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Grain Free Apple Cinnamon Yeast Bread
TweetHello out there! I’m super excited to get back to recipe making and blogging! I’ve been trying not to go too crazy but there are just so many things I want to try!! One thing I really miss is...
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An Impromptu Hike on Dobongsan
Tweet"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for." - Lawrence Block Earlier this...
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In South Korea, May 5 is officially recognized as...
TweetIn South Korea, May 5 is officially recognized as Children’s Day (어린이날). I worked this weekend to throw a special market day for the students at my academy. They used printed US dollars to...
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Spring Blooms at Boramae Park 보라매공원 with Milk
TweetAt long last the Cherry Blossoms 벚꽃 bloomed in Korea! They came quite late this year because winter seemed to hang around forever! Korea has many places to view them, but one of our favorites is...
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Man of the Week: Peter Le
TweetVietnamese American Peter Le is quite the hottie. So what's a Vietnamese American doing on my blog? Well, for one I thought he was Korean because he was going to be on the hilariously trashy...
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How to make perfect rice in a pot and in a rice cooker
Tweet Learn how to make perfect rice in a pot and in a rice cooker. We will show you everything you need to know in making white rice, multigrain rice, nurungji (scorched rice) and nurungitang...
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Korea’s Best Subway App: Jihachul
TweetIt’s no secret that public transportation in Korea is fantastic. It has to be. It’s one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Horrendous traffic jams in the major cities happen...
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Currently...
TweetI'm currently awol from this blog, but hopefully I'll be back in full force next week...Watching Dexter. And I have to admit that I'm a little bit obsessed. I managed to watch a whole season in...
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Good bye, HQ. It’s a story told over and over again....
TweetGood bye, HQ.It’s a story told over and over again. Foreigner moves to a new country, finds the local foreign bar, and thus finds their “home away from home.” Cliché Maybe, but HQ Bar in KSU,...
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Another Queer Weekend
TweetThis weekend looks pretty gay. Tonight is the opening of G2 Lounge, which is opening in what used to be Monster (where the last Gation party was hosted). I guess that means Monster is closed? I...
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Is It Safe to Travel to Korea?
Tweet While eating breakfast at my hostel in Barcelona last month, a CNN news brief aired declaring that tensions were high and nuclear war was eminent on the Korean peninsula. A Korean backpacker...
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Looking Up
TweetYou come to Korea from where I’m from and you can’t stop looking up. Always up. At the sky without so many rain clouds, at the trees forever in a constant pattern of change, and at the buildings...
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New episode! Learn Korean Ep. 27: Verb endings (Part 1)
TweetCheck out this week's new Korean lesson on YouTube - Learn Korean Ep. 27: Verb endings (Part 1)Learn two important verb endings in Korean in this week's new episode.Does this mean there'll be a...
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Korean Soy Sauces: Everything you wanted to know and more
Tweet Korean Food Facts Confused about Korean soy sauces? Here is everything you need to know about soy sauce in Korean cooking. What are the types of Korean soy sauces and how are they different?There...
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Parents’ Day (어버이날) was May 8th. My mom and I celebrated...
TweetParents’ Day (어버이날) was May 8th. My mom and I celebrated the weekend before with a walk around Busan, including a trip to Costco. We had a great time. I consider my mom my best friend, and I feel...
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The Annotated Classic of Poetry – The Overgrown Mugworts
TweetThe Classic of Poetry (詩經, 시경) is one of the oldest poetry collections known to mankind, with some poems dating back to the 10th century BC. Because of its age, it is probably one of the hardest,...
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Lotus Lantern Festival 2013
Tweet Buddha's birthday falls on May 17th this year. The city was primed for the festivities by lighting of the lantern in the Gwanghwamun square on April 23rd, and the display of the lanterns in the...
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When in Rome.....
TweetWe always hear about a powerful West taking advantage of the rest of the world and the atrocities of past colonialism and present capitalism. But what if people in other countries are now using...
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Bogyeongsa Temple – 보경사 (Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do)
TweetThe twin falls of Sangsaeng Waterfall at Bogyeongsa Temple in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do.Hello Again Everyone!!!Continuing with my exploration of Gyeongsangbuk-do, and working my way north, I...
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Wolhyang (월향)
Tweet Name: Wolhyang (월향)Location: HongdaeReviewed by: Mama Julia & Mama Wangmin on 20th April, 2013Thoughts: Wolhyang has long been recommended to us as a reputable place for quality makgeolli...
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