69. – 72. Hollys Coffee, Caffe One+One, A Twosome Place, 261 Street
Tweet69. Hollys Coffee (Haeundae, Busan). Fun fact: I first came to Korea in November 2005, where I was hired to teach at a very small hagwon (private English school) in Jinju. I lasted 40 days before...
View ArticleA History of Korean Social Movements (The Korea File)
Tweet From: http://www.spreaker.com/user/koreamoments/a-history-of-korean-social-movementsMatt VanVolkenburg's prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling' celebrates it's 10th year of analysis on Korean...
View ArticleKorean Identity and Anti-Americanism (The Korea File)
Tweet From: http://www.spreaker.com/user/koreamoments/korean-identity-and-anti-americanismMatt VanVolkenburg's prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling' celebrates it's 10th year of analysis on Korean...
View ArticleSeodaemun Prison in Seoul
TweetWith the kids in vacation, getting up late, keeping me busy and messing up by perfect schedules, I decided enough is enough and pulled them out of the home to experience a bit of the Korean...
View ArticleUrban Exodus: The Back-to-Land Movement (The Korea File)
TweetFrom: http://www.spreaker.com/user/koreamoments/urban-exodus-the-back-to-land-movementDownload mp3Korea’s back-to-the-land movement is an unprecedented phenomenon in modern Korean history. What’s...
View Article73. – 75. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, T&T’s Party Coffee & Cocktail, Cafe Adam’s
TweetOne friend commented on my mission to log “All the Coffee in Korea” as trying to count every grain of sand on the beach. Actually, he said this would be harder.73. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf...
View ArticleBreath in the water: Sea walking experience in Jeju
TweetSea walking is a sport that literally allows you to walk on the sea bed without any special skills. With a helmet connected with a hose that provides oxygen sufficiently, participants can walk...
View Article76. Mint Bloom Flower Cafe (Random Weekly Review)
TweetIn the highly, highly saturated Korea coffee shop game, it’s important to have a good product and an interesting concept–unfortunately, brand recognition doesn’t hurt, either–if you want to have...
View ArticleWeed, Counterculture and Dictatorship (The Korea File)
Weed, Counterculture and Dictatorship (The Korea File) Tweet From: http://www.spreaker.com/user/koreamoments/weed-counterculture-and-dictat...Matt VanVolkenburg's prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular...
View ArticleAre you spending another year in Korea or are you leaving?
TweetI decided not to renew my contract this year. I am planning to return to the U.S.A. at the end of August. I’m going to take my GRE and go to graduate school possibly in the Boston area Fall 2016....
View ArticleMake an one-of-a-kind handkerchief by natural dyeing
TweetNatural dyeing is one of the oldest Korean traditions that harmoniously blend nature into daily lives. Using ingredients like persimmon or anil (a plant used to make an indigo color), people have...
View ArticlePresentation Projects: Some Ideas
TweetPresentation ideas for ESL studentsOver the years teaching in a Korean university, I’ve had students do plenty of presentation projects, with varying degrees of success. I hope that you can learn...
View ArticleFeatured Events: Weekend of July 3~5 and Beyond
Featured Events: Weekend of July 3~5 and Beyond TweetComing Up This Weekend Drag Prom & Pride EventsInt'l Finger Style Guitar Fest (Sasang)Busan Book SwapGwangju UniversiadeMokTalk Language...
View ArticleBi-Weekly Top Trazy Contributors (Jun 18~July 1)
TweetNew users have made it to the TOP 3. Congratulations to Kamoe for being the top #1 and welcome Jihyeon L, Hyoseung Allyson W.Trazy.coma service for travelers to easily share and discover the...
View ArticleBeauty Review: Covered in Bees!
TweetIt's been almost a year since I did any beauty reviews (it's because I became ugly!) and since the last thing I wrote about was the Nature Republic Bee Venom Cream, I figured I'd continue that...
View ArticleRegistration for July 11th Meeting Open!!
TweetThere’s nothing like settling down to a really good bottle of makgeolli or cheongju, but what makes it all that much better is some really, really good food! That seems […]Makgeolli Mamas &...
View ArticleMore on South Korean ‘Anti-Japanism’ and the Intra-Korean Legitimacy Contest
Tweet The challenge to South Korea this picture represents is my argument for where South Korea’s extraordinary national hang-up about Japan comes from.Last month, I wrote about ‘anti-Japanism’ in...
View ArticleLearn Korean Ep. 76: “Contrary to what you might think…”
TweetAfter staying in Korea for awhile, I started to gain weight. This probably happened because I wasn't exercising at all. But today will be different! I'll start exercising... but first I need to...
View ArticleHow CDI-Cheonan (ChungDahm International) Screwed Me Over
TweetThis is a really difficult post for me to write, because I am so enraged and sad about what happened to me at the company I work(ed?) for, ChungDahm International. (Shame on the name!)Please know...
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