The January Ahead
TweetIt's a freezing start to January and still lots of winter weeks ahead before things could potentially warm up. But I seem to be doing well staying warm this winter with my fantastic Marmot down...
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Microwave Breakfast Muffins
TweetThis quick breakfast sandwich is easy to put together and tastes like the fast-food ones.Microwave Breakfast MuffinsServings: 1Ingredients:-1 whole grain English muffin-1 egg (use 2 egg whites if...
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Not-So-Normal-Norms, Part V
Not-So-Normal-Norms, Part V Tweet In the latest segment of "Not-So-Normal Norms", I talk about letterman jackets, MTs, condiments, the excessive wearing of high heels, and the lack of gray hair in...
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The Morning Ritual
The Morning Ritual TweetHello everyone!I'm sitting here a little after sunrise looking across the rice paddies beside my guesthouse in Ubud, Bali. It is such an amazing experience to be up at this...
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Pronunciation (발음)
TweetI’m back with a new post about Hangul (한글)!~ Today I’m going to talk about pronunciation or 발음. Hangul is a phonetic alphabet. This means that each character is always pronounced the same and it...
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Busy ...
TweetMy mom and younger sister are in town, camp camp can be hectic at times, and I'm finishing up grad school apps. A bit busy, so sorry for the few blog updates. Tonight, I brought my family to Soho...
View ArticleQueer Links from the Week
TweetMy Gay Travel Guide: Guide to gay nightlife in Seoul, South Korea: Homo HillRegional:Actup: Russia - In our review of the main events and the people who remember 2012, and congratulations on the...
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Sweet Potato Cookie-Blondies
TweetOkay these aren’t real cookies, but I’ve been calling them cookies in my head for months now, so I’m going to continue to call them cookies. You have my permission to change the name or think...
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Girls day!
TweetMy alarm went off at 6:30 am this morning (not my favorite thing for a Saturday morning), but it was all for a good reason! I was meeting my two co-teachers at the Sasang Bus Terminal to spend...
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Teacher Guidebook for Queer Korean Students
TweetIf you are a waygookin teacher in Korea, I'm sure you've heard your students call each other gay. Usually, it is in a light hearted way, but I've heard stories of students targeting effeminate...
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The Norebang, Or How Koreans Do Business Meetings
The Norebang, Or How Koreans Do Business Meetings TweetLast Thursday, we had a schoolwide dinner meeting. Unlike the American public schools I’ve worked for, our employers at the hagwon usually...
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Christmas in Korea
TweetThis year was the second time I spent the holiday season in Korea, and how I wish I had spent it in the Philippines instead. There’s nothing like Christmas in a country that celebrates the LONGEST...
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The Trouble with Learning Korean
The Trouble with Learning Korean TweetI have lived in Korea, on and off, for about 3 years now and have been married to a Korean wife for over two years but I am ashamed to say that my Korean...
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Heungbuam Hermitage - 흥부암 (Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do)
TweetThe amazing view of downtown Gimhae from Heungbuam Hermitage.Hello Again Everyone!!If you've ever been to downtown Gimhae, you'll notice something on the face of a small mountain. Well the name of...
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Makgeolli Festival 2012 – World Cup Stadium
TweetA while back when the weather was not so frigid, we ventured out to check out the Makgeolli Festival at World Cup Stadium. Not having much in the way of expectations before going, we were...
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Happy birthday Sammy cakes!
TweetToday was Sam's 28th birthday, and who better to celebrate it with than great girlfriends (and Andrew and his brother Alex, two cool guys Sam and Gill grew up with back in South Africa)! It was...
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Korean Foreign Policy Year in Review 2012: So Many Grievances…
TweetDaniel Tudor, the Korean correspondent of the Economist (full disclosure: we are friends), just wrote a book on South Korea where he argues that Korea, despite all its success, is a discontented...
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Farmers – PNU
Tweet *This restaurant has no affiliation with Farmers Burgers in Nampo*by FIONA VAN TYNEYou don’t have to go far to find western food in Korea. Hamburgers, Spaghetti and Fried chicken are in every...
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Briana Moore Photography!
TweetIf you've had a chance to see our wedding photos, you know that our photographer, Briana Moore, (a friend of mine from college) is super talented! Not only is she an awesome photographer, she's...
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Summer Musical Camp Rehearsal (video)
TweetThis video is a bit post-mortem, but I thought I'd share it anyways. It's from my summer camp experience last summer and it's our first run-through of our 4 minute Peter Pan musical play. My...
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