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70s Women Workers
TweetAmong the key worker struggles during the Yushin Regime of Park Chung Hee were those waged by women at the Cheonggye, Dongil, and YH Unions. After watching the play 70 Women Workers by the Arts...
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Korean Flower Arrangement~ An inspiring artform
TweetKorean Traditional flower arrangement is called KothKoji 꽃꽂이 is fast gaining popularity around the world along with the K-Pop, K- Dramas, Samsung, and well, Korea itself. Worlds apart from the...
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Habits : a two edged sword in education
TweetLet me first apologize for missing last week, there were simply too many things to take care of to even consider writing.Habits. I believe in the power of habits. Habits though have a way to...
View ArticleBlack Hair: The Teachable Moment!
TweetI must've been studying under a rock during this time. How in the world did I miss this?!? If I had only had this video... (See previous post.) Well, I have it now. Absolutely perfect. I need not...
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My Diplomat Essay for May: ‘No, Crimea is Not a Model for Aggression in Asia’
TweetThe essay below is a local reprint of my essay for the Diplomat magazine this month.The motivation was a lot of the panicky response in Asia after the Crimea annexation that something like that...
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The 6th stage of Grief: Laugh it off
Tweetby Das MesserMy older brother and I had a very strange relationship. We’d grown up in different homes, and the fact that mine was primarily founded on stiff-upper-lip principles seemed to account...
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사랑합니다, Omonim… Abonim.
Tweethis morning, I was awakened by the clinking of chopsticks and my parents-in-law’s conversation over breakfast. If it had been an ordinary day, I would have hit the hay again, but today is Parent’s...
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Brand new series! GO! Billy Q&A Ep. 1
Tweet안녕하세요 to everyone. So I'd been thinking of a new series I could add to the regular current two - "Learn Korean" and "Korean Phrases" - and have decided on a Q&A series where I answer your...
View ArticleTo celebrate Korean Parents’ Day (May 8th) and American...
TweetTo celebrate Korean Parents’ Day (May 8th) and American Mothers’ Day (May 11th) this year, I made this from video I had taken with my mom during a trip to Hong Kong last year. Full of inside jokes...
View ArticleLooking for Hardware Engineers working in Seoul Korea
TweetKelly from GNK Inc., (recruiting company located in Seoul Korea) is looking for qualified engineers from India who are in living or studying in Korea.QUALIFICATIONSMajored in Electrical/Electronic...
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Safety in Korea: Forming Good Habits
TweetI was recently invited onto a panel discussion on tbs eFM Primetime - an English speaking radio station in Seoul - to talk about safety in Korea. I was originally invited to give my point of view...
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사랑합니다, Omonim… Abonim.
TweetThis morning, I was awakened by the clinking of chopsticks and my parents-in-law’s conversation over breakfast. If it had been an ordinary day, I would have hit the hay again, but today is...
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Silsangsa Temple – 실상사 (Namwon, Jeollabuk-do)
Tweet The amazing gaze of the Unified Silla-era Yaksayore-bul statue at Silsangsa Temple in Jirisan National Park.Hello Again Everyone!!Silsangsa Temple was first constructed in 828 by the monk...
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Haedong Younggunsa Temple 2014
TweetThis is the shot that hundreds of photographers shot during buddha’s birthdayIn the last Buddha’s birthday spot that I went to this year, I bring you Haedong Younggunsa! One of my favourite...
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Mother’s Day 2014
TweetTo read last year’s Mother’s Day post, click here. It’s 2AM in the States, but I know she’ll be up. Mothers of twin toddlers never sleep, and my amazing sister is no exception. Their to-do...
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A Belated Eulogy
TweetOn June 12, 14 years will have passed since my mother died.On my birthday this year, April 16, another tragedy occurred in my current home, South Korea. The Sewol ferry accident that resulted in...
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CNN Travel Love
TweetRecently, CNN published an article written by the legendary Peter DeMarco. The article was delayed a bit due to the ferry accident however, it went live last week and it was a nice surprise. I...
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The sinking of the MV Sewol (세월호 침몰 사고) occurred on April 16th...
TweetThe sinking of the MV Sewol (세월호 침몰 사고) occurred on April 16th 2014 en route to Jeju from Incheon. At this point 278 people have died and 29 people are missing from this tragedy. One of the...
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L2W - Ferry Sorrow & Economics, High Won, & O in Korea
L2W - Ferry Sorrow & Economics, High Won, & O in Korea Tweet1. National1) Korea still in sorrowThe sadness of Apr 16 Sewol ferry incident has continued, with 275 dead and 29 still missing. A...
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Translation: Kim Jae Woong Comes Out: The Problem Isn't Homosexuality but...
TweetNetizen Buzz did a good job translating an article on Net News titled TV show Sharehouse forces designer Kim Jae Woong to come out. I'm not really sure why they didn't translate the entire...
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