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I had my friends help create, set up, and execute the Hula...
TweetI had my friends help create, set up, and execute the Hula Girls’ Phobooth theme camp at Korea Burn 2013, September 13-15. Think Burning Man in Korea.The torrential downpour on Friday night had...
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These are my top albums of 2013 in no particular order. I...
TweetThese are my top albums of 2013 in no particular order. I listened to these albums on repeat, I love them, and they defined this year.Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside - Untamed BeastThe...
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Must Coffee Lab, Taewha-dong, Ulsan
TweetThis a test. To see if I can knock out a post using only my phone and the Blogger app. Where as my usual process takes weeks, sometimes months to bear fruit the hope is this method can be more...
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Fotophest: Hong Kong
TweetHong Kong is a city of contrasts, an assault on the senses, the resting place of the British Empire, and China’s capitalist wet dream. Whatever cheesy description you use, the city is fucking...
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Jangun Jip (장군 집)
TweetName: Jangun Jip (장군 집)Location: BongcheonReviewed by: Mama’s and Papa’s on: October 15th, 2013Thoughts: Tucked away in a back alley not far from Bongcheon station is a collection of average...
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This year we had a five-day Chuseok (추석) holiday, September 18 -...
TweetThis year we had a five-day Chuseok (추석) holiday, September 18 - 22, 2013. At work, we dressed in traditional Korean hanbok (한복) and made songpyeon (송편). Songpyeon is a Korean traditional rice...
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Majung (마중)
TweetName: Majung (마중)Location: InsadongReviewed by: Mama’s and Papa’s on: September 21st, 2013Thoughts: A lot of houses in Insadong pour their bottled makgeolli into a kettle and call it their ‘house...
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The Room
TweetFresh off a couple days of R&R at the Nongshim, Graham and I were feeling pretty good! The jet lag had worn off a bit and we were finally able to stay up past 9pm as well as sleep through the...
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Heart and Seoul
TweetDuring the winter, Ric and I pretty much turn into a couple of semi-hibernating couch potatoes who are really only interested in popcorn, napping, and superhero movies. Thus, we have no new...
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My January Diplomat Essay: Top 5 Northeast Asian Security Stories in 2013
TweetI know these exercises in end-of-year top 5s or top 10s can be silly or fanciful. But there is some value to trying prioritization. Part of social science is determining causal weights – which...
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Paragliding in Busan
Tweet‘Maybe we can’t go today’ I am told. I guess there’s no controlling the wind, I think, and prepare myself for the disappointment. Two minutes later I am ushered urgently into a pink helmet and...
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Goals for the Blog in 2014
TweetI would like to thank my readers for following my blog. It pleases me to see that there are many others who appreciate this highly undervalued, often neglected, and sometimes derided part of...
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A few friends and I went to Seoraksan (설악산) in October to catch...
TweetA few friends and I went to Seoraksan (설악산) in October to catch the leaves changing color.There are two things I have to recommend:First, hike to Ulsanbawi (울산바위), a rock formation in the...
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In Chiang Mai
TweetI am in Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand, and I will be here until the end of February. If you’re looking for commentary and photography on life in the penninsula you’ve come to...
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Dear Korea #107 - Can't Stop, Won't Stop
TweetAs some of you may have noticed, I went a little quiet during the past few weeks. Really, I have no excuse for that. I do apologize, and I hope to be more responsible about it in the future. On...
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Seoul Search II: Eat, Don’t Sleep, Rave, Repeat
TweetThis is pretty overdue, but the past few times I’ve been in Seoul, I’ve been to some amazing concerts and places. So take a deep breath and get ready for a trip, because it’s about to get surreal...
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Celebrated my second American Thanksgiving in Korea. On...
TweetCelebrated my second American Thanksgiving in Korea. On Thanksgiving day, a few of us gathered to eat lamb skewers. Afterward, we drew finger turkeys at a coffee shop.We each reflected on what we...
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Queer Links from the Week
TweetSourceHankyoreh: Korea’s first-ever HIV ‘Coming Out Party’ to be held later this monthNU Asian: Hidden citizens of Korea: Uncovering the LGBT community in South KoreaSeoulistic: Korea Q&A:...
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Defending the Tiger Mother
Defending the Tiger Mother TweetFirst let me start with what I am not defending, and that is the whole idea of tiger mothering. Perhaps it breeds success, maybe it gives some children a leg-up in the...
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Registration for MMP Jan 18th Meeting Open!!!
TweetHappy New Year Mamas & Papas!!! It’s been a long time since we have sat around the Makgeolli table with you all, but it’s time to get back in the swing of things. Our very first meeting of...
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