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I Will Walk 500km
TweetAnd, I will walk 500 more, as long as this $17 pair of slip-ons I bought at Target before I came here hold out.Thanks to my friends Sam, Jenna and Hye ri for coming out with me to Geumyeonsan on...
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Snake Makgeolli to Celebrate 2013
TweetIt’s the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Snake, and to celebrate premium makgeolli company Baehyechongdo (배헤정도) has come up with their very own ‘Snake Makgeolli’. The company started the series...
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Being Real
TweetSo, I’ve been in a bit of blog-slump lately and haven’t kept up very well on my writing. I’m still mulling around in my head exactly how I want to finish out my series of posts on education...
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Our Weekend
TweetThis weekend was mostly about makeolli drinking and kimchijeon devouring. Rainy day museum wandering. Brunch at 3pm. Roller derby and random British films. Has anyone seen the film Sightseers...
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View from the 80th floor (part 2): Rooftopping at Busan’s Marine City
TweetAfter posting a photo of looking down from the 80th floor of the Zenith Tower, I got more questions about how I got on the roof. So, I thought I’d talk a little more about rooftopping in Korea....
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Physical Therapy in Korea
Tweet So as some of you know, the lady hero of this blog (aka me), was stupidly injured during a warm-up of Insanity. That’s right.. Insanity. Insanity is insane, and I literally got hurt doing the...
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Spring Flowers in Seoul
Spring Flowers in Seoul Tweet Spring has brought in an explosion of color, sweet scents, and the long missed warmth of the sun. It is just glorious to see the leafless trees bring forth buds and...
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Rooftop Cinco De Mayo Party for a cause!!!Best party in Busan. May 4th
TweetCome out to the best Cinco De Mayo party in Busan. The party starts early with a rooftop BBQ looking out over the beautiful city of Busan. followed by great music and dancing on the rooftop and in...
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The girls and I went to Bugil High School (북일고등학교) in Cheonan to...
TweetThe girls and I went to Bugil High School (북일고등학교) in Cheonan to check out the cherry blossom trees. It’s a beautiful place to walk when the flowers are in bloom, and it’s really easy to get...
View ArticleGayspeak: 시드, 에셈, 연애, 물건
TweetA comment from a reader: I have a few words I see a lot on the apps. It took me a while to figure out what they mean, so I think it'd be cool if you addressed them here: 시드(해요), 에셈, 연애, 물건. Thanks...
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Learn Hangul: Consonants (Part 2) with audio file
TweetToday I added the third lesson to the "Learn Hangul" series - "Consonants (Part 2)"Learn five consonants ("ㅁ,""ㅂ,""ㅅ,""ㅈ,""ㅎ") and one more vowel ("ㅗ").Also learn how to create syllables with...
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How To Understand Everything
TweetMenelaus and his company lay in wait for Proteus.“We rushed upon him with a cry, and cast our hands about him, nor did that ancient one forget his cunning. Now behold, at the first, he turned into...
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The Law of ‘Different Returns’
TweetLast night, I took the small No. 15 bus from the main road near my school to the stop closest my apartment, near the Abientot bakery, by the 24-hour restaurant I’ve bought the cheapest kimbap from...
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Eight Months, Future Plans, and Other Difficult Things
Tweet Saturday marked my eighth month in Korea. Let's just stop for a minute to consider the ramifications of that. I have been living in Korea for three quarters of a year. I only have 4 months left...
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Korean-American excelling in role as Son of God
TweetNice article and interview in the Joonang Ilbo today about Korean-American stage actor Michael Lee playing the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.The title of the piece is, wait...
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POSCO exec unhappy with ramen, smacks flight attendant with magazine
TweetIn the “You can’t make stuff this stupid up” department, a POSCO Energy board member, on a Korean Air flight from Incheon to L.A., was unhappy with his ramen so he reportedly whacked the flight...
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Street art rejuvenates Busan ghetto
Street art rejuvenates Busan ghetto TweetRows of brightly colored ceramic birds with smiling human heads perch along the edge of a roof, welcoming passers-by. Silver dragonflies the size of people...
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14 things to do when it rains in Busan
14 things to do when it rains in Busan TweetForget about Winter for a second Jon Snow, don't you know that the rainy season's coming? A few weeks of non stop rain that would probably have Sheffield...
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Man of the Week: Jaejoong (김재중)
TweetI got an e-mail the other day titled Hyun Bin is hot, but Jaejoong is hotter. While I don't know where my bias would lie, luckily this isn't a zero-sum game. We can just enjoy both of them.Born in...
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My first date with a Korean
My first date with a Korean TweetCross one off the bucket list, I have officially gone on my first one-on-one date with a Korean man. I didn’t really realize it was a date until we met up though. We...
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