Martina's Jeju Trip: Day 3

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And here is day 3 of Martina's Trip to Jeju Island. In it, you'll finally start to see what makes Jeju Island so famous: it's utterly overwhelming beauty. Sure, the first two days showed you a lot of the fun stuff of the island, but now you'll see the waterfalls and coastlines that put the first two days to shame. As well, you'll see a traditional folk Museum and, for some reason, an orange display. Yes. A display of Jeju's Oranges. They're great, sure, but good enough to have their own display? Who knows. What we do know is that you'll surely want to visit Jeju after seeing this video. So click on the picture above to see Martina's Trip to Jeju Island, Day 3, or check the sidebar for the high quality QuickTime version.

Martina's Jeju Trip: Day 2

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Here's Day 2 of Martina's Trip to Jeju Island. The day started off with a hike up a mountain (is it just us, or do all Public School trips involve climbing a mountain of some sort?) on a very cold day, then led into a trip to the Teddy Bear Museum. Yes. There is a Museum just for teddy bears. You'd be surprised how many different kinds of teddy bears you could find there! Afterwards, they went to a Buddhist temple and, finally, went to Seogwipo Stadium, which held the Fifa 2002 World Cup and - more importantly - is where the scene is from in Boys Before Flowers when the four boys play soccer. After all was said and done, they went on this mysterious road that - if you turned off the engine of your car - would pull it uphill! Anyhow, click on the picture above to see all the fun of Martina's Trip to Jeju Island, Day 2.

On a side note, we just got back from an almost-three-week vacation in Canada. We documented a few things, and plan on making some movies that will especially be useful to those of you coming to live in Korea anytime soon. So stay tuned! And - FINALLY - the Eatyourkimchi feed on iTunes is finally 100% functional! You can now watch every last one of our videos on your iPod! Huzzah!

Martina's Trip to Jeju Island

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If you haven't been to Jeju Island, you're missing out on your Korean experience. Jeju is a tiny island located at the most southern point of Korea. It is known as the Hawaii of Korea, and it lives up to the name with palm trees, volcanic rocks, and gorgeous beaches. It is a totally different world, and you don't even think you're in Korea anymore...except for all the Korean people. Anyhow, Martina was lucky enough to go on a trip to Jeju Island with the entire second year grade of her school. They had only three jam-packed days of non-stop action in an attempt to see and do as much as they could. Of course, she documented the whole trip. Too bad she had to leave Simon and Spudgy at home! They got to enjoy some male bonding while she frolicked with her girls! Click on the picture above to see Martina's Trip to Jeju Island, or check out the sidebar for different formats.

Korean Monsoon Season

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Last year we posted some pictures about Korean Monsoon Season. We think that we gave off the impression, though, that rainy season is all cute and sweet, with nice umbrellas and cute outfits and all. So we decided to post a video about the horrors of monsoon season. We waited for an especially nasty storm to hit Bucheon, then went outside to brave the storm and record some crazy footage. You'll never believe how bold some people are! Sure, you'd go out in the rain with an umbrella, but would you go grocery shopping on a bike with an umbrella in one hand through a monsoon?! Didn't think so! So here it is, Korea's Monsoon Season in all it's horror. Click on the picture above for the video, or check the sidebar for other formats.

Korean Street Food Wonderfulness!

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Yes, we're in the habit of redoing old movies. Call it nostalgia, call it laziness: frankly, we just look at our old movies and cringe. So we updated our old Street Food video to be a bit more comprehensive. Also, look at how we've changed in a year! Now you can watch us order Korean street food without merely grunting and pointing our fingers! We'll show you how to order, what to order, and how much it costs. If you're in Bucheon as well, make sure you go to the lady between Hyundai Department Store and The Mall. Her food is, hands down, the best we've had in Bucheon. So click on the picture above for our Korean Street Food video, or view it in different formats in the sidebar.

A bit of an apology as well: we haven't posted in nearly a month because we were actually making videos every week. Remember the Battle for Bucheon at Rhythm and Booze (if not, look down three posts). Every week we've been judging the contests, but - what's more relevant - we've also been making videos of every battle. We'll post the whole collection as soon as we're done with the finals video. As well, we spent a week at a Gepik workshop, either giving speeches about classroom management or helping with other things. Thanks to those of you who have contacted us from the workshop. Finally, we did a podcast over at SeoulPodcast.com, so you can hear us talk about Korea, teaching, Western Food, what's in our fridge, and other stuff from us that you wouldn't hear otherwise.

Korean Karaoke Revisited

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Sure, we made a post about Korean Karaoke a while ago, but - let's face it - the video kinda sucked. We didn't really give instructions, the video editing was kinda lame, and the singing wasn't up to snuff. Also, the first time we went to No-Rae-Bang we were newbies, and still a bit shy. Now we're seasoned vets, and feel little to no shame in singing. So this time we made a new video, complete with all new songs, new singers, a new title, and a fresh dose of eatyourkimchi quirkiness. This time we'll explain the huge remote (wow!) and show you more about what to expect. As well, Simon quite possibly gives the performance of a lifetime. You won't want to miss it! So click on the picture above for our Korean Karaoke Explodomania! Or click on the sidebar for other formats.

Korea is Still Awesome

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As of next week, we will have been in Korea for one year! Hooray! We signed on for another year, so eatyourkimchi is still going to be around as well! Anyhow, we decided to make a video of different cool things in Korea. Why? Because when we first came here, everything seemed awesome and amazing. We've been here for a year, and it is still awesome and amazing, and we've got the video clips to prove it.

Korea, you never fail to amaze us. Keep up the good work and we'll keep putting up the videos. Speaking of which, click on the picture above to see Why Korea is Still Awesome, or click on the sidebar for different formats.

Rhythm and Booze's Battle for Bucheon

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Over the next six Saturday nights, Bucheon's best foreigner bar, Rhythm and Booze, will host the Battle for Bucheon. It's a Battle of the Bands contest featuring eight bands, all battling for 1,500,000 won. The first four nights will have bands competing against each other to get into the final bracket; the last Saturday will be the final showdown. We here at eatyourkimchi don't really do a lot of advertising for public events, but we have a special interest in this event, because we love Rhythm and Booze and WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE THE JUDGES! That's right: every Saturday night you'll see us there at Rhythm and Booze. First five hundred people who ask will get free high-fives. The next five hundred will get high-twos. So get there ASAP and line up early, because you don't want to miss it! We made a promo video for the event, which includes the dates, lineups, and proper directions on how to get there via either bus or subway. These directions are far more useful than our last directions, if you can remember that far back. Anyhow, click on the picture above to see our promo video for Battle for Bucheon, or check out the sidebar for other video formats.

If you're interested in coming, then here are the times:
May 23rd: 9:30 PM
May 30th, June 6th, June 13th, June 20th, June 27th: 10:30 PM

Korean Toothbrushing

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How good is your dental hygiene? Carry floss with you in case of emergencies? Have a small bottle of mouthwash in your dashboard? If your friends think you are obsessive with the way you clean your teeth, then maybe you should move to Korea, where brushing your teeth isn't just a matter of hygiene, it's a lifestyle. Martina recorded the great extent to which her school cares about the state of its teeth. You'll be surprised. Click on the picture above to see our video on Korean Toothbrushing, or check the sidebar for different formats.

Spudgy's New Mohawk

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We were surprised our first summer here when we saw Korean dogs with really cool haircuts and bright hair dye. We've seen lots of dogs in Canada, but never have we seen any dogs as fashionable as a Korean dog. We knew that we'd have to make Spudgy feel at home here, and, luckily, with Spudgy we had the perfect canvas. His hair is white, and by the end of the winter it was excessively long. We can cut and style it as we wish! What's Spudgy's new dew look like? Click on the picture above to see Spudgy's New Mohawk, or check in the sidebar for different formats. As well, for those of you who view us on your iPod, we're exporting our videos in a new format that should be iPod compatible. Let us know if it works!