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KMK: Top Ten Obscure Apps for Expats in Korea
KMK: Top Ten Obscure Apps for Expats in Korea Tweet On the heels of my recent post about the top ten apps for expats in Korea I thought I’d delve into the many apps that may not be on most people’s...
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KMK: Dancing 선생님 (Teacher)
Tweet As of late most of my partying has been happening in Itaewon. I’ve got no beef against “da won” but a man can only take so much of the same before it becomes a bit redundant. Sure, you can throw...
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Google Glass: You Are Already A Cyborg
TweetHave you ever seen Koyaanisqatsi?This isn’t the best pickup line, I’ll admit. Regardless, Koyaanisqatsi is this crazy “mondo movie” about how shit is fucked up. You can see it all in the first two...
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The very important first girls high school soccer game of spring
TweetI landed in Korea in September to teach English and the next few weeks were the worst in my life.It’s March now, so I survived, though I don’t talk about those first weeks. I’m sure I’ve had a...
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The Real Star of Saturday
TweetSunday was kind of a lost day. Why? Because of Saturday night (and Sunday morning). And, before anyone virtual high-fives me for this, I am compelled to say that in the end, it wasn’t worth it....
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Reading List: The Wedding Banquet Revisited: "Contract Marriages" Between...
TweetPublished in 2009 in Anthropological Quarterly Vol. 82, No. 2, The Wedding Banquet Revisited: "Contract Marriages" Between Korean Gays and Lesbians is now available on JSTOR. The abstract:This...
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LTW - Peninsula Tensions, Bball Fixing, & Tourism Rank
Tweet1. National1) Korean peninsula turning into an Ice AgeThe tension between South Korea and North Korea getting tight as the South Korea-U.S. annual joint exercise called Key Resolve got kicked off...
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Just Keep Swimming
TweetI know. I'm sorry. I haven't been around lately. I have a number of excuses I could throw at you. The new school year is in full swing, and it's proving itself to be considerably more stressful...
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Our Weekend: Pig Neck and Paddy's day
TweetThis weekend was mostly spent saying goodbye to George as she left Korea to return back to England. I finally donned my skates after a year and practiced with the ROKD giels, and we celebrated St...
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Copy-Cat Paris Baguette Chicken Wrap
TweetIn this recipe, I re-created the Thai Chicken Wrap from Paris Baguette. It is my favorite quick meal if I can’t find anything else. Here in Korea, Paris Baguette is as common as Starbucks in...
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Chocolat Yum 쇼콜라 윰- Strawberry Cake
TweetA few months ago I featured the very cute bakery in Hongdae~ Chocolat Yum 쇼콜라윰! Check out the original post for lots of pretty photos of the beautiful treats the bake plus a cookie haul!The...
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On the uniqueness of ‘Jeong’ and my inability to understand even if I tried...
On the uniqueness of ‘Jeong’ and my inability to understand even if I TweetInteresting piece in the Korea Times today about Dr. John Linton called, “I am Korean.”The doc’s family has lived on the...
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Guest Post: Super Junior en Latinoamerica
Tweet Mucho se ha especulado en México acerca de la Visita de Super Junior, se habla de conciertos en Latinoamerica e inmediatamente las Fans en México se preguntan por que no vienen a nuestro país, le...
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Low Carb Protein Sticks
TweetThis week I’m breaking the post into two parts. This post will be the protein part. Next week will be the carb part. Together, these recipes have been my post workout meal of choice recently. So...
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Korea: Not Finnished Yet
TweetYet one of the most significant things Sahlberg said passed practically unnoticed. “Oh,” he mentioned at one point, “and there are no private schools in Finland.”This country, Finland, is the...
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Shit Should Cost Money
TweetYo, what’s up, starving artist here. Guess what? I like to eat food. Trouble is, no one’s buying my shit. I haven’t eaten a square meal in days. I’m down to cooking my shoelaces on the tar when...
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Yi Jeong’am – The Vernal Equinox
TweetYi Jeong’am (李廷馣, 이정암, 1541-1600) was a Chosun dynasty literati bureaucrat. He was of the Gyeongju Yi Clan (慶州李氏, 경주이씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Junghun (仲薰, 중훈); his pen name (號, 호) was...
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Cyberattack hits South Korean Banks & Broadcasters
Cyberattack hits South Korean Banks & Broadcasters Tweet From YonhapSouth Korea was trying to figure out the cause of massive computer network failures at major TV stations and banks Wednesday,...
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Japan Swag
TweetI know it's been a long time, but reading Murakami at the moment really reminds me of my trip to Japan, with all the talk of Shinjuku station. It reminded me that I didn't share with you some of...
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Man of the Week: Kim Young-jae (김영재)
TweetThis week's man is Kim Young-jae, who appeared in Leesong Hee-il's Suddenly Last Summer. Born in 1977, Kim Young-jae has been acting in Korean films and dramas since the early 2000s, but he isn't...
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