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My Newsweek Japan Story on the Sino-Vietnamese Clash in the South China: End...
TweetBelow is the English version of my essay for the current volume of Newsweek Japan. (Japanese version here.)Regular readers will know that I have argued for awhile that we (the US) should not...
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My Newsweek Japan Story on the Sino-Vietnamese Clash in the South China: End...
TweetBelow is the English version of my essay for the current volume of Newsweek Japan. (Japanese version here.)Regular readers will know that I have argued for awhile that we (the US) should not...
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L2W - Ferry Fugitive, Election Season, & Chinese Cash
Tweet1. National1) Ferry owner under most wanted listYoo Byung-eon, the owner of ill fated ferry operator and leader of a religious cult, is being chased by the police with 500 million won ($500K) on...
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(Seoul) Dining... in a tent!
TweetMy sister came to visit us for a few days in early May. When we were all in Seoul, we met up with Kimchi boy's classmate from his university and went to this cool hang out place for dinner. We got...
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Do you ever wonder why milk tastes different in Korea?
Do you ever wonder why milk tastes different in Korea? TweetDo you ever wonder why milk tastes different in Korea? It has to do with the pasteurization method. North America uses the HTST method (high...
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Seoul Grand Park Rose Garden
Seoul Grand Park Rose Garden Tweet Spring is here, and as the temperatures rise, flowers continue to bloom all around Seoul. In recent weeks I’ve noticed roses blooming on many street corners. I...
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Jajang-yulsa – 자장 율사 (590-658)
TweetA portrait of the Silla monk, Jajang-yulsa.Hello Again Everyone!!In yet another new series on the site, I thought I would finally bring attention to some of the spiritual leaders, Korean monks,...
View ArticleGeorge Takei in Korea Talking About LGBT Rights
TweetAh! George Takei is in Seoul!! My boyfriend is going to hear him tonight (May 28th) about gay rights in Korea. He already met some fans on Monday to talk about whatever. God, he's cool.I'll try to...
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Another Photo Shoot
TweetHalf way through teaching a lesson, I am interrupted by my co-teacher. She had been scheduled to teach with me but was called away for ‘school promotion affairs.’ So I am solo teaching in her...
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Article : The Slavery of Teaching English
TweetThe Slavery of Teaching EnglishWow.I guess the game in Spain is lame.I am not an ageist, not at all, but the article does ring a bell in reference to age and the type of work you are doing. The...
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(Daejeon) Jangtae San, 장태산
TweetYesterday I did something adventurous. By adventurous I meant.. hiking. I am not an outdoor person, I don't enjoy being under the sun or doing sports. But I really wanted to get out of the house...
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Tampax Americana
Tweetby Ralph KarstIn the spring of 1994, when I was 24, I worked for a month in a Tampax factory alongside the mentally retarded. For a standard 8-hour work day, including 30 minutes for lunch a two...
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Share House Family Members Show Understanding Concerning KJW's Coming Out
Share House Family Members Show Understanding of KJW's Coming Out Tweet '셰어하우스'식구들, 커밍아웃 김재웅에 이해와 배려 빛났다Share House Family Members: Understanding and Caring Shows Concerning Kim Jae woong's Coming...
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Of Men and Fear
Of Men and Fear TweetUnder the streetlight glow, I’m walking to the next place on a Saturday night. I walk past a group of men clasping each other’s shoulders in a drunken lean, languishing down the...
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New episode! Korean Phrases Ep. 24: "배가 등에 붙다"
TweetThis week we cover a brand new Korean idiom - "배가 등에 붙다."Let's see... 배 means "stomach,"등 means "back," and 붙다 means "to stick," so we've got our stomachs stuck to our backs? Check out the video...
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The Accidents Just Keep on Coming
The Accidents Just Keep on Coming TweetA couple of weeks ago I wasted my time arguing a point on TheKorean's blog comment's section regarding accidents in Korea. My point was that we are under no...
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Seongjusa Temple – 성주사 (Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do)
TweetThe hundreds of stone statues inside the Seolbeop-jeon at Seongjusa Temple in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Seongjusa Temple, in English, is a combination of two words. In...
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Korea in May
Tweet So why no blog post for a while you ask? Well I don’t know. I had something to think about then I realised…whatever…so I stopped. I could have been serious but that would have been something...
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Yongsan Electronics Market
TweetYou don’t have to be a gadget guro, techy, or electronics lover to want to check out the Yongsan Electronics Market. This massive market sprawls behind Yongsan station and is comprised of 5 large...
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‘Silly Season’ in South Korea
TweetIt’s “Silly Season” in South Korea.In my former life, as a news reporter, I got firsthand exposure to Smalltown America’s version of “Silly Season,” the time when politicians and wannabe...
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