RTBC Day Four: What I love about teaching
TweetReflective Teaching Blog Challenge – Day Four: What do you love about teaching?In the classroom, the teacher has to be able to roll with the punches of the day, and should always be open to...
View Article2014 Jinju Lantern Festival
TweetLocated in the south central part of Korea, Jinju is a small city of just 300,000 people. But for ten days a year, nighttime traffic is bumper-to-bumper and walking the streets means shuffling,...
View ArticleVlog Entry #6: Lantern Festival – Jinju, South Korea
TweetDuring the first weekend of October I went to the Lantern Festival in Jinju! To read more about the festival, view the related post here!To view the original post and other great content, visit...
View ArticleTagalog Song Used in Lee Min Ho’s Upcoming Movie
Tweet I have just watched the teaser trailer of Lee Min Ho’s new movie entitled, “Gangnam Blues”, and was intrigued upon hearing a familiar song from the Philippines being played at the beginning. The...
View ArticlePark Won-soon: "Legalization of Gay Marriage Reported by Foreign Press is a...
TweetSigh. Looks like Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is backing off from a statement that hinted at a pro-gay marriage stance. Thanks for an anonymous comment for pointing me to this article. From the...
View ArticleItaewon Festival
TweetEvery day is a festival in Seoul. There are festivals for a particular flower when it blooms, festivals for the seasons, for foreigners, and many many more! Festivals are also celebrated to...
View ArticleRTBC Day Five: Welcome to my classroom!
TweetReflective Teaching Blog Challenge – Day Five: Post a picture of your classroom. Describe what you see, and what you don’t see that you’d like to.So, this is the classroom I teach in! Er, rather,...
View ArticleAutumn Hiking in South Korea: Part 5 가지산 (Gajisan)
Autumn Hiking in South Korea: Part 5 가지산 (Gajisan) TweetAfter a seasonal hiatus in respect of sporting fixtures on weekends and travel trips over the spring and summer it is rapidly reverting to ideal...
View ArticleMan of the Week: 이재준 (Lee Jae-joon)
TweetLet's start with the obligatory six pack that every actor in Korean needs. Lee Jae-joon is no exception. Thank you very much. Not BadThe second lead in Leesong Hee-il's queer film Night Flight,...
View ArticleRTBC Day Six: Teaching Mentors
TweetReflective Teaching Blog Challenge – Day Six: What does a good mentor do? Explain.Regardless of what field you’re working in, everyone should have a mentor. And it doesn’t matter where you are in...
View ArticleDie einflussreichsten Städte der Welt: Seoul auf Platz 16
TweetDer Beitrag Die einflussreichsten Städte der Welt: Seoul auf Platz 16 erschien zuerst auf Mayerkim.MAYERKIM.com - Dein deutscher Blog über Korea & Seoul. Alles, was du garantiert (nicht) über...
View ArticleBulgogi, Bibimbap And One Brilliant Cooking Class
TweetIf you’ve read my blog before you’ll know all about my love of food, especially my new-found love of Korean food. So imagine my excitement when I found, quite by accident, cooking classes for...
View ArticleWhy You Should Blog About Korea
TweetMoving to Korea is quite an adventure and while you will gain invaluable experience while you're here, whether you're enrolled in a language school, teaching English or simply backpacking across...
View ArticleAndrew Ahn's Upcoming Film: Spa Night
TweetKorean-American director Andrew Ahn (do you remember Dol?) is crowdfunding for a new film about a Korean-American teenager who discovers an 'underground culture of gay sex' at his new workplace:...
View ArticleOn Dodko (for the U of N’s Blog Symposium on Asian Territorial Disputes)
On Dodko (for the U of N’s Blog Symposium on Asian Territorial Dispute TweetThe China Policy Institute of the University of Nottingham in Britain is running a blog symposium – cool idea! – this week...
View Article5DayDeal Photography Bundle Awesomeness!
TweetFew photography packages are anywhere near as good the the 5DayDeal’s Photography Bundle II. If you remember back in January they had a deal and it raised over $45,000 dollars for charity! Now...
View ArticleIn Ulsan (Cups Song – South KoREMIX)
In Ulsan (Cups Song – South KoREMIX) TweetLadies and gentlemen, I present to you: my most advanced first year high school students singing a revised version of the Cup Song from Pitch Perfect!...
View ArticleRTBC Day Seven: My Co-Teacher
TweetReflective Teacher Blog Challenge – Day Seven: Who is your most inspirational colleague? Why?Me and my co-teacher!That’s easy! My co-teacher! She inspires me both as a teacher and as a person in...
View ArticleGQ Come Back Club Party
TweetOn Saturday, October 18th, GQ Bar is having a comeback party. Until twelve o'clock, they will provide unlimited tequila shots. Shudder....Entrance (10000 won) includes one free drink. (Do you...
View ArticleHow to Prepare Your EPIK Application Documents
TweetFBI Criminal Background Check (or, Criminal Record Check):Obtain at least two sets of original finger print cardsComplete this order formObtain a money order in the amount of $18.00, made payable...
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