The Gluten-Free Nomad: Screen Golf

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Screen Golf

Screen golf is a Korean phenomenon. Basically you play a round of golf, indoors, hitting the ball into a screen. You can play 1, 3, 6, 9, or 18 holes, all while sitting around on some couches instead of walking a course. Perfect for cold weather. Making golf into an even lazier sport? This would be huge in America.

Location:Sang-dong,Bucheon-si,South Korea

2 comments:

UnknownMarch 29, 2011 at 5:01 PM
its all in the hips
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UnknownMarch 31, 2011 at 7:23 PM
i bet your swing looks great
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In March 2010, I was diagnosed with celiac disease, an inherited, autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats. The only treatment available to those afflicted with Celiac disease is to follow a lifelong gluten-free diet.

As one of my greatest interests in life is world travel, this revelation posed quite the dilemma: should I stay at home and give myself the greatest chance to remain healthy? or should I satisfy my curiosity by continuing to journey the world, but at the same time putting myself at risk of illness along the way?

I chose the latter. In November 2010, I packed my bags and took a one-way flight to Asia. During the next eight months, I received my TESOL (Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certification from TEFL International in Phuket, Thailand and subsequently worked as an English Kindergarten teacher in Gwangju, South Korea. I also traveled sans gluten to Cambodia, China, North Korea (gulp), Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Laos, India and the United Kingdom.

I hope that this site (along with the new gfnomad.com) serves to motivate those who suffer from Celiac disease to pursue our ambitions and not allow the strict diet to prevent us from exploring the world. So tell your family, tell your friends. Be an advocate!

"Activism is my rent for living on this planet." -Alice Walker