do with it. The new iPhone 3Gs looks even more incredible. [...]
Korean Ajushi Rocking a Trendy Hat
In: Ajuma| Ajushi| American Culture Korea| Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Subway
2 Jul 2009I could not stop laughing when I saw this ajushi (Korean for “old man”) on the subway. This man was probably about 60 years old and was passed out with his head down. You see this in Korea everywhere – Koreans who are clueless what the text means in English, but because it’s English, they [...]
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Largest McDonald’s in the World, Maybe
In: American Brands in Korea| American Culture Korea| American Franchises in Korea| Fast Food in Korea| Food in Seoul, South Korea| Restaurants in Seoul
18 May 2009After a day at the COEX Mall in Seoul, a McDonald’s caught the corner of my eye and I had to get a 2 cheeseburger meal.
Here are some tidbits about this McDonald’s-
-you can get a Big Bulgogi Burger which has a different sauce but has 3 buns and 2 hamburgers like a Big Mac… however, [...]
Golfing at Golfdom at Home Plus – Videos and Photos
In: American Culture Korea| Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Golf in Korea
11 May 2009As you may know, golf is quite popular in South Korea. Its also extremely expensive. A round of golf in Korea will cost you over $200 US. So for now, I’m limited to periodic visits the Home Plus driving range across the street from me.
Here are some videos of me and Sam hitting balls at [...]
Baseball Game in Seoul
In: American Culture Korea| Attractions in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Baseball| Korean Culture| Outdoor Activities in Korea
27 Apr 2009Baseball is huge in Korea. I didn’t even realize until I arrived in Seoul that South Korea won the gold medal for baseball at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The stadium was located only a couple hundred meters away from the subway station. Really nice outdoor field…..
Tickets were only 4,000 Korean won, which is about
Seoul Photo 2009
In: American Culture Korea| Attractions in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Culture
21 Apr 2009East Gate entry into COEX Convention Center in Seoul…..
2009 is the inaugeral year for the Seoul Photo Exhibition. My friend Albert had an
McDonald’s Promo in Korea
In: American Culture Korea| Food in Seoul, South Korea| Restaurants| Restaurants in Seoul
21 Apr 2009McDonald’s is doing some really strange promoting in Korea. This is at the COEX Mall in Seoul.
I think I know what I’m going to be for
TGI Friday’s in Seoul, Korea – Lots of Photos
In: American Culture Korea| Food in Seoul, South Korea| Restaurants| Restaurants in Seoul
17 Apr 2009Flair is really, really popular at TGI Friday’s in Korea. It seems like they go
About Kimchi Soup
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.
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