The Seoul Patch

Read the ramblings of a middle-aged American teacher, writer and soccer coach teaching English in Seoul, South Korea since August, 2008. Expect entries on education, lesson planning, politics, soccer, food, culture ... and travel

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Japan, Tokyo: Ueno

I visited Tokyo for four days during Chuseok, a last minute decision that I ended up very happy with. I booked a hotel on-line, based on Tr...

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Book Report: What I Read on My Vacation

Marley & Me by John Grogan - tender, touching, and at times riotously funny, this is a book for anyone who ever loved a dog, or even...

Nepal: Where I Stayed

Hotel Utse The Utse is centrally located on Jyatha Road in the Thamel district of Kathmandu. The lobby and restaurant are loaded with dark...

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Nepal, Kathmandu: Street Shrines and Stupas

I read two lists, one putting Nepal as the 19th poorest country on earth, in GDP, and the other as 16th poorest, in terms of "human dev...

Nepal, Kathmandu: Markets

No matter how impoverished a country, how slight its market, Coke and Pepsi can be counted on to battle for their share of it. Of course,...

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About Me

Tuttle: After twenty-plus years teaching science and math in semi-rural Georgia, I have been in Seoul, South Korea teaching Conversational English to Seoul public school students since 2008. So far, so good.

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