Archive for December, 2008
In the future, we’ll all have flying cars
Tuesday morning I had a tour of the Yonsei University Library. As we walked from the old library to the new, my guide said, “We’re now leaving the 20th century, and entering the 21st.” I thought this was a little dramatic until I saw the space. Turns out, she was telling the literal truth. I [...]
Jet Lag
It’s 4:00 AM and I’m awake, so I though I’d give a quick update on Monday’s activities.
First off I gave a presentation about Simmons GSLIS to the Yonsei LIS students. Despite being in the middle of final exams (I feel bad about being here during exams), about 15 students attended. There is definitely high interest [...]
Seoul may be the most wired city in the world…
… but Macs have a teeny tiny piece of the market share and the wifi won’t work on my computer. (Students who will be attending the travel course take note: if you have a mac, it may not be worth hauling over here.) Jee Yeon has been kind enough to loan me a laptop for [...]
Settling in to Seoul
I’ve been in Seoul for just about 24 hours now. My companions for the week – two graduate assistants kind enough to schlep me all over town for the next few days – picked me up at the airport Saturday evening and treated me to my first Korean meal (vegetable bi bim bap with ginseng).
I’m [...]
