Osaka V2
TweetOver 6 months ago we visited Osaka for 3 days, for me, that was more than enough.We visited all the tourist spots in 1 day on a 38 degree wether, it was HORRIBLE, lots of humidity, sweating like...
View ArticleLearn Korean Ep. 51: Like
TweetThis week brings us a brand new episode in the "Learn Korean" series.There's also a free PDF version of this lesson, with extra information and examples, on the YouTube PDFs page (link at top).You...
View ArticleSuDam: Anyone been to this spa service?
TweetI keep seeing ads for this spa service in Korea on Ivan City and wanted to ask if any of my readers have visited. Looking at their webpage it looks like a little bit more of a spa treatment......
View ArticleMihwangsa Temple – 미황사 (Haenam, Jeollanam-do)
TweetThe amazing view of the sea from Mihwangsa Temple.Hello Again Everyone!!Mihwangsa Temple, which means Beautiful Gold Temple, in English, after the creation myth of the temple, was first...
View ArticleWho Are the People in Your Neighborhood?
TweetWe live, as Ric is fond of telling people, at the corner of Drunk and Stupid, on a street where one or another of our neighbors is always getting in a drunken shouting match or fistfight with...
View ArticleLeavings
TweetSo I arrived back in Korea after three weeks in Bali. I’m going to refrain from a Bali ramble and just say that it was wonderful and you should go. That’s probably all anyone wants to hear about...
View ArticleI Threw Soda in Ajumma’s Face and I’m Not Sorry
TweetLast Saturday was supposed to be a happy reunion with friends, since my husband and I got back from our three-month vacation in the Philippines and hubby’s best buddy had just arrived from Japan....
View ArticleQueer Groups at Korean Universities
TweetI was planning on writing a post about queer groups at Korean Universities (my boyfriend is a member of QIS at Seoul National giving me the idea) but apparently it has already been done! Good job...
View ArticleFor Those Hard to Find Expat Food Items
TweetSome stuff is just hard to get over here. Like biscuit mix or enchilada sauce. And other stuff is insanely expensive in Korea–like multivitamins. Add to this the logistical (and potentially...
View ArticleHong Setae – Seven Songs of Yeomgok Excerpt
TweetHong Setae (洪世泰, 홍세태, 1653-1725) was a Chosun Dynasty poet. He was of the Namyang Hong Clan (南陽洪氏, 남양홍씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Dojang (道長, 도장); and his pen names (號, 호) were Changrang (滄浪,...
View ArticleDear Korea #115 - One Victory at a Time
Tweet Welp, here’s the finale. That’s right readers, I got my license. It took a little longer than I wanted it to, but I’m just happy it’s over.That being said, I think I’ve developed a bit of a fear...
View ArticleCommunication Breakdown
TweetBy Das Messer “In much of your talking, thinking is half murdered. For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its’ wings but cannot fly.” – Kahlil Gibran, The...
View ArticleFive Misconceptions about Korea
TweetHaving lived in Korea for roughly four years now, we’ve heard countless questions and comments about the country. Most of them are curious, good natured notions that we’re happy to answer. Some,...
View ArticleBook Review – 論語注疏(논어주소) 정태현 이성민 역
Tweet論語注疏(논어주소) — 鄭太鉉(정태현)-李聖敏(이성민) 譯 Analects Annotated by He Yan and Xing Bing Translated by Jeong Taehyeon and Yi SeongminBibliographic SummaryTitle: 論語注疏(논어주소) (Analects of Confucius Annotated by...
View ArticleDuDu (두두)
TweetName: DuDu (두두)Location: HyehwaReviewed by: Mamas and papas on January 18th, 2014Thoughts: A very bright, new and clean makgeolli house with a coffee shop ambiance. Sign posted with the...
View ArticleWhat do you recommend packing for a first teacher living a year in S.K? What...
TweetFirst of all, I recommend bringing at least $1000 USD of spending cash for the first month. Pack toiletries as if you were going on vacation, just so you have enough until you are fully settled...
View ArticleQueer Korea: A Historical Perspective
Queer Korea: A Historical Perspective TweetA powerpoint for a lecture I gave today on Queer Korea at UCSD focusing on the existence of Korean identities throughout Korea's history. Basic, but to the...
View ArticleRegistration for March 22nd Meeting OPEN!!
TweetWe are not usually big fans of the flavored makgeolli out there, but it might just be because we haven’t found the right one! Our next location has been featured on the popular Korean food TV...
View ArticleMy Latest for Lowy: “On the Contemporary China-Wilhelmine Germany Analogy,...
TweetThere is so much analogizing of contemporary China to Wilhelmine Germany (here’s yet another one), that I thought a longer treatment would be in order. I wrote this originally for the Lowy...
View ArticleSookmyung Women’s University Invites Filipina Marriage Migrants to...
TweetAll Filipino women married to Koreans are invited to participate in the Filipino Women’s Study spearheaded by Sookmyung Women’s University Food and Nutrition Department. Those who are divorced or...
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