Why Dress Up?
Last week one of my friends posted a question on facebook "Why is it so widely acceptable to dress casual for church but not for funerals...
Maybe, Just Maybe, Objective Reasoning is More Common than Previously Thought
I have been blessed with a large range of friends. On my Facebook page, I have friends who are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, and...
Time to Say Goodbye...
I am sitting here at Incheon Airport, getting ready to fly out of here, possibly for the last time. It was four and a half years ago that...
All Children Need Good Role Models
Before I became a teacher, before I even went to a university to become a teacher, I was a bus driver. I was not overly ambitious at the...
Testing, Testing, Ready for the Olympics!
The first time I went camping was when I was 10 years old. I went to a campground in Grayling, Michigan, and I loved every minute of it....
What You See is not Always What You Get
This semester is only 4 weeks old, but it is shaping up to be one of the best ones that I have had as a teacher. I am teaching classes...
Culture Shock at it's Finest
Respect is a concept that differs from culture to culture. One of the challenges of working in Korea is the conflict between the...
1st World Problems
For a part of my winter vacation, I volunteered to escort a group of high school students as they visited a refugee camp in Thailand for...
Being a Vegetarian is not Easy...
My parents are vegetarian. My father has been a vegetarian his whole life, while my mother, for the most part, stopped eating meat when...
A Marriage Proposal
Every once in a while, one of my coworkers will decide to leave Korea and head back home. At these times, there will magically appear a...
