A few days ago I left a comment on the Exurbanite Pedestrian’s (XUP) blog where I mentioned the low tax rate in Korea and how much I hate tipping, which I consider an evil custom. My comment is third from the top. Further down XUP asked me why I am... read on
Today I woke up early, not intentially, but it was still fortunate as I was able to watch the 2nd, 3rd and OT periods of the Canada US olympic gold medal match. The game started at 5:15 am and I was in front of the TV at about 5:40 and caught the... read on
One of the things I’m not looking forward to when I return to Canada is the slow internet. I previously mentioned this in one of my first posts 5 Things I will Miss About Korea but this article Canadian internet slow, expensive: Harvard at the CBC... read on
Ages ago I took a look at the process for sponsoring a spouse to Canada, but have just now looked again. The Canadian Embassy In Korea web site’s page on visas and immigration and ultimately to this page with the mouthful of a title Information for... read on
In comments to my posts here on facebook (posts are imported as notes in facebook) I’ve been asked a couple of times “Why Ottawa?” This is a good question and one that I don’t have an exact reason for.
Ottawa is not Winnipeg. I grew up in... read on
Today I talked with my wife about a scouting trip to Ottawa this coming summer and she says it’s a good idea. So last week of June or first week of July I’ll be heading to Ottawa for 7-10 days, probably 10 days. For financial reasons, I’ll be... read on
On my way home this morning from a morning class I ran into a friend I haven’t seen in sometime. Ed is also moving back to Canada, Calgary, in the near future and is further along in the process than I am. We stopped to talk over coffee and I am... read on
One of my friends, John M, sent me this link to a Dave’s ESL Cafe thread which has several links within it and lots of good information. I’ve bookmarked it to Delicious for future reference. Will be going through the various links in closer detail.... read on
My inaugural post in the 5 Things category was about 5 Things I will miss about Korea. Now it’s time to talk about 5 things I’m looking forward to about Canada. Just a reminder, this will be a regular style post around here where I talk about 5... read on
According to this post (read the comments) on The Marmot’s Hole the cost of living in Seoul is much lower than what most people think. Internationally Seoul Korea is the 163rd most expensive city to live in. Ottawa, my destination city in Canada, is... read on