Today, I will let my Ignorance speak!
TweetAs the title would have it, I would like to show how the limit of my knowledge might be an example of how other hagwon owners experience the same limit to their knowledge. Someone sent me an very...
View ArticleSummer Vacation: In Beijing China!
TweetHello all!My summer vacation was a couple weeks ago, but my summer intensive morning classes just ended, so I finally have time to post my photos! Beijing was a bit dirty, and I really missed...
View ArticleKanghwa-No.
TweetI should have been making updates all throughout vacation, because there are a lot of topics that I want to hit, as a result of the things that have gone on during this time. But you know, that's...
View ArticleMy Beijing haggling bargains and Kuala Lumpur F21 Splurge
TweetI couldn't resist some of the things I saw in the markets in Beijing, particularly the Silk Market where the stall holders were happy to haggle with you. It was my first time haggling and it was...
View ArticleMan of the Week: David Lee McInnis
TweetI'm with M listing the bois she has, um, gotten to know since breaking up with her tofu boyfriend. Tofu cause he was boring. Sorry M. Thinking of all of the Kboys that have visited M's gates, I...
View ArticleFlatbooks Sale
TweetAs you might have guessed I love ebooks and my other project Photography Ebook Reviews is all about that. So I thought that I would just drop a little note to let you all in on a sale over at...
View ArticleThe journal, the apartment, the evil submissions -- the end in sight.
TweetNow that we got the bitchy post out of the way (although there is at least one more partially bitchy post coming, about grown men starting fights on boats -- look forward to that! -- am I the only...
View ArticleMy Husband’s Serenade
Tweet Last night, my husband tortured me with his ridiculous singing.KHAN: Na na na na na…ME: Honey, if you’re only going to sing nanana, I think you’d better sleep.KHAN: I’m singing our family song.My...
View ArticleThe Sticks: Bringing Korean Food to the Country
The Sticks: Bringing Korean Food to the Country TweetThe Sticks! Wow! I can't believe it's been almost a year since I've posted here! Life happens fast. Ha! It's been an incredible year for many...
View ArticleLearn Korean Ep. 38: "What"
Learn Korean Ep. 38: "What" TweetThis week brings us a brand new episode! Learn how to say "what" in Korean.Learn Korean Ep. 38: "What"How many ways could there be to say "what?" Well, a couple, but...
View ArticleKim Jong Un Has a Smartphone!!
Kim Jong Un Has a Smartphone!! TweetWill miracles never cease. I couldn't believe my eyes whenI read the other day that the infamous, fearless leader of the Hermit Kingdom is now equipped with a...
View ArticleMakgeolli School – An Adventure in Tasting
Makgeolli School – An Adventure in Tasting TweetA while ago our MMPK staff and a few die-hard makgeolli lovers got together for a night of education and tasting wonderment. We wanted to improve our...
View ArticleKorean Food and why it is so Great - Part 1
Korean Food and why it is so Great - Part 1 Tweet I often label Korean food as one of the significant plus points to living in Korea in my posts, but I am regularly amazed how so many people come back...
View ArticleWeekend in Fukuoka
TweetIn three words: clean, orderly, delicious.Definitely not Korea.Ric and I spent a long weekend in Fukuoka, Japan, a large-ish city about a thirty minute plane ride from Busan. After some intense...
View ArticleRamen Gone Wild
Ramen Gone Wild TweetRamen is serious business in Asia. Korean grocery stores devote aisles to it, and many of my students name it as their favorite food. On our recent trip to Fukuoka, we...
View ArticleSeoul's Modern Architectural Marvels
Seoul's Modern Architectural Marvels Tweet After the end of the Korean war, Seoul, like many Korean cities, was left in shambles. Reasonably so, rebuilding efforts were focused more on practicality...
View ArticleThe Palace
The Palace TweetOne of the buildings in the area being built back in 2007One of the tragedies of Ulsan’s housing boom was the numerous “busts” that came when the prices of apartments exceeded what...
View ArticleOur Weekend: One Year Anniversary!
TweetIt's been a whole year since Nick and I properly got together, so we decided to celebrate with how it all started...at the Baseball! As I had never watched a baseball game until I got to Korea, I...
View ArticleL2W - Kaesong Reopening, Hyundai Strike, & 50 Years of Stamina
L2W - Kaesong Reopening, Hyundai Strike, & 50 Years of Stamina Tweet 1. National1) Kaesong complex in N.Korea to reopenOfficials from South Korea and North Korea finally came to an agreement on...
View ArticleGay "Straight" Spots in Seoul
TweetKimchi Americano here again! This week I want to write about gay “straight” spots in Seoul. I hesitate to use the word “cruisy” because you probably won’t be having anonymous sex amongst the sale...
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