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90% Norway, 10% Bangladesh
Tweetby Chris TharpKorea, Sparkling! Some years back this slogan was trotted out for the world to see by the nation’s tourist board, to the snickers of the more jaundiced expats on the peninsula. Over...
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TweetNoise Like clockwork at 7AM the city wakes up with a roar. This past week, some people have been drilling loudly in the room above me for some reason. Also a neighbor got a new puppy and it...
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Top 5 ESL Activities for Adults
TweetESL Activities for AdultsIf you’re looking for some ESL activities for adults, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve been teaching in South Korean universities for the past 10 years and have spent...
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Would You Rather? An ESL Warm-Up Activity
TweetStart your Class Off in StyleWould You Rather? is a fun ESL warm-up activity. You can buy ready-made decks, but they aren’t ESL specific. I use self-made cards, but you can just make a list of...
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Podae-hwasang – 포대화상
TweetPodae-hwasang at Jeongamsa Temple in Gohan, Gangwon-doHello Again Everyone!!Until recently, I had no idea that Podae-hwasang even existed in Buddhism. It was only after researching him a bit more...
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The M&M Trail of Sulawesi: Makassar to Manado
TweetThe M&M Trail of Sulawesi: Makassar to Manado (via The Togean Islands)Part 1 (of 2)“South East Asia” – A totalizing geographic label I’ve grown to find increasingly vapid, does an especial...
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Level Up your Teaching Game: A Resource for Busy Teachers
TweetUsually Not My Style…I’m really, really not one to use a lot of other people’s stuff in my classes. I usually just combine the best from the textbook that I’m given and then make the rest of my...
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Sunday Funday: Aqua Palace - West Coast Tacos
TweetI love a good Sunday Funday, as most of you know, and last Sunday was incredible. We started out at Brunsweek (a great spot for a typical greasy spoon BAE [bacon and eggs, naturally] breakfast or...
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What’s Worked for Me in the Classroom
TweetI teach for three more days and then have three days off before leaving Quinhon forever. The three months I’ve spent here have been surreal, sort of like a learn-about-yourself-bootcamp. I have...
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No Naval Base on Jeju - The Korea File
No Naval Base on Jeju - The Korea File TweetDownload mp3After more than 3000 days of action, what's the state of the anti-naval base protest in Gangjeong Village? I speak with Sunny, an activist with...
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Bi-Weekly Top Trazy Contributors (Sep10~23)
TweetCongratulations Mini E, Fat Girl, newcomer Ellie P and Jennie S. There were a lot of new participants this week although they couldn’t make it to the top 3. :)
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3 Interesting Facts about Korean Thanksgiving- Chuseok
3 Interesting Facts about Korean Thanksgiving- Chuseok TweetPhoto credit to http://blog.daum.net/xyz1423/738It’s that time of the year again, “the season with clear skies and stout horses.” Nothing...
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Central Europe: Vienna, Austria
TweetHaving boarded the cross-border train from Budapest to Vienna I settled into the book that I had been picking up in bad weather moments and tedious flights. Train journeys are usually quite calm...
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4 Ways to Stay Motivated Studying a Language
TweetThis week I decided to tackle a difficult question - "How do you stay motivated while learning a foreign language?" While I could suggest a lot of things, I wanted to boil my ideas down to four...
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서울타워 (Namsan Tower)
TweetI took this shot from Yeouido Park when we visited 63 Building.Seoul, South Korea — Hubby and I wanted to be spontaneous one Sunday afternoon right after worship service. So, we decided to pay a...
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ESL Teachers: Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think
TweetI recently came across an awesome blog post from Thought Catalog by Brianna Wiest called 20 Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think You Are. In my opinion, this post was about fulfillment as much...
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Top 5 ESL Conversation Activities for Adults
TweetIf you want to make your English conversation class as interesting, engaging and fun as possible for the students, you’ll need these top 5 ESL conversation activities for adults. They’re...
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Yonggungsa Temple – 용궁사 (Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do)
TweetThe temple courtyard at Yonggungsa Temple in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-doHello Again Everyone!!Just south of the more prominent Cheongyeongsa Temple, as well as the Miryang River, is the hillside...
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48 Glorious Hours of Hanoi Street Food • Vietnam
Tweet During the 45 minute or so cab ride from the airport to downtown Hanoi, I contemplated what the city might be like. I knew very little about Vietnam or Hanoi or what to expect other than what I...
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Korean Tradition : 제사 (Jesa)
Korean Culture: 제사 (Jesa) TweetSouth Korea — I was thinking of not writing about Jesa since Wikipedia has already explained it thoroughly. Instead, I am writing this based on what I have observed and...
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