Dears, I’ve jotted down a quick to-do list for my time in Seoul. Four days with one big thing to tackle each day. Note that visiting a bathhouse is tops. The Korean Jimjilbang was a saving grace last time I was on the Peninsula. One place where I felt really comfortable despite being an Amazon…

Dears, Today, in something of a trial run (runs?) for Korea, I enjoyed a meal of Bibempap with my pals Peter and Selene. Back when I lived in Seoul in 1988, I ate a lot of Bibempap, which essentially is hot rice and veggies with an egg on top and some crazy spicy paste mixed…

Dears, What follows below, in italics, is one of the days in Seoul that I survived 25 years ago–a day someone else didn’t live to see. And one I plan to revisit next week. Rachel and I caught the first cab and made it back to Gangnam and English Language International in record speed. Waiting…