Throwback

So as part of my attempt to do something more with this blog, I'm initiating something called "throwback." I got the idea for the name from the title of a Boyz II Men album with the same title. It's a recording of old Motown covers, hence the word "throwback." What that means for this blog is that I'll start posting older pictures; mostly from my time in Korea, though I may also include a few from my hometown in the U.S. and trips elsewhere.

Basically Korea has been pretty good to me and I'd like to share some of that with the world. I started this blog mainly for family and friends. Honestly I don't expect a huge amount of traffic, although new faces are always cool. If you're reading this right now, chances are I asked you to check out my blog or I stuck a link on my Facebook page. That said, I really desire to make this blog something useful that's actually worth looking at from time to time. I get annoyed by Web sites that are rarely updated. With that out of the way, I'll begin the first installment of "Throwback":


Sinchon Starbucks, August 2006, shortly after arriving in Seoul. At the end of every month at my hagwon, teachers and students often went out for drinks, coffee or dinner. This class was a lot of fun to teach, and introduced me to some important aspects of Korean culture. I remember specifically the group asking me to sing. Kind of a cute moment. Jeong-Hwan (the guy on the right) remains a good friend, and we've hung out several times. Jeong-Hwan has also served as an informal consultant to me when dealing with certain challenges related to this culture and to teaching, for which I'm quite grateful. We were supposed to go cycling at the Han River tonight, but I cancelled because of some unexpectedly chilly weather and also catching a cold...aargh.