The Waygook Book
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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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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
