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MMP Year in Review – A Letter From Mama Julia
MMP Year in Review – A Letter From Mama Julia TweetMama Julia, here.It’s getting towards the end of the year and it’s been a big one for us at MMPK. Although the concept of Makgeolli Mamas began a...
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How Many Times Can You Renew Your Contract?
TweetI've been asked on many occasions - how many times can you renew your contract to teach English in Korea? If you are teaching through EPIK (English Program In Korea) like myself, then there is...
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Bad Hair.
TweetIt happens to everyone....BAD HAIR DAYS.Actually, it has basically happened to me every day for my entire life....My hair was SUPER curly, thick and frizzy through middle and high school. No- I...
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Oops, I Got Lost Again!
TweetOn my way home, I usually take a nap in the bus. The bus ride takes 30 to 40 minutes, and I come home late, sometimes 10 or 10:30 P.M., so you can just imagine how exhausting the trip is. Last...
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5 Fox News Myths about the Fiscal Cliff – and no more ‘Cliff’ Metaphors...
TweetDoes anyone else find Fox News strangely appealing to watch? For some reason I watch it all the time. As ideology that is inadvertently entertaining, interwoven with a veneer of ‘news,’ it’s a...
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Top 10 Korean Movies for the year 2012
Top 10 Korean Movies for the year 2012 TweetThis year too Google has published the zietgeist for 2012 highlighting the top 10 most searched Korean Movies in South Korea. Concubine tops the list as...
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TV Stand and Bookshelf for Sale!
Tweet There are two items here for sale and both are in great condition. 1. Is a large TV stand. Dimensions are Length 149 m, Width 43.5 m, height 48m. It has five draws that pull out and an opening in...
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Korea-related Google Plus Communities
Korea-related Google Plus Communities Tweet On December 6, Google unveiled it's latest feature in Google+ - Communities. These are similar to Facebook groups, but lighter, simpler, and with a bit more...
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Gatbawi Shrine - 갓바위 (Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do)
TweetThe gorgeously sculpted Gatbawi Shrine on Mt. Palgongsan. (courtesy of "The Swede")Hello Everyone!Now, before you say Gatbawi isn’t a temple, it’s a shrine: I know. But for the sake of its...
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Clashes Of The Literary Titans
TweetDisputes between the literary gods would seem to be fairly rare, as these most talented personages are often gracious enough to overlook, at least in print, the perceived shortcomings of their...
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No-Cook SF Freezer Applesauce
TweetSo I was cleaning out my fridge.. …always a good way to start a post right?Wrong! Ew! Anyways- fridge cleanings are good things to do. Good things- not fun things. And I came across these apples...
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Last Minute Event: Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening
TweetTomorrow, Sunday December 16th, NORI Film Bar in Seoul will host a screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at 8 pm. The information is all available on their Facebook page.Sure, it is almost...
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The Ministry of Gender Equality and the Banning of Tetris, Sugar Puffs, and...
TweetWell, not strictly speaking sugar puffs but 죠리퐁I came across an interesting department of the Korean government the other day while my wife was reading an article about how men who have only one...
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Getting Five Years of Stuff Down to Two Suitcases
Tweet After five years here, stuff starts to accumulate. I'm talking about books, souvenirs, memorabilia, and just anything else I've held onto over the years. So I've been sorting things lately and...
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Happy 31st Aaron!
TweetSo, the plan was originally to go up to Elf Pension this weekend for A's 31st birthday, but between the buses not running late enough to get us there Friday night and the rental car places not...
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Letter from Korea, December 2012
TweetSuwon, South Korea December, 2012Dear IrelandThere are moments when I completely forget that I’m a father now, and I lapse into my old routine, desperate for something which I used to think was...
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Reading List: Queer North Korea
TweetThough this blog focuses on South Korea, for obvious reasons, it is hard to ignore our neighbor some fifty kilometers to the north. Although Kim Jung-un may be the sexiest mana alive, there just...
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Adidas Commercial for the Korean National Judo Team
Tweet Being in Korea has rejuvenated my interest and involvement in the sport of judo. Judo is a big sport and martial art here in Korea. Anytime a country has a university dedicated to the...
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What a Drip!
TweetToday, while finishing my friends’ Christmas gift,(which I was very excited about how well it turned out) I decided to make some potpourri.My Mom likes to boil potpourri on the stove in the...
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Dear Korea #079 - Not a Fan of Pain
TweetYay for a new comic! I can’t believe we’re almost reaching the end of the year already.The incident in presented in the comic is based off of true events. Each time someone I know has requested to...
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