Photography eBook Reviews
Tweet For those like me who have tried to sort through the thousands of photography eBooks out there and had a few hits and a lot of misses when it comes to helpful eBooks, Griffin Stewart and I have...
View ArticleIndividuality
TweetIt’s come to the point where I can predict the answers to most of the questions I ask in my conversation classes. “What’s your favorite kind of music?” “Balla-duh.” “Who’s your favorite actor?”...
View ArticleIced Coffee-Tea
TweetI first saw this idea of coffee-tea in Hong Kong. Talk about a pick-me-up! It’s actually very refreshing and delicious. This simple recipe uses only 3 ingredients to create a cool and creamy...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of an English Teacher
TweetFriday Classes taught: 4 Fights broken up: 3 Weepy little boys comforted: 1 Times I was poked in the ribs while eating my lunch: 3 Times brushed my teeth at school: 2 Unnecessary staff meetings I...
View ArticleQueer Links from the Week 2/22~2/29
TweetHomophobia is ViolenceHankyoreh: [Special feature] For transgenders, sex change not about organs, but “a question of life and death”Jezebel: In a Room Full of Naked Koreans, Margaret Cho’s Body...
View ArticleIt’s Not All Sunshine and Lollipops, or Where I’ve Been For The Past Few Weeks
TweetI know, I know: Living abroad is a once in a lifetime opportunity, a chance to experience something most Americans never see, a complete test of your personal fortitude, the ultimate exit from...
View ArticleGuest Post – Tom Nichols: “Bob Kelly was Wrong (and Right) about the Iraq War”
TweetI am happy to invite my friend Tom Nichols to guest-post about the continuing Iraq War debate. Tom responded so substantially to my original post series on the war (one, two, three), that I...
View ArticleWhen To Panic About North Korea
TweetIt really is all bluster. Both Choe Sang-hoon of the New York Times and Ask A Korean have reached the same conclusion: so long as the Kaesong Industrial Plant stays open, war would appear to be...
View ArticleLiquid reality | Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
TweetAbout the photo: Liquid realityI’m a huge fan of reflections. I look for them wherever I go – glass, mirrors, puddles, lakes. Sometimes I turn them upside down, like I did for this photo, so that...
View ArticleThe Spring Meet Market
TweetTonight is the last Meet Market until June! Information is all available on their flyer:DIRECTIONS:Directions - From Hongik University Subway Station.Go out exit 9 and take a left (walk past...
View ArticleHoney, Thanks for the Additional Calories! ^^
Tweet I have gained so much weight lately. This morning, I was whining about how I’ve turned to size 66 (medium) from size 55 (small) in just a few months. I wanted to cry as I was telling my husband...
View ArticleAn Ethical Dilemma for Hagwon Owners
An Ethical Dilemma for Hagwon Owners TweetThe thought for this post came to me while reading a criticism of an article I wrote for asiapundits.com this week on the misery of hagwons (privately owned...
View ArticleBike Woes and Bamboo
TweetAfter two years in Canada returning to Korea and especially Gwangju (the city where I spent my last year) was a lot like coming back home. I almost headed back to my old apartment after a night...
View ArticleWake Up Ryan!
TweetRyan and I have had the privilege of staying with two incredibly kind and inspiring Korean women on Jeju Island. We made the connection with them through Seoul Joe and they offered us a place to...
View ArticleExcerpts from the Essential Method in Smiting the Ignorant – On Ancestral Rites
TweetThe Essential Method in Smiting the Ignorant, or the Gyeokmongyogyeol (擊蒙要訣, 격몽요결) is a Neo-Confucian work intended for instructing children. It was one of the first books that Korean children...
View Article5 amazing Korean stone bowl recipes
Tweet We will show you 5 amazing recipes for cooking with Korean stone bowl or hot pot. You are so ready to impress your guests! See recipes below:read moreCrazyKoreanCooking.comFollow Crazy Korean...
View ArticleJamming: Comfort zones and blocking zones
Jamming: Comfort zones and blocking zones TweetI loved the scene in Girls where Hannah went for a job at an advertising agency. The lady who interviewed her went into thorough detail about their wall...
View Article행복한 부활절이 되시길! (Happy Easter!) ^^
Tweet When I was a little girl, Easter Sunday was more like Christmas. Our neighbor, an old woman who loves children, would invite kids over for Easter Egg Hunt. It was so much fun hunting for painted...
View ArticleMunsuam Hermitage - 문수암 (Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do)
TweetThe spectacular view from Munsuam Hermitage in Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do.Hello Again Everyone!!You first arrive at Munsuam Hermitage up a zig-zagging road that winds up Mt. Cheongryangsan. When...
View ArticleBar Shortbus
TweetBefore going to Gation Party last weekend, we pre-gamed a bit at Shortbus (well, it may have been 2 차 pre-gaming, but no need to count drinks). Shortbus is a pseudo-establishment in the Jongno...
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