2014 Horsies
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View ArticleStill Here, but Buuusy
TweetTo the readers of FROM KOREA WITH LOVE, sorry for not updating my blog for more than a month. This is what has kept me busy these past few weeks. I’ll tell you all about it soon. Thank you for...
View ArticleKorean Phrases Ep. 16: “눈이 빠지도록” &“입에 침이 마르도록”
TweetThis week I cover two new Korean idioms.“눈이 빠지도록” &“입에 침이 마르도록”"So that your eyes fall out"&"So that the saliva in your mouth dries up"What could these phrases possibly mean? Find out...
View ArticleValentine's Day Date Ideas: Ice Skating
TweetIt’s February and love is in the air! With only 14 days until Valentine's day do you have the perfect date planned yet? If not no need to panic. Seoulmates’ is here to help you out. We’ll be...
View ArticleSouth Korea's Best Themed Cafes
South Korea's Best Themed Cafes TweetOver the past decade, coffee shops have taken over the streets throughout South Korea; it's impossible to walk around neighborhood without running into a...
View ArticleNakdong River, Daegu Branch
Nakdong River, Daegu Branch TweetI am never happier than when I am walking along a vast river, taking photos and listening to good music. I am but a simple man...For sure, one of the reasons I miss...
View ArticleNY Times on Spam in Korea: The Glamour of 'Pink Bricks of Pork Shoulder'
NY Times on Spam in Korea: The Glamour of 'Pink Bricks of Pork Shoulde Tweet For those who have spent an extended time in South Korea, all will know (and likely joke) about the giving of Spam as a...
View Article5 Things That I Specifically Hate About Korea
5 Things That I Specifically Hate About Korea TweetBy Larry Lawrence“Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.” ~Samuel JohnsonLike fans of a bloodsport worthy of Caesar, a...
View ArticleSea of Ire - One Writer's Battle Against North Korea's Most Worrying Mega-Cliche
Sea of Ire - One Writer's Battle Against North Korea's Most Worrying M TweetDamaged houses on Yeonpyoung IslandBy BosmosisIn November 2010, North Korean howitzers opened fire on a populated area on...
View ArticleBad Times in Shinjuku
TweetI shuffled in ahead of my friends to a bathroom full of bare-arsed Japanese salary-men getting ready for another gruelling 16-hour shift. I lumbered my naked, hulking frame under a vacant shower,...
View ArticleLike Father, Like Daugher–the Importance of Investigative Journalism
TweetBy Kim Soo RinMy father has never been a teller. We talk for hours about the importance of journalism in a democratic society, the music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, or whether Prot from the 2001...
View ArticleWhy Go Out? Everyone Delivers
TweetBy Jen Lee When it comes to delivery, living in Korea is pretty great. I’m still not sure how everyone manages to stay skinny when even things like a McDonald’s meal have the option of being...
View ArticleRevisiting the Blind Fortune Tellers of Mia-ri
TweetBy IwazaruWith the Chinese New Year commencing on January 31, and the Year of the diligent, disciplined and cooperative Wood Horse rising with the new moon, for many in the East it’s a felicitous...
View ArticleSpreading Savoir-Faire: the Rise of French Restaurants in Korea Since 2000
TweetBy Hal SwindallOn the face of it, few countries could be more dissimilar than Korea and France. The former was historically known as “the Hermit Kingdom,” while the latter has long sought to be...
View ArticleBack in the USSA
TweetBy Lee ScottIt had been six years since I returned to my friends and family back in Oklahoma. When I first left my home state in 2002, it was necessary to fly from Oklahoma City to Chicago or...
View ArticleLASIK/LESEK in Busan
TweetBy FIONA VAN TYNE Getting Eye surgery was something that I was thinking about before I came to Busan, not seriously but I thought about it. the main thing stopping me before was the price. Even...
View ArticleQueer Links from the Week
TweetSourceChristian Daily: No Longer Gay, Rather Saved by Jesus (in Korean)*TKQ: I was going to translate this article, but it was rather long and not anything different from what you hear in the...
View ArticleA Complaint About People Complaining About People Who Complain
A Complaint About People Complaining About People Who Complain TweetMe getting prepared to complain about the purpose of modern art, I believe.Shoot me if you like, but the 'forget about our...
View ArticleSeonunsa Temple – 선운사 (Gochang, Jeollabuk-do)
TweetThe beautiful early morning view of the temple courtyard at Seonunsa Temple. Hello Again Everyone!!Seonunsa Temple was first constructed in 577 A.D. by seon master, Geumdan. The temple fell in to...
View ArticleHow to use Evernote for Photography
TweetI used to be a pen and paper kind of photographer. That means that a lot of my thoughts, ideas, location picks, designs and whatnot were scattered across countless notebooks. I used to have one...
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