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Go figure the first time I do the #GangnamStyle dance in my 3...
TweetGo figure the first time I do the #GangnamStyle dance in my 3 months in #Korea is at a #trampoline #fitness class in #Busan!from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1GY0e1ivia IFTTT
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ESL Speaking Activity for Adults: Just a Minute
TweetJust a Minute is a fun ESL speaking activity for adults that’s perfect as a warm-up at the beginning of your classes. I heard about this one in a presentation about toastmasters and have been...
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Culture Shock in South Korea
Culture Shock in South Korea TweetThe first time I went abroad was to Argentina. I was fifteen years old, and absolutely fascinated by the concept of culture shock. I thought culture shock would be...
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A great place to shop in Busan, Korea is a grocery store called...
TweetA great place to shop in Busan, Korea is a grocery store called Food&. It’s for businesses, so it sells lots of food containers, but also hard to find items like a Kool-aid and canned foods....
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Seoul Brand
TweetBrand names are quite popular and even a status symbol nowadays. Brand named clothes, shoes, are the most sought after items in anyones wardrobe. But I have never heard of a brand name for a...
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Role Plays for ESL Students
TweetA short video talking about role plays for ESL students-why I like them so much and how I go about using them in my own ESL speaking and conversation classes.For even more activity ideas for your...
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Temple Stay in Busan
TweetWhat is Temple Stay? Templestay simply means an encounter, a place where you can both encounter yourselves and get to know yourselves better.For me, templestay is where I can get a chance to think...
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Featured Events - The Weekend of June 5~7 and Beyond
Tweet Coming Up This Weekend & Beyond Busan Foreign Culture MarketA Night of Blues w/ Gail Storm and Friends Lost in Mind Art Busan 2015Busan Book SwapCheck out all Koreabridge Event Listings...
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ESL Speaking Feedback
TweetESL Speaking FeedbackESL Speaking feedback is really important if we want our students to improve their English speaking and writing skills. If you’re learning any new skill, it’s so useful to...
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Girls' Night Out, Hongdae Style
Girls' Night Out, Hongdae Style TweetNowhere else in Asia (or perhaps the world) does nightlife as well as Seoul, and although there's a party for everyone, there are a number of places designed...
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TweetMERS.Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome is alive in South Korea! Looks like this lurking deadly virus and I decided to arrive in Korea around the same time. MERS has a 40% fatality rate, which...
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Expanding Vocabularies, Expanding Minds
TweetWhen I think of a teacher, I imagine more than just a person giving a lecture in front of a class. I picture someone who, in addition to educating students, also acts as a coach, a mentor, a...
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Learn Korean Ep. 74: “Do it”
TweetSo my friend Jieun was getting married, and me and Keykat were invited!I had no idea where the wedding hall was, but fortunately Keykat had drawn a map.But now it's getting dark and I'm not sure...
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Knowing Korean: an advantage when applying for university jobs in Korea?
TweetAnother great question from an audience member at my recent presentation at the Kotesol national conference on the topic of How to Get a University Job in South Korea.They were wondering whether...
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Better safe than sorry! #korea #virusprevention
TweetBetter safe than sorry! #korea #virusprevention MAIN BLOG YouTube HubPages*Videos and regular photos are the property of ShimmeringSeoul**Animated GIFS belong to Tumblr and...
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New Book: 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities
TweetMy new book is up on Amazon: 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities- For Teenagers and Adults. If you teach middle school, high school or university, I think you'll find it useful. The...
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Working in Korean Universities- Good for the Long-Term?
TweetAn interesting topic came up during my recent Kotesol presentation on How to Get a University Job in South Korea . Someone asked whether they should get a PhD or teacher's certificate in order to...
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We just thuggin’ it out…
TweetWe just thuggin’ it out…from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1G1tMcqvia IFTTT
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The Universe
TweetIt's almost as though Amy Schumer, Bill Nye, and the lovely gals from Broad City got together to write a sketch for me this past weekend. Just as I had written about missing the comforts of home,...
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Hyangiram Hermitage – 향일암 (Yeosu, Jeollanam-do)
TweetHyangiram Hermitage in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do on a rainy day.Hello Again Everyone!!Located in the very southern tip of Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, and perched in and around the crags and crevices of Mt....
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