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About the Author

Jen Barclay has written on Korea for the Korea Herald, Canada's Globe and Mail, Lonely Planet: Korea, and the Travelers Tales anthology A Woman's Asia. She is co-editor of AWOL: Tales for Travel-Inspired Minds.

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Product details

Paperback: 288 pages

Publisher: Summersdale (August 1, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1840246766

ISBN-13: 978-1840246766

Product Dimensions:

5 x 1 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces

Average Customer Review:

5.0 out of 5 stars

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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#1,018,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

In 2000, Jennifer Barclay's boyfriend, a drummer, secured a three month gig at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. Unhappy with her life in Toronto, she quits her job, and joins her boyfriend, Gavin, on what would ultimately be an inspiring trip to the "Land of the Morning Calm". The initial excitement quickly peters out as both Jennifer and Gavin struggle to integrate with life in Seoul, finding it unfriendly and soul-less. Gavin's day (night) job means that he spends most of the day sleeping before playing with the band at night. This life leaves Jennifer to her own devices for much of the day. Tiring of the urban sprawl that is Seoul, Jennifer begins to make solo trips away from Seoul, and begins to experience the "real" Korea. It is these journeys of exploration which is the basis of "Meeting Mr Kim".Much of the author's experience revolves around food - which is not surprising given the wide variety of dishes available in South Korea. The adventure with a dish of "mool naengmyun", as described in chapter three, "The Noodles and the Scissors" is hilarious. Of course, the author's experiences extend to more than just food and range from the challenges of traveling in Korea, dealing with bus trips to small cities and towns, hiking, visiting Buddhist temples (which can be an inspiration in itself), finding places to sleep, camping, as well as meeting Koreans along the way, Mr Lee, Mr Che and many more, some of whom remain nameless. The Mr Kim of the title was one of two older Korean men that the author met on one of the last of her trips out of Seoul, and who remains in email contact with the author. Because she was traveling alone, it seemed that people would go out of their way to be friendly and helpful to Jennifer - their random acts of kindness, such as a maintenance worker allowing Jennifer to enter a excavated tomb in Gyeongju which otherwise was closed for maintenance, is something that I identified with, having been the grateful and appreciative beneficiary of many such acts myself. Jennifer is overwhelmed with the constant acts of kindness that she encounters out in the smaller cities of Korea, and contrasts these with her experiences in Seoul.If I had a gripe with the book, it is about the depiction of Seoul - there is much more personality in the city than perhaps the author allows - at times she is looking to experience some culture, and struggles to find it, despite having a guidebook. I know from personal experience that there are many such places in Seoul (which I found using a guidebook), not least of which is the alleyways of Insadong (but perhaps she found it too touristy, as she clearly found with Itaewon). Another gripe is the spelling of the placenames - the older system of translating Korean into English is consistently used throughout (for example, Chongmyo for Jongmyo). As explained in an appendix, the transliteration system has been revised, and I would have preferred the newer system since it would probably be more familiar to the majority of readers.Jennifer clearly has fallen love with all things Korean - as many of us, often unexpectedly, do, having spent time in Korea. My fiancee and I lived there for a sometimes difficult year in 2001/2002 as an ESL teacher. Many ESL teachers have bad experiences in Korea, and are unable to separate their professional lives (which is usually where the difficulties arise) from their personal lives. Fortunately, the Korean friends that we made during our stay meant that we had very rewarding social lives (for some reason, probably because neither of us are drinkers, we didn't really socialise with the other ex-pat ESL teachers at our school who would generally just party during the weekends). As a result, I have a passion for all things Korean (although I admit to being a little unadventurous with the food - Jennifer definitely has the edge on me there!), and have been back to Korea several times since. "Meeting Mr Kim" was a refreshing read; the author bridles with unadulterated passion for Korea and Koreans, with an open-mindedness about new cultural experiences that is not always present in many travelers to Korea.I would definitely recommend this book to all Korea-philes like myself - it was a delight to read such an accessible travelogue of someone who is clearly just as passionate about Korea as I am. In the appendix, the author has even made suggestions where one can find Korean food in London! I would also suggest that prospective and current ESL teachers have a read as well; learn that there is more to life in Korea than just Seoul. Also, while it doesn't replace a history book, many chapters (there are 22 chapters, plus an appendix containing a Kimchi recipe, a basic bibliography and pointers for further information) begin with a little recap of some aspect of Korean history. But above all else, "Meeting Mr Kim" makes one appreciate the amazing experiences that are available to someone who is open-minded and willing to seek out those experiences.

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