The Waygook Book
A Foreigner's Guide to South Korea
Published on 18. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-0-578-44981-4 (ISBN)
Description
Sometimes home is best understood from the other side of the world. It’s Chicago in 2012, and Matthew has three jobs, two degrees, and one relentless itch to return home to Ohio. Rather than drive 317 miles east to Columbus, he and his wife travel 6600 miles west to teach English in South Korea. Follow Matthew as he navigates living, working and traveling in the Land of the Morning Calm. Whether he’s plucking gray hairs for a co-teacher, visiting a toilet museum, or starring in a Johannes Gutenberg documentary, Matthew approaches each new adventure along his journey home with wit, heart, and a good dose of cluelessness.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
374 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-578-44981-4 (9780578449814)
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Person
Matthew Caracciolo is a travel writer who primarily focuses on South Korea, the Midwest, and his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. His work has appeared on Amateurtraveler.com, in the Daegu Compass, Columbus Navigator, Columbus: A Book Project, and his blog on matthewcaracciolo.com. The Waygook Book: A Foreigner's Guide to South Korea is his debut novel. He lives in Columbus with his wife and their son.