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Guesthouse COOOOL: A Grown-Up Hostel on Haeundae Beach
TweetOnce a hostel fanatic, I've found myself disliking them more and more as I get older. I'm no longer up for the late night partying I once enjoyed in my younger days, and I much more prefer a...
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Modernization has Revolutionized Korean Grand Strategy
TweetIn the summer 2015, I went off to Columbia for a strategy training seminar called the ‘Summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy.’ It was pretty great. You should apply...
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A Big Bang in Bangkok
TweetFor my first full day in Bangkok I booked a bicycle tour with SpiceRoads Cycle Tours. The plan was to first hit Damneonsudak Floating Market, then ride around in the nearby palm tree farms for...
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The Beauty In the Ugly
TweetWoody Allen is quoted saying, “Eighty percent of life is just showing up.” But after coming to teach English and live in South Korea, I’ve come to believe it’s about much more than that....
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Now and Then: Woljeongsa Temple
TweetWoljeongsa Temple in 1929.Hello Again Everyone!!Woljeongsa Temple was first constructed in 643 A.D. by the great monk, Jajang-yulsa. The name of the temple, in English, means “Moon Vitality...
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New York Makgeolli (뉴욕막걸리)
Tweet Name: New York Makgeolli (뉴욕막걸리)Location: HapjeongReviewed by: Mamas & Papas on January 31st 1015. THOUGHTS: Just a short walk from the subway station towards a street sprawling with nice...
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Midam (미담)
TweetName: Midam (미담) Location: Sadang Reviewed by: Mamas & Papas on February 28th 2015-03-03 Thoughts: Midam is an established Makgeolli brewery, who produces a decent premium makgeolli that we...
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Reading List: Key Results of the South Korean LGBTI Community Social Needs...
TweetChingusai has published a great document that I recommend to all my readers. Key Results of the South Korean LGBTI Community Social Needs Assessment Survey, in commemoration of the 20th...
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Damneonsudak Floating Market & Rural Bicycle Tour in Photos
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EPIK Help Part 1: How to Fill Out the Epik Application
TweetThe snow is melting, yellow dust has begun to float in from China, students are shedding their winter padding coats, and you know what that means...EPIK application time! Or, you know, spring....
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ZenKimchi Seoul Restaurant Expat Guide 2015
TweetHello makgeolli lovers ~ For those of you who live in Seoul we have a special treat for you… Joe McPherson is the founding editor of ZenKimchi, Korea’s longest running […]Makgeolli Mamas &...
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This week in doodles
TweetThis week has been so busy so far with the Korean class becoming more and more complicated and the number of school meetings increasing as my son approaches the 12th grade. I still found some...
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Playing with Fire – Korea’s Great Full Moon
Playing with Fire – Korea’s Great Full Moon TweetThe Great Full Moon Party (대보름날 Daeboreum Nal)Not so long ago – before Korea was divided into commie and capitalist-puppet halves and before it was...
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Kimchi Workshop in NYC on March 19: Sign up now!
TweetAll About Kimchi with Crazy Korean Cooking Kimchi is fast becoming the healthiest and hippest food on the planet. Learn to make kimchi yourself! And you get to take kimchi home.To sign up, click...
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It Takes A Village
TweetStarting last week my school moved to its new, permanent location about 20 minutes outside the city. The campus is absolutely huge and beautifully tucked into the valley of some small mountains...
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The Long Road to Kratie
Tweetby Chris Tharp(The following is an excerpt from my recently-published book, The Worst Motorcycle in Laos: Rough Travels in Asia, available now via Amazon and other fine booksellers. Enjoy.)I...
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The Long Way to Kratie
Tweetby Chris Tharp(The following is an excerpt from my recently-published book, The Worst Motorcycle in Laos: Rough Travels in Asia, available now via Amazon and other fine booksellers....
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Student Writing Sample: Goals for the New School Year
TweetWhat are your goals for the new school year? Think of two large, general goals and three small, specific goals. Tell me what those goals are improtant to you and what you will do to achieve...
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New episode! Your intro to Korean adjectives.
TweetThis week we have a new episode in the "Learn Korean" series. Actually I've been wanting to make a video about adjectives for awhile, but wanted to organize my lesson plan a bit more, as I feel...
View ArticleNot dead. Not even slightly.
TweetWhat do I have to say for myself? Not much and a lot all at the same time. It's been about a year, hasn't it? I'm not even really sure where I left off...It's been a long year, a very challenging...
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