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Bärenjäger: A Shot of Summer
TweetSummer in Seoul. 'Tis the season for afternoons spent poolside, road trips to Busan and rooftop parties. While some will be reaching for Cass and soju mixers to stock their social gatherings,...
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How to Talk to People in Korea
TweetAKA Slow Motion Teacher Talk.It's a disease.The first symptom, as you might guess from my subtitle, is slower speaking speed. Unsurprisingly, if you speak quickly to someone in a language they...
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10 Things About Korea…
TweetSo I won’t be along here much longer, so I thought I’d give this a shot. There’s plenty about Korea that I’m going to miss, without a doubt, and then there’s a fair amount of things I won’t miss...
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Dear Korea #120
TweetLook! A new update! Just like I promised! Also, thanks to everyone who came out to watch me stream this comic. Here’s hoping I can do it again next week!Over the years, it seems like more and more...
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How To: Get Along With Your Korean Coworkers
How To: Get Along With Your Korean Coworkers TweetBefore I write a single word, I want to preface this with my awareness that my advice is based only on my own experience- I am not, by a long shot,...
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Doui-guksa – 도의 국사 (? – 825)
TweetA picture of Master Doui-guksa, who was the first monk to transmit Seon Buddhism throughout Korea.Hello Again Everyone!!In this third article, I thought I would talk about Doui-guksa, who was the...
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3 Video Call Options for Travelers & Expats
TweetBack in the days before the internet became as widespread as it is now, traveling could be an overwhelmingly isolating experience. Living abroad could be even more so. Prior to the spread of...
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The Offense Rests: a (Rather) Cross Examination of the Jehova’s Witnesses
Tweetby John BocskaySome years ago, back when I was single, I had an affair with a woman I’ll call Jinhee. We met in Busan through a mutual friend and had a torrid couple of days together before she...
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Family Gatherings & Home-cooked Korean Food
TweetThat day we were invited to his uncle's house for a mini family gathering. Not the whole Shin family was present, just our two families. I had the privilege to taste his aunty's (uncle's wife)...
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The Offense Rests: a (Rather) Cross Examination of the Jehova’s Witnesses
TweetMy latest piece over at Sweet Pickles and Corn, on the reason I’m just not destined for eternal life:The Offense Rests: a (Rather) Cross Examination of the Jehova’s Witnesses.OUTSIDE LOOKING...
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Understanding Psy and Snoop Dogg's "Hangover"
Understanding Psy and Snoop Dogg's "Hangover" TweetEarlier this week, international sensation Psy debuted his latest release, "Hangover," featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg (er... Lion) on his...
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LTW - PM Withdrawal, Another U.S. Captive in NK, & Too Much Work
Tweet1. National1) Nominee for PM withdrawsAhn Dae-hee, former Supreme Court judge known as Mr.Clean Hands, withdraw from his nomination as prime minister just six days after nomination, a setback for...
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My Lowy Essay on China Picking 3 Fights in 9 Months: Japan, Phils, Vietnam. WTH?
TweetThe essay below is a reprint of something I wrote for the Lowy Institute a few weeks ago (original here). I got into back-and-forth with Brad Glosserman and Hugh White over Chinese foreign policy...
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My Lowy Essay on China Picking 3 Fights in 9 Months: Japan, Phils, Vietnam. WTH?
TweetThe essay below is a reprint of something I wrote for the Lowy Institute a few weeks ago (original here). I got into back-and-forth with Brad Glosserman and Hugh White over Chinese foreign policy...
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Hiking Brings the Best out of Korea
TweetIt is certainly possible that lately I have mainly been focused on the negative aspects of living in Korea. Before you accuse me of being a grumbling old curmudgeon, I have been without my wife...
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Gamcheon Art Village
Tweet Located in the Saha community, Gamcheon 2-dong is a vibrant, quirky community that seamlessly melds history, art, and community. Gamcheon Village began as refugee quarters during the early years...
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Korean Countryside Adventures
TweetTime has been flying by. It feels like just yesterday I was bemoaning the changes in my office, with favorite teachers moving to new offices or even worse, new schools, and scary new teachers...
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Highlights of Osaka
TweetI went to Osaka for a short trip to do a visa run. Ended up spending more than expected. So this time, instead of taking a ferry, I took Peach Airlines from Incheon to Osaka (Kansai). I had been...
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Winning Gold at the Seoul Olympic Park
TweetI’m finally making my way into Seoul more frequently now. I know, after almost 3 year…what took me so long?!This time around I made several stops, and one was to the Seoul Olympic Park. The Seoul...
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Korea Queer Film Festival 2014
TweetI'm at the airpot heading to Korea and realized that the Korean Queer Film Festival is going on right now! I'm the worst gay blogger in Korea :-(The festival will continue until Sunday, June 15th....
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