Memebox: K-Beauty Delivered Straight to Your Door
TweetIt's safe to say that Korea has garnered a reputation for being one of the top beauty destinations of the world. With innovative and multi-functional products and an entertainment industry that...
View ArticleCamping on DaDaePo Beach! 다대포 해수욕장!
TweetWe went beach camping at DaDaePo Beach! 다대포 해수욕장으로 캠핑 갔어요!The post Camping on DaDaePo Beach! 다대포 해수욕장! appeared first on Evan and Rachel.Blog: Evanandrachel.com YouTube:...
View ArticleSome lovely things
TweetBeing enough of an idealist to want to instil a sense of empowerment in my students, along with ownership of their own learning, I’ve been carrying out periodic learning reviews during this...
View ArticleWorld Cup Identity
Tweet by Pablo Harris Doesn’t take long, living here in the ROK, before you get used to the same mundane questions from the natives. Before you just tune them out altogether. At least my first year,...
View ArticleXenophobia in the ESL?
TweetLet me give you a direct link to Adam R Carr‘s blog.This is my little addition to his work.The School Directors.One step beyond the recruiters are the Hagwon owners. Hagwon owners are ultimately...
View Article“I’m Not White and Korea Won’t Hire Me!
TweetThis is a touchy subject. At the same time though, it’s just reality.In the Korean ESL job market for private academies, or hagwons, there’s a lot of negative press. And for good reason. You don’t...
View ArticleLonger Ways To Go
Longer Ways To Go TweetIt is a rain-filled Thursday and my last day of teaching at this school. We are doing a K-Pop quiz – the students have to guess which K-Pop song the English lyrics are from, and...
View ArticleLearn a new Korean idiom, plus get the GO! Billy Android app!
TweetThis week's episode covers another Korean idiom. Learn about the meaning of the phrase "발 디딜 틈도 없다," and also how to use it.Also, check out the brand new GO! Billy Korean app for Android...
View ArticleGanjeolgot Cape Beauty
TweetThe Jinha area around Ulsan is an area of stark contrasts. First, it is a beautiful beach area that sits next to a huge petrochemical complex. It is also an area that has been updated the slowest...
View ArticleTop 10 Attractions at Everland Theme Park
TweetEverland is, without a doubt, Korea's best amusement park. Modeled after Disney World- albeit on a much smaller scale- the theme park consists of plenty of fun attractions that draw in more than 7...
View ArticleJeokcheonsa Temple – 적천사 (Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do)
Tweet The view of the main hall and temple courtyard at Jeokcheonsa Temple in Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do.Hello Again Everyone!! You first approach the very rural Jeokcheonsa Temple up a long winding...
View ArticleThe Red Dragon Diaries and JPD Does ROK Do Live Octopus
TweetOh, memories.Pop over to Tom Gates’ “The Red Dragon Diaries” where he has posted the video of our first (and last?) taste of “San-nak-ji,” or live octopus, a popular raw seafood treat for...
View ArticleWhy did you come to Korea?
TweetAfter "What's your name?", "How old are you?", "Do you have a boyfriend?", "Why not?" and "Do you know Dokdo?", one of the most common and weirdly challenging to answer questions I get in Korea is...
View ArticleTranslation: "I Prevented Suicide" ... Hong Seok-cheon confesses a case where...
TweetSource [TV리포트=홍의석 기자] 홍석천이 상담으로 자살을 막은 사실을 고백했다.[TV Report: Hong Eui-seok] Hong Seok-cheon confessed that his counseling led to a preventing a suicide. 지난 10일 방송된 MBC '별바라기'는 강호동, 임호, 김영철, 송은이,...
View ArticleBrick & Mortar
Tweet No comic this week, but here’s a little treat that may make up for it? What you see here is my anniversary gift to my guy. We’ve been together for nine years today, and I thought it would be a...
View ArticleL2W: Severance Splits, IT Theft, BMW Test Drives
Tweet1. National1) Severance pay to be split in divorcesThe Supreme Court ruled that a retirement pension or severance payment expected in the future should be included in the property to be divided...
View ArticleBodhidharma – 달마 (5th to 6th Cent.)
TweetAn Image of the Bodhidharma from a Temple Wall.Hello Again Everyone!!This is the ninth installment about prominent Korean monks. And while the Bodhidharma wasn’t Korean, he had a heavy and...
View ArticleBudget Travel Tip: Gangwon Shuttle Service
Budget Travel Tip: Gangwon Shuttle Service TweetTraveling in Korea doesn't have to break the bank. It's also easier than one might imagine, even for foreigners. Especially for foreigners.In an effort...
View ArticleSearching for the Rabbit Monk at 표충사
TweetWe went searching for the rabbit monk at 표충사 Pyochungsa and played in the river!The InspirationOne of our new hobbies is traveling to lesser-known temples by car! Before we had the car, we often...
View ArticleYo soy coreano
Yo soy coreano TweetLatin America (South America), Here We Are !Today, we’ll explore the brief rundown of the migration that occurred which only depicts a handful of events and occurrences amongst a...
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