Leaving Chicago. 1
Orientation. 13
A Hole in My Sock. 21
A New Job. 30
Colorful Daegu. 45
Becoming Metyu Teacher 57
No Place Like Home. 72
Visiting a Frenemy. 81
Pilgrimages to Seoul 91
A New School Year 101
The Wedding Factory. 112
Seonyudo. 119
The Demilitarized Zone. 125
A Summer of Choices. 134
Do You Know Jeju?. 146
A Gutenberg Documentary. 157
Two Trips to Busan. 167
A Second Round of Holidays. 176
That Far, Marvelous Country on the Bottom of the World. 182
Badminton in the Gym.. 197
Gyeongju Marathon. 204
The Korean Bucket List 211
Leaving Korea. 224
Epilogue. 233
About the Author 239
