In Korea, one frequently sees bent over old women walking around. Their backs are painfully bent into acute angles. People say it is a symptom of a lifetime spent in the rice fields. It is explained with both

Construction on the bathrooms in our department continues. Aug 17: Now when I walk into the washroom, the lights come on automatically and classical music starts to play. It really sets the mood when I'm sitting

We are in the dog days of summer. I never knew what exactly that phrase meant. Oh, I knew it meant it was hot. But I didn't know why it meant that. Now I do. In

I come up with the clever plan of seducing my mother-in-law. You can tell how old a Korean woman is by how curly hair is. They start with long straight hair. Perhaps it doesn't start long,

I'm sitting in Dong-Daegu station, waiting for the train to Seoul. I see a dumpy white guy in shorts and a polo shirt with a sweater tied over his shoulders. I look around to see if

Kitchen sinks in Korea are big- a single sink the size of a double sink. And the drains are big too. They have a big drain with a deep basket in it that catches all the food bits.

April! Tax month. It's the busiest time of the year for mathematicians. Tax is about summing things up, and taking percentages. This calls for a mathematician. The calls I get from accountants at this time of

There is a professor in our college that looks like Bill Clinton. I call him the Korean Bill Clinton. A handsome man with a head full of white hair. And the similarities don't end there. He