We rented a Samsung SM5 from Avis car rental in Jeju Island. Since Samsung cars are available only in Korea, I was insistent on renting the SM5. The other vehicle in the same price range was the Hyundai Sonata (by the way, the correct pronunciation is hee-yun-day (not hun-day ). The Samsung line-up includes the [...]
In: Jeju Island| Nature
31 Aug 2009The waterfalls in Jeju Island were gorgeous. We visited one of the three biggest waterfalls in Jeju-Do called Cheonjiyeon Waterfall (천지연폭포). It was raining, but fortunately, the downpour slowed enough for us to enjoy our visit. Cheonjiyeon means “sky connected with the land” in Korean. The main watefall is 22 meters tall, with a little [...]
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.