Archive for the ‘Outdoor Activities in Korea’ Category
Scooter in Korea
In: Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Outdoor Activities in Korea| Transportation
28 Aug 2009Me and Eunmi on a rental scooter in Seoul.
That’s me unleashing the power of my 2 horsepower (I’m serious) monster. The scooter I rented was a Honda Ruckus, or also called Honda Zoomer in some countries. I rented it from a place called Scooter Tazo. It was a great deal. It cost 30,000 Korean won [...]
Congratulations Y.E. Yang!
In: Current Events in Korea| Golf in Korea| Korean Culture| Outdoor Activities in Korea
18 Aug 2009Congratulations to Y.E. Yang on his extraordinary accomplishment! The first Asian golfer to win a PGA major.
This was big enough news for the President of South Korea to wake up before dawn to watch the tournament. President Lee Myung-bak personally called Yang to congratulate him. Keeping true to his Korean heritage, he said, “I feel [...]
This Is Why My Parents Adopted Me
In: Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Culture| Korean Kids| Outdoor Activities in Korea
4 May 2009Here are some very, very cute Korean kids. I was on my way to hiking at Achasan Mountain walked past this schoolyard with hundreds of kids chanting and laughing. I discovered it was Korean Field Day. All the kids are wearing different colored shirts to represent their class. I went right into the crowd and [...]
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
Hiking in Seoul – Several Photos
In: Attractions in Seoul, South Korea| Korean Culture| Outdoor Activities in Korea
16 Apr 2009This is me standing near the peak of Achasan, a mountain located close to my place.
One of the nicest areas of Seoul are the uber-convenient hiking trails. Seoul is surrounded by mountains, which attributes to it’s high population density (approximately 1.5x New York City).
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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