Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

44 days to write.

I left Canada on August 20 and arrived in Seoul, South Korea on August 21. I arrived in the island paradise of Jeju Island on August 29. I started teaching English the following Monday. I live on the scenic south side of the island and am enjoying myself. I have been forced out of my comfortable reclusive and semi-hermitic lifestyle.

Flying Away My Greens

Well, I am en-route to the Seoul of the Republic of Korea. doo-do-doo. From up here my ecological footprint looks like an ant. doo-wop.

30 Hours of Self-Doubt

In less than 30 hours I will be boarding a plane in Winnipeg headed to Calgary. Once in Calgary I will clear US customs and fly to Seattle. I will wait four hours in Seattle and then fly to Seoul, where I will be for 9 days or so. Then to the island paradise of Jeju which I will call … Continue reading

How to get to the middle

Today I received my visa. In a few shorts days I will be moved out of this apartment and moving back to the mother-city. Here is what I had to do to get to where I am right now. Apply online Communication with recruiter via email and phone calls. Get criminal record check and vulnerable sectors search (I’d suggest other … Continue reading

Genesis of an Idea

The realization that a decision is imminent and quite quickly approaching coupled with a newly found awareness that a drastic change is necessary are, together, the impetus for a neo-genesis of Elijah Rintrah and, subsequently, rintrah.ca.