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[HiKorea Hostel(Guest house) in Haeundae, Busan] a Gift from Bangladesh!!! :)
TweetToday, we recieved a gift from a boy live in Bangladesh. YAY!We met through WORLD VISION.Thanks, AKTER! The drawing is so cute!♥I wish I could see you someday. :)Merry christmas, my dear...
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The Story behind “The Anapji Shot”
TweetEvery time you take a good picture, regardless of your standing in the photographic world, you will have somebody say “This photo should be in National Geographic!” It is a common statement as in...
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Undol -v- Radiators
TweetIn a classroom I teach in the heating hasn’t been working since who knows when. It has probably been broken since the summer. It’s one of those awful heaters that doubles as an air-conditioner,...
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4 Hypotheses on Why China Suddenly Declared this New Air Defense Zone
4 Hypotheses on Why China Suddenly Declared this New Air Defense Zone TweetIf you haven’t yet seen the zone’s geography, here it is to the left, complete with its overlap with the Korean and Japanese...
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Espana Part 4: Barcelona
TweetAlthough three weeks in England was still in front of me the final part of my journey through Europe would be in Barcelona, the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalunya and the home...
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How to ru(i)n your business
TweetWe all make mistakes, and as long as they are not too big, and we don’t repeat the same mistakes over and over again, you should be in a better place after the experience. In business and media...
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Thankful
TweetSo, last year some of us (AKA,me) maybe weren’t as grateful as we should have been. In fact, maybe some of us (AKA, me again) were a little whiny and homesick and frustrated by what our friends...
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Goodbye Korea!
TweetIt's a grey and rainy November morning in England. We finally got back last night after a long, long journey. It doesn't feel like we've actually left Korea, it feels like we'll be going back in a...
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싸이먼은 누구인가?#1 [프롤로그/이유/목표/마중물삶/왜?]
Tweet(photo:Simon in USA‘한달간의 자기계발여행중’ credit:www.iwritelight.net)[Prologue]또 그랬다.그렇게 또 12월이 코앞으로 다가왔다.늘 그랬다.이맘 때가 되면 늘 올 한해는 어떻게 보냈나.뭘 했나.내가 뭐가 달라졌나. 나는 올 한해 더 나은 사람이 되었나.여러 질문들이 머리 속으로 가슴 속으로 파고든다.이...
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Article 16
TweetInvisible step musleup practice: It is my own body. If I can not even control my own body what can I even control in my life? -Coach Simon Kang목표는 100% 통제된 움직임.내몸이다.내몸뚱아리 하나 통제 못하는 힘과 의지로 그 무엇을 이룰...
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Korean Phrases Ep. 12: “비행기를 태우다” &“비위를 맞추다”
TweetNew episode! This week let's dive into two new idioms - one of them is for beginners, and one of them is for more intermediate learners, but both are useful."비행기를 태우다" - Something about an...
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Gayspeak: 노콘 (bareback)
Tweet빨리 엎드려봐 (Turn around quickly)I think I talked about this a bit on a post on safe sex back in October of 2012, but felt it was deserving of its in post in light of the popularity of my translation...
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Should Race and Culture be Off-Limits in Comedy?
Should Race and Culture be Off-Limits in Comedy? TweetImage by Gage SkidmoreHaving lived in Korea for nearly 5 years now (and married into a Korean family for over 3 years), the way Korea and Asia as...
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Infinite Challenge – Yoo Jaeseok Reads a Petition in Classical Chinese
TweetThis blogger does not often watch Korean television shows (and only occasionally follows K-dramas or K-pop). It was thus a pleasant surprise to see Classical Chinese (漢文, 한문) in the context of...
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Bukdaeam Hermitage – 북대암 (Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do)
TweetThe amazing view from Bukdaeam Hermitage onto Unmunsa Temple down below.Hello Again Everyone,It had been a couple years since I last visited Unmunsa Temple, and it had been just as long since I...
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Archiving
TweetOver the past couple of weeks I have been busy going through old photographs from travels long since finished and uploading the to my flickrpage.Derrynane, Co. Kerry, Ireland, July 2013It started...
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Making Connections: An Expat’s Journey Through Korean History, Politics and...
TweetBy Taryn AssafAs expats, and as English teachers, many of us come to Korea not too long after we’ve finished university. At university, our lives are often transformed. We become familiar with the...
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Queer Links from the Week
TweetA couple of these links are about the HIV testing for foreign teachers ... However, I included them here for interested readers.Global Giving: Rainbow Teen Safe SpaceKimchi Monster: HIV Testing of...
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Asan Folk Festival 2013!!
TweetThis time of year is always a busy season for Makgeolli, and we are only now getting the time to collect ourselves and reflect on the past few months. Back in October we had the annual Asan Folk...
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Weekend: ENGLAND!
TweetI can't believe it's already the 2nd of December! That means my Monday morning started with 2 pieces of my advent calendar chocolate bar! Small things!I have to say that my first weekend in...
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