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Writing Against the Establishment’s Grain–A Conversation with Bae Su-ah
TweetBy Blackberry FinnSelf-creation, experimentation, rejection of tradition and popular mass opinions and behaviors, even humanist philosophical positions—such make an individualist. Korean writer...
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Looking at the Korean Uni Experience after 12 Years in the U.S.
TweetBy Jun Won LeeHow you look at it is pretty much how you’ll see it–Rasheed OgunlaruCheonggye Stream, central Seoul, 1950s and now.Many of my American friends ask me about daily life in Korea, a...
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The Wonhyo Trail Project–Rebuilding One Monk’s Path across Korea
TweetBy Tony MacGregorGroup works to establish Korea’s first sustainable pilgrimage trail to honor Wonhyo, historic, beloved monk A plan to establish a sustainable trans-peninsula pilgrimage trail to...
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The “Former” French Concession in Shanghai
TweetBy Jake Reed What comes to mind for the average person when they hear Shanghai? I asked a few of my coworkers and I received a series of answers ranging from “bustling” to “retard zombie...
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Can Ye Not Serve God and Mammon? ‘Quo Vadis, Korean Megachurches?’
TweetBy Donald KirkThe Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul.The growth of megachurches worldwide is a global phenomenon, a mass movement in which thousands of individual churches or parishes each claim...
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Namhae, September 6-9, 2014
TweetWe decided to go camping in Namhae for the vacation time during the Chuseok holiday. Namhae is a quaint beach town a 2-1/2 hour bus ride from Busan.From the Busan West Bus Terminal (부산서부시외버스터미),...
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Stress, Tears, and Tantrums… It’s Exam Time.
Tweetreactiongifs.comThere’s been a pretty negative atmosphere at school during the last week, and there’s one reason why: exam week. It’s the students’ final exams before the end of semester, a time...
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Occupy City Hall Wraps Up, Fight for LGBT Rights Far From Over
TweetThursday was the last day of Occupy City Hall by LGBT Human Rights Activists. Rainbow Action released a statement on Thursday (in English) about their success and also about the shortcomings in...
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Echoes of Jeju: A Photo Essay of Korean Island Life in 1979 (Part 1)
Echoes of Jeju: A Photo Essay of Korean Island Life in 1979 (Part 1) Tweet35 years ago my family moved from America to Jeju Island. We lived there for just over a year. I was six then. While we were...
View ArticleSunset From Somaemuldo Island in Korea
TweetLighthouse Island Dongdaeseom or Lighthouse Island is connected to Somaemuldo by a strip of rocks during low tide. But at high tide rocks are submerged and the island sits on its own. Some say the...
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September 27 - October 2, 2014 in Daegu I’m really honored...
Tweet Pic&icSeptember 27 - October 2, 2014 in DaeguI’m really honored and proud to say that my work (graphite and watercolor) was a part of [b]racket magazine’s2nd [b]list show. It was a really...
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Have Yourself a Korean Little Christmas
TweetMerry Christmas from Korea! Besides a few twinkling roundabout decorations and lights hanging from windows of major shopping malls, Ulsan unfortunately doesn’t offer much in the way of holiday...
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What Can Americans Learn from Koreans?
TweetNo two cultures in the world are the same. Further, even within a given country, cultures vary greatly depending on the location. People from California are quite different in their thinking than...
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A new year is dawning…
Tweet Hello to all of you makgeolli lovers out there,Here at MMPK HQ we have been making plans for the first quarter of next year~~After a period of relative down time and prepping for bigger things...
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Gayspeak: 탈동성애자 (Ex-homosexual)
TweetToday's word is used mostly by the religious right for those who have 'left' their homosexual ways.탈동성애자 (tal-dong-seong-ae-ja) So, what does 탈동성애자 mean? Understanding the word is quite easy. 동성애자...
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Gyeongunsa Temple – 경운사 (Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do)
TweetThe beautiful main hall and grounds at Gyeongunsa Temple in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Gyeongunsa Temple is located on the west side of Gimhae and past a few plots of land that...
View ArticleA Walk Through Busan’s Abandoned Hood: Daeyeon 5-dong
TweetIf Busan were to get bombed, this is what it would look like. Stuff gets built. Stuff falls apart. The last time I walked around the Daeyeon 5-dong neighborhood was about a year ago, there were...
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Hiking through Korea’s Stunning Mountain Scenery
TweetKorea’s mountainous landscape provides some of the world’s best hiking terrain and the views are a definite visual treat for the eyes. Almost 70% of this country offers unparalleled walking routes...
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Paranoid Anti-Americanism of South Korean Geopolitical Film
Paranoid Anti-Americanism of South Korean Geopolitical Film Tweet So I watch way too many movies when I should be working, probably because I am pretty lazy. But a side benefit is noticing the various...
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November 20 - 23, 2014, G-Star Global Game Exhibition My friends...
TweetNovember 20 - 23, 2014, G-Star Global Game ExhibitionMy friends and I went to the G-Star International Gaming Convention at the end of November. It was at BEXCO in Busan, from 10am - 6pm for four...
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