Translation: A domino effect leading to the legalization of bigamy and incest?
TweetAnother slow week in gay news in Korea. Unfortunately, the most interesting article that seemed worthy of translation was another Kukmin Ilbo piece full of faulty logic and false truths. I guess...
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TweetIn #Korea it’s traditional to have seaweed soup on your #birthday so my sweet coworker made me some! (at Busan South Korea)from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1MQr0uQvia IFTTT
View ArticleSingle K women overwhelmingly in support of same-sex marriage, 50% of Single...
Single K women overwhelmingly in support of same-sex marriage, 50% of TweetThe matchmaking website Duo surveyed 616 people from the 25th of July to the 1st of August asking about their opinions in...
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TweetProfs AbroadIf you’re looking for a university job teaching English somewhere in the world, then the site you can’t really afford not to join is Profs Abroad. It’s pure gold because it compiles...
View ArticleHung out at the raccoon cafe today! It was a unique/somewhat...
TweetA video posted by Shimmering Seoul (@shimmeringseoul) on Aug 2, 2015 at 5:12am PDTHung out at the raccoon cafe today! It was a unique/somewhat nerve-wracking experience lol. Songnae Station Exit...
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TweetThese raccoons were quite mischievous! Watch your bags and your drinks. Songnae Station Exit 1, take a slight right as you come out of the exit and walk across the crosswalk. Go straight for like...
View ArticleSometimes we were a little nervous… ㅋㅋㅋ Songnae Station...
TweetSometimes we were a little nervous… ㅋㅋㅋ Songnae Station Exit 1, take a slight right as you come out of the exit and walk across the crosswalk. Go straight for like 3 minutes. You will see Caffe...
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TweetUpdate*** ADOPTED!♡ ^^ MAIN BLOG YouTube HubPages*Videos and regular photos are the property of ShimmeringSeoul**Animated GIFS belong to Tumblr and miscellanous artists*Thank...
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TweetEnter for your chance to win some awesome. The contest ends in 5 days, so bali-bali!Speaking of even more awesome, did you know that this blog has moved? Go to the new and improved My Life!...
View ArticleKorean RPG: How to Order Food
TweetHere's the very first episode of "Korean RPG," a series for learning quick and easy Korean words and phrases for a variety of situations.In this week's episode, we'll cover how to order food in a...
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Tweet81 Ways to Make your ESL Speaking Class AwesomeI’m sure you want your ESL speaking classes to be as awesome as possible. Everybody does! Here are my top 81 tips to help you do that. Ready for...
View ArticleJapan ii: The first night
TweetWe checked in around 8 PM at J-Hoppers Hostel in Fukushima after a 70 minute ride on the JR line from the airport. I thought that we had all booked spaces in the mixed dorms, but my friends had...
View ArticleJust How Thoughtful Can a Korean Husband Be? (Episode 1)
Tweet Finally!!! After bugging my naturally shy husband a dozen times to do this project with me, he gave in. ^^Every week, hubby and I are going to post short videos about our everyday silliness and...
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