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Quan An Vietnam by Benny Palma
TweetThis review comes from longtime great guy Benny "The Jet" Palma. He loves Vietnamese food and was going on and on about how great this place delivers a Vietnamese vibe. I asked him to write this...
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2,202 Days
TweetBy ISC Media TeamContributors: Ben Cooper, Dae-Han Song, Kellyn Gross, Taryn AssafWe are all leaders, not just as a collection of individuals, but as persons embedded in different kinds of...
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Typical
TweetIt wouldn’t be a snow day in If I Had A Minute T0 Spare Towers if I didn’t have a stream of photographs of the lovely traffic jam inducing whiteness.Hark! Here they cometh. Snow photos from...
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Another Queer Weekend
TweetFinals are done! Which means I can post again about gay happenings in Seoul. Like the launching event for Cutt, a new gay app.This event takes place in Jongno's Owoo bar (my favorite place for...
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Why?
TweetWhen you have the opportunity to “work for yourself”, the question of why you would do it will pop up. Why would you start an English school in South Korea? The easy answer is “’cause I...
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The Land of Distraction - Smart Phone Zombies
The Land of Distraction - Smart Phone Zombies TweetAccording to CNN's "10 things South Korea does better than anywhere else", over 78% of people in Korea have a smart phone and this rises to an...
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Media’s perspective of foreigners can be better
Media’s perspective of foreigners can be better TweetEdited version published in Joongang Daily, http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2981768I have lived in Korea for...
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TweetWell. Here I sit in a back room of the family homestead here in Texas. It's not a small house, but throughout the day, at various times, it is full to the brim with three to four little ones, two...
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시간관리의 비밀?
Tweet그럴 때가 있다.어릴 때.답답해서. 우울해서. 화가 나서. 짜증나서.집앞을 나섰는데 막상 갈 곳이 없을 때.그저 무작정 걷는다. 그런데 갈 곳이 없다. 결국 배가 고프다. 밥 먹으러 집에 다시 들어온다. 어린 시절 방학이 시작되던 날. 군대에서 휴가를 받던 날.얼마나 기뻤는지. 기다리고 기다리던 방학이고 휴가였다. 얼마나 하고싶은 것도 많았고,...
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Korean Phrases Ep. 13: "국수를 먹다"&"애를 먹다"
TweetLet's learn two more useful Korean idioms in this week's new episode.국수를 먹다 "to eat noodles"&애를 먹다 "to eat... umm... 애?"Find out what they mean and how to use them~Korean Phrases Ep. 13: "국수를...
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Shopping Shenanigans
Tweet Here’s a random moment in my life. Eric had asked me to go along on his shopping endeavor in order to get that female POV. I suggested calling our good friend Willie, who is the master of style....
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Bogyeongsa Temple – 보경사 (Seodaeshin-dong, Busan)
TweetThe view of Mt. Gubongsan from behind the main hall at Bogyeongsa Temple in Busan.Hello Again Everyone!!So I continued to explore the Seodaeshin-dong part of Busan, which also includes the Busan...
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Mexican Food, Korean Style
TweetMexican food, or at least its Americanized, cheese-drenched iteration, is nearly impossible to find in Korea. Since Ric and I were used to weekly visits to La Carreta or Pancho Villa’s when we...
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Robert E. Kelly's Intro to North Korea’ Essay for Al Jazeera Center for Studies
Robert E. Kelly's North Korea’ Essay for Al Jazeera Center for Studies TweetThe pic is me and my NK guide in front of one of the many ubiquitous statues of Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang.Besides running a...
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Korean Cityscapes
Korean Cityscapes TweetA while ago I posted about rooftops around Ulsan and found that people found them useful. However, I want to expand on the topic of shooting from the tops of these buildings. I...
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The Asiana Crash - Korean Respect Culture Under the Spotlight and Justifiably so
TweetEven before the Asiana crash, I had been warning of the perils of Korean respect culture. Then immediately after it, the suspicions about the cause of the crash started to resemble Malcolm...
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Queer Links from the Week
TweetSourceAsian Junkie: SHINee’s Jonghyun stands up for LGBT rights + student protests against governmentKBS World: Gay Couple Plans to Register Marriage in S. KoreaThe Korea Times: Same-sex couple...
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Gangneung Bus Station
TweetPosted on December 16, 2013 by Conor O'Reilly under 2013, Photography, TravelWhat this place is is a blur. A moment of passing. Transit. From there to here or from somewhere else to another place....
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ISC Research Paper: U.S. Government Shutdown
TweetRecently, the US federal government shutdown has made a great splash in international news. And while the shutdown was ended by a last minute deal between the Republicans and Democrats on October...
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[국제전략센터 연구보고서 2] 미국 연방정부의 셧다운 사태
Tweet최근, 미국연방정부의 셧다운(일부 폐쇄) 사태가 국제 뉴스를 뜨겁게 달구었다. 이 사태는 10월 16일 공화당과 민주당이 막판에 협의가 도출되면서 일단락되었다. 하지만 이 문제는 해결된 것이 아니라 2014년 1월 15일로 잠시 미뤄진 것뿐이다. 내년이 오면 공화당이 오바마케어(건강보험 개혁안)와 재정문제에 대한 논쟁을 재개하려고 할 것이기 때문에...
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