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Follow Us Around: 부산대 (Busan University)
Follow Us Around: 부산대 (Busan University) TweetAs most of you may know, we don’t actually live in Busan. We live in Yangsan, a city of about 300,000 just north of Busan that is connected to the city by...
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The trouble of letting go
The trouble of letting go TweetThe hiring and firing process in the ESL world in Korea is contentious to say the least. I myself have run into a great many issues regarding both, and not only in...
View ArticleToothpaste is not spicy
TweetI say this here so I don’t explode on a random Korean. It really annoys me when I share American gum or toothpaste with a Korean and they say, “너무 매워요!” It really, really annoys me. Minty stuff is...
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Cornerside Chilli Cha Cha ♥ 길모퉁이 칠리차차
TweetToday’s feature is a hit 맛집 (Taste House) in Seoul with all the young people~ a small hole in the wall around Hapjeong 합정 that specializes in fun flavors of croquettes and American-style chilli,...
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Cyprus
TweetI thought Turkey was going to be sadly behind me but I came to the realisation a few days before my departure that, my next destination, Cyprus, was indeed partially owned by Turkey. I guess this...
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Back To School
TweetIt's Friday already, this week has flown by way too quickly. I haven't really done much, but at the same time I've been really busy.I forgot to mention that on Monday evening we went to Beomosa...
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The Bangkok Experience Part 1: Erawan Museum and Muay Thai Fight Night
TweetIs this touristy? Well, yes it is! Going to Bangkok, Thailand for vacation showed me a couple things. First, I really want to travel more. Second, I really need to travel more. I suppose it...
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Seamus Heaney
TweetSeamus Heaney died today. He was 74. By no means a young man, but in this day and age it cannot be denied that one of the world’s greatest poets has left us early, and this is to say nothing of...
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Learn Korean Ep. 39: "Don't"
Tweet"With great power, comes great Korean lessons." Or something like that.This new week brings us a new episode.Learn how to say "don't" in this week's lesson.Also be sure to check out the free PDF...
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Busan Slut Walk Sat. Aug. 31, 6-7 PM, Seomyeon
Busan Slut Walk Sat. Aug. 31, 6-7 PM, Seomyeon TweetTONIGHT! Busan Slut Walk Sat. Aug. 31, 6-7 PM, SeomyeonThis flyer was created by the event's organizers: Don't Do That I am writing today about...
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2013 Buddha’s Birthday~ Parade, Festival, & River lantern show
TweetThis year I went out to enjoy the festivities at the Yeon Deung Hwae Lotus Lantern Festival as usual for Buddha’s Birthday in Korea! This holiday and festival is one of the cutest and most...
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Mt. Seondosan – 선도산 (Gyeongju)
Tweet The royal tomb of King Beopheung on Mt. Seondosan in Gyeongju.Hello Again Everyone!!Other than the three temples on Mt. Seondosan in Gyeongju, there were five other sites we saw. It really goes...
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Goodbye, Friends, Hello, Friends: The August Expat Bloodbath
Goodbye, Friends, Hello, Friends: The August Expat Bloodbath TweetOn Sept. 13, I’ll have been in South Korea for seven months. You could definitely call me a veteran now.The thing with being a veteran...
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Attack of the Cute: Korean Edition
TweetJust when you thought you had seen all the adorable things on the Internet…. here is an entry into this year’s Dream Festival English competition from one of our sister campuses. Filed under:...
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Home to If I Had A Minute To Spare Towers
TweetI kid because I love. But in this case I’m not kidding. I do live in a tower, a twenty storey high tower pitched between what seems like a thousand other twenty storey high towers. Although mine...
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Vegan Month Of FOod
TweetLife is full of surprises and new beginnings. And this month is a doozy. I wanted to reboot the Vegan Urbanite with some fresh content and fanatic energy, so I’ve signed on for Vegan MOFO 2013. If...
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Dear Korea #096
TweetAnyone who has lived in Korea in the past two years or so should probably know exactly what store and which song this comic is referencing. For those of you that don’t, click here and enjoy. Be...
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Where the Engineer People Live
TweetWorking primarily as an English teacher and spending most of the last 10 years living in a one-room bachelor pad is all part of my life here in Korea. However, it is easy to think that that is how...
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Our Weekend
TweetIt's back to work today, but luckily all of our classes have been cancelled so we have some time to catch up before the mayhem of the second term starts.After a relaxing week last week, Nick and I...
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L2W - LIberal Rebels Nabbed, Big Mac Index, & Pricey Grooms
Tweet1. National1) Rebellion conspirators nabbedNational Intelligence Service agents raided homes of lawmaker Lee Seok-ki, and nine other members of the left wing Unified Progressive Party on Aug 28,...
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