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The Plastic Kiz & November On Earth (Live - The Stage, Downtown Daegu)
TweetOh Korea. You have gigs in weird places. A midweek show in the middle of the city for a noisy garage band and a quiet post-rock band. Accompaned by live street-art, beers and confused shoppers....
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How Koreans Celebrate Their 70th Birthday
How Koreans Celebrate Their 70th Birthday TweetLast Sunday, my husband’s third uncle celebrated his 70th birthday known as 고희 (gohui) or 칠순 (chilsun) in Korea. Korean seniors have three special...
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My Diplomat Essay for April: Unintended Consequences of US Alliances in Asia
TweetSo this month for the Diplomat I wrote a speculative essay on US alliances in Asia – reposted below, original here. I think some people over-read it to mean that the US should leave Asia or that I...
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In early April, I went to the 52nd annual Jinhae Gunhangje...
TweetIn early April, I went to the 52nd annual Jinhae Gunhangje Festival (진해군항제) also known as the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival. I don’t mind crowds and always have a good time at festivals in Korea,...
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In Memorial of those lost at the Sewol Disaster
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Hey guys, baseball is back in Korea! Fortunately, I live in the...
Tweet Get drinks outside of the stadium. Get food (e.g. chicken, kimbap, pork) outside of the stadium. See cheerleaders dance. See random K-poppers sing and dance. Watch baseball. Make a pom-pom out of...
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Teach
Teach TweetI saw ants wandering the crevasses of the sidewalk on this warm afternoon and realized that my journey here has come full circle. The trees that had lost their leaves, shivered and bloomed...
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Teach
TweetI saw ants wandering the crevasses of the sidewalk on this warm afternoon and realized that my journey here has come full circle. The trees that had lost their leaves, shivered and bloomed have...
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Korea Is Recruiting Crew Members for Incheon Asian Games
TweetThis year’s Asian Games will be held in Incheon, South Korea. This is the third time that the country is going to host the largest sporting event in Asia. The first time was in Seoul in 1986 and...
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What I've Learned From Traveling and Living Abroad: The Short List
What I've Learned From Traveling and Living Abroad: The Short List TweetApril 19th marks the five year anniversary of my big move from Smalltown, USA to the bustling metropolis that is Seoul, South...
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Learn Korean with "Korean Made Simple"
TweetIf you don't know already, the book "Korean Made Simple," which was crowd-funded through Kickstarter just a couple of months ago, is finally available for sale!You can check it out here, or find...
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Made a late January trip to Beartree Park (베어트리파크), made popular...
Tweet Entrance Tickets in months November to March are 8,000W for adults. April to October has different prices depending on the days. It's 10,000W during the week and 13,000W for admission on weekends...
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Independence in Colonial Asia
TweetTo look at a map of colonial Asia is to see many colours. It is one with lines, shaded areas, dots on maps. These signify territories, treaty ports, zones of influence, railways, and other new...
View ArticleI Just Want to Scream
Tweet I just want to scream, but I know it won’t do any good.I heard that a ferry to Jeju that was sinking. News implied all would get out alive. I thought it was Costa Concordia like, if only it was...
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Days after Sewol Tragedy
TweetWhen I woke up today, my husband was watching the news about the sinking of a ferry in South Korea that has brought sorrow all over the nation. It has been four days since the 6,825-ton vessel,...
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Baekyangsa Temple – 백양사 (Jangseong, Jeollanam-do)
Tweet The beautiful scenery at Baekyangsa Temple in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Baekyangsa Temple is located in Naejangsan National Park in the northern most part of Jeollanam-do. It...
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Several of my girlfriends and I have had laser hair removal done...
Tweet Walk from Lotte Mart in Ssangyong-dong towards Buldang-dong Take a right where you see large apartment complexes on your right. This is what you see after the first right you just took. Use the...
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Easter Sunday, Korea 2014: On family, memory and the ongoing tragedy of the...
Easter Sunday, Korea 2014:Thoughts on family, memory and Sewol Tragedy TweetIt’s a cloudy morning in Busan, another in string of dreary, cool days, but at least I’m up to enjoy it. One of the pluses...
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20 Positive Vibes
20 Positive Vibes Tweet It’s not a time to be taking things for granted.My youngest brother of four is in town for two weeks and antics are at large. Plenty of trips to traditional Korean spots such...
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For The Bookworms
TweetFor me, one of the hardest things about being in Korea is all the excellent reading I feel I’m missing out on. Back at Hibriten, we were so lucky to have access to a great school library (and...
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