F*** Valencia, Ulsan's where it's at.

                                                   

First of all, welcome to my new blog. Here you'll find regular musings, moans, anecdotes and adventures from the days and months ahead. At times it may be interesting, and at others probably not, but it will be as regular as a visit to the loo after a night of awful Korean beer and soju. Life in Korea is never dull, and I will endeavor to share with you some of the highs and lows of life on the R.O.K.

Okay, it's official...next month I will return to Korea. It wasn't part of the plan, and although I always knew I'd return in the future, it certainly wasn't meant to be so soon. It has come about because I've been the victim of an elaborate hoax...in a nutshell, I signed a contract for a job in Valencia that didn't exist. The details are complex, but the reality is I've lost a lot of money, had a dream job disappear before my eyes, and found myself bewildered, broke, and back home at mum's with my tail between my legs.
That said, I am over the initial anger and utter disappointment, and look forward to my imminent return to the R.O.K. I will live in Ulsan, a city I know little about, and I look forward to exploring my new surroundings.

With three weeks to go until my departure, the countdown begins, and as the England footy team once again prepare to go abroad and get battered and embarrassed on foreign soil...so do I.

See you on the other side.