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10.29.2009, Thu

categories: korea, photography, phuket, pictures, thailand

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http://www.jermilsadler.com/blog/2009/10/i-entered-a-seoul-photo-essay-contest/

I submitted two photo essays for the 13th Seoul Photo Essay Contest. I heard about it Wednesday and the deadline is Friday the 30th at midnight. [edit: They moved the deadline to November 15th] This seemed like something I should really do so I dove right in.

I gave myself Wednesday and Thursday to write and revise the essays since this is the first time I’ve really had to write in months (besides blog posts). Then I uploaded them Thursday around midnight.

I may still do one more tomorrow since I don’t actually have to do any work at work.

There’s still a bit of time before the deadline if you’re interested. Here’s the website:
http://english.seoul.go.kr/gtk/news/news_view.php?idx=6860&cPage=1

I’m going to post my two essays here next week. In the meantime, here’s my favorite picture of me in Thailand.

Why not see the original post on my actual blog here???
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10.26.2009, Mon

The Easiest Savings Plan EVER!

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categories: korea, money, photography, pictures, stories

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http://www.jermilsadler.com/blog/2009/10/the-easiest-savings-plan-ever/

I’ve been saving coins in a huge water bottle almost since I first got to Korea.

Once the water bottle was full, I lugged it to the nearest bank (it weighed quite a bit more than I expected). I figured they could handle it and just give me my bills right???

I found out (through the decent english of the bank teller) that I had to sort the coins so they could pour them into the machine denomination at a time.

That wasn’t what I had planned at all. But it’s way better than them saying “NO!!!” and making an X with their forearms (which makes the hulk angry). I went ahead and sorted them and got my money.

I got a few coins under $200 (USD). I was expecting way less! It was like getting money for not wanting to jingle from my pockets everywhere I went. That’s a win/win!

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10.23.2009, Fri

T.G.I. Friday’s in South Korea

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categories: daejeon, food, korea, photography, pictures

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I wasn’t a huge fan of T.G.I. Friday’s (english | korean) back home. But it quickly became one of my favorite restaurants since I’ve been in South Korea. It was one of the first places in Daejeon that I found where I could get a spectacular bacon cheeseburger.

I’ve since found other places to get burgers (like Kraze Burgers) but I still go to T.G.I. Fridays because … I’m not sure why. But I still go.

Below are pictures of their Fried Mac and Cheese which apparently isn’t available back home.

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10.21.2009, Wed

Chinese Food in South Korea

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categories: daejeon, food, korea, photography, pictures

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Hey! Here’s some Chinese food that I had in South Korea. It’s not as disgusting as it looks!

The first one is noodles in some odd black sauce with vegetables in it. The second stuff is deep fried pork with even more vegetables on it. It was a nice change of pace from the spicy pork which I LOVE.

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10.19.2009, Mon

Papa Johns Pizza in South Korea

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categories: daejeon, food, korea, photography, pictures

Check out all my posts about living in South Korea here:
http://www.jermilsadler.com/blog/category/korea/

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Most pizza in South Korea is completely different from pizza back home. They put corn and sweet potatoes and regular potatoes on it. I always want to ask, “WHY?!?!?!? Why would you ever ruin a pizza like that???”

But I found out about Papa John’s in Korea. It tastes JUST LIKE THE PAPA JOHN’S BACK HOME (I think). It’s really good and after a wild Friday or Saturday night, I love getting a huge greasy Papa John’s pizza the next afternoon.

They also have the wacky korean style pizza if that’s your thing. Not my preference though.

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