20 Scrumptious and (sometimes) Strange Korean Meals
TweetOk, so I’ve spoken before about my ‘Top 20 Weird and Wonderful Korean Snacks’ which I’ve had the joy of trying while living in Korea. Now I think it’s the time to look at Korean meals, which I’m...
View ArticleMakgeolli Festival 2014
TweetThe weather is getting cooler and being outside is a pure joy, which means it’s the time of year for the annual makgeolli festival! Every year in October, it’s a […]Makgeolli Mamas &...
View ArticleExplore Asia this Fall with Apple Tours and Travel
TweetKorea has some incredible places to see and explore but sometimes it's nice to get out and travel other Asian lands. While the internet has made independent travel incredibly easy (and I'll be the...
View ArticleLiving Life The Korean Way
Living Life The Korean Way TweetI’ve been living in Korea for 18 months now, enough time to get over the initial culture shock and to adapt to living the Korean lifestyle. There have been both good...
View ArticleGet a Move On: A Tour of My New Apartment in Korea
TweetAs you may have gathered from my previous post, my dreams of living in a space bigger than a shoebox are finally coming true! By which I mean, of course, I moved!Unfortunately I never really got...
View ArticlePolicing the Student Body: Sookmyung Women’s University students told to...
Tweetisckoreamedia:How do you feel about the policing of women’s bodies to prevent sexual assault and harassment? Does Sookmyung Women’s University need a more nuanced approach to these issues? How do...
View ArticleWatching Selena
TweetWho's your guilty pleassure?, mine is Selena and I'm currently watching the movie with my sister^^Today afterwork we went to Myeongdong to get me new glasses since mine are old and I broke my...
View Article“Discover-Korea-in-your-country” Contest
TweetWith the increase in the popularity of K-pop, K-drama and almost everything Korean, it isn’t surprising to see snippets of South Korean culture anywhere in the world. More than just hallyu or...
View ArticleHarry Potter: The Boy Who Taught English in South Korea
Harry Potter: The Boy Who Taught English in South Korea TweetBack when you first decided you wanted to come to South Korea, breaking the news about your teaching-aspirations to your family was very...
View ArticleVery Queer at Indie Plus
TweetFor those who haven't had a chance to see this season's gay films, Indie Plus is screening The Gays Are Coming Volume 3 Some, Night Flight, First Dance, and Stranger By the Lake over the weekend...
View ArticleNamsan Tower Sunrise, Seoul
TweetAs with previous posts involving distance I realise my camera is not adequate, this is not a post of pretty sunrise photos, but instead a 'how to' if you want to do the same. For more expensive...
View ArticleQian Qianyi – A Reply to Sheng Jitao’s Leaf Poem
Tweet(Source)Qian Qianyi (錢謙益, 전겸익, 1582-1664) was literati bureaucrat and poet. He was born in Changshu (常熟, 상숙) in Jiangsu Province (江蘇省, 강소성); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Shouzhi (受之, 수지); and his...
View ArticleKorean Education: High Grades, High Pressure… Low Happiness?
Korean Education: High Grades, High Pressure… Low Happiness? TweetWhat is the point of school? To get good grades? To make friends and have fun? To teach you about life and help you to become...
View ArticleGO! Billy Q&A with guest Jinyeong!
TweetThis week we have a new Q&A video, featuring a new friend, Jinyeong! Check out the video right below!If you have any questions of your own, feel free to send me a message either through...
View ArticleI Am Not A Tree
TweetBeing homesick sucks. Some days when I wake up in the morning, I roll over and hope to magically find myself back in my own bed. Or, as I’m shuffling through the line in the lunchroom, I take one...
View Article지하 Underground Queer Performance at the Hi Seoul Festival
TweetTKQ and his boyfriend had a beautiful date tonight. We went to the Hi Seoul Festival and saw some pretty fantastic performances and also noticed a queer performance that will take place Saturday...
View ArticleBored in Korea? Read a book!
TweetTeakettle Mountain, the story of one loser English teacher’s quest to not be a loser, has been re-released on amazon.com. Check out the story reviewers are calling “a joy to read”—available now...
View ArticleStop Posting Your Photos Everywhere and Do This
TweetThisEveryday I see the same photos posted over and over again. I see the same shot of the same temple posted in almost every one of my Facebook groups, on Flickr, 500px (which then gets reposted...
View ArticleFilipina Singing Group MICA: Part of Superstar K6’s Top 11
TweetThe video of four Filipina sisters who wowed the judges with their prodigious vocal prowess during the audition of a popular talent search in South Korea called 슈퍼스타 K (Superstar K) has been...
View ArticleFlashlight Workshop Gyeongju
TweetWhen it comes to workshops on photography (in English) you have very limited options in Korea. Outside of Seoul, your options almost drop to zero (I am working on changing that very soon)....
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