Melanie's Mostly Writing

I’m not a pundit who can offer analysis, nor am I the biggest fan of soccer. The last World Cup I remember watching a lot of was the 1998 World Cup in France because I had French friends then. That was also the last time, coincidentally, that Scotland qualified. But, today as always, I am…

Today we came to my sister-in-laws house in Mungyeong for the weekend. It’s a little slice of paradise here. Their garden is full of twisty pine trees and various colourful flowers as well as ponds with hopping frogs. I love wandering around the garden. There’s a foot spa cafe too which is very nice to…

It’s getting so warm here. 34 degrees celsius some days. And it’s only going to get hotter as the weeks go on. I sweat away in the classroom because, if we put the aircon on, the children complain they are cold! As a Scot I don’t think I’ll ever get used to Korean summers. We’re…