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Jeongwol Daeboreum 2015
Jeongwol Daeboreum 2015 TweetThe Jeolwol Daeboreum festivities date back hundreds of years and it is still amazing to see just how many people come out to these celebrations. This festival is held on...
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Gwanchoksa Temple – 관촉사 (Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do)
TweetThe amazing 18 metre tall Mireuk-bul statue at Gwanchoksa Temple.Hello Again Everyone!!Situated on the eastern slopes of the diminutive Mt. Banyasan (elevation 100 metres) in Nonsan,...
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Trial and Hair-er – Getting A Haircut In Korea
TweetGetting a haircut is usually a rather mundane part of everyday life. But when you’re an expat living in another country and you don’t speak the local language, it suddenly becomes a much more...
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Myeongseondo
Tweet A little while ago I went out to Jinha beach with two great photographers. One being none other than John Steele, who I have been wanting to get out and shoot with for a long time. Scott Rotzoll...
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MMPK Groove Magazine Article
TweetAt the tail end of 2014 we were approached by Groove Korea who had an interest in what we are up to.Groove magazine is a major go-to publications for expats living in Korea for news analysis,...
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RTBC Day Thirteen: What’s in your edtech toolbox?
TweetSo, I totally fell off the wagon with this 30-day reflective teaching blog challenge…which I started back in September or October of last year. But I’m BACK on board!Name the top edtech tools that...
View ArticleDoers and Thinkers - Why to change yourself, you must change the world first.
TweetYou can't only just your self by changing your mind through the intake of theories/stories and reading (by the modification of your internal working model - which serves as how you then act and...
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To Renew or Not Renew – A Pros and Cons List
Tweet To renew or not renew…that is the question…whether tis nobler in the waygook to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous English teaching…okay I’m done.But seriously, the question of whether or...
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Queer Links from the Week: couple pushes Park on his stance on gay...
TweetA gay couple at a town hall meeting with Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon asked about gay rights, with a British expat asking 'How can I stay in Korea with the man I love? Where are my rights?' The...
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Rebranding Freddie: From Korean Adoptee to Swedish Design Star
Rebranding Freddie: From Korean Adoptee to Swedish Design Star TweetA casual glance at 32-year-old Swedish branding-design mastermind Fredrik (Freddie) Öst and one would hardly label him a Swede. His...
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Now and Then: Bongeunsa Temple
TweetBongeunsa Temple at the turn of the 20th century.Hello Again Everyone!!Bongeunsa Temple was first founed in 794 A.D. by Yeonhui. Yeonhui was the highest ranking monk in the Silla Kingdom, and...
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Teaching English in Korea – General Q & A
TweetWhy did you choose to teach in Korea?I was attracted to Korea because of the great benefits afforded to English teachers, the rich culture, interesting food, and (relatively) easy-to-learn...
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Registration for March 21st Meeting Open!!
TweetWell we have come across some pretty interesting things in our time here at MMPK, but we have just discovered something that is set to change our lives. We have tracked down a makgeolli bar that...
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Neurin Maeul (느린마을) Homeplus & Lotte Mart Locations
TweetWe get asked all the time, ‘Where can I get Neurin Maeul (느린마을)? Why isn’t it at my supermarket?’. Well finally we have some concrete information about the locations Neurin Maeul is distributed....
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The Third Culture Kid
TweetToday I understood the concept of Third Culture Kids. At a seminar with Libby Stephens, I was introduced today to the new breed of kids with a passport from one country, living in another, living...
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Kim Ki Jong, likely a Nutball Lone Wolf ‘Terrorist’-wannabe, will have Zero...
TweetSo it’s been a week since the US ambassador to Korea got attacked, and the consensus here is pretty much that he is a lonely nutball who drank too much Nork kool-aid. The South Korean police are...
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George of the Jungle
Tweet by Steve K. FeldmanIf you travel around Southeast Asia these days, it’s hard to avoid the souvenir peddlers hawking bootleg copies of famous literary works about whatever country you happen to be...
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My Renewal Decision and 4 Life Lessons That Helped Me Make It
TweetAfter thinking heavily about whether or not to renew my contract with EPIK, I’ve decided to return home in August. Signing on for a second year would offer me several enticing financial benefits...
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Reflective Practice: The true value of "lived experience" and why we must...
TweetHere I will talk about how to become a better teacher through reflective practice.Reflective practice is the key between the dichotomy I drew between thinkers and doers, describing that you need...
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I asked Korean people how to be a popular foreigner in Korea, and here's what...
TweetOne of my goals during my recent trip to Korea was to talk with Koreans on the streets of Seoul. The first question I asked was "When have you looked at a foreigner and thought, 'This person's...
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