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Kingdoms In The Sun
Tweet—You find whoever you’re looking for whenever you’re not looking.Ian James was lost in Asia. Having slogged through six months of teaching English in a South Korean public school, he escaped to...
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The Past, Present and Future of Korean Democracy: Stories from Busan’s Kim In-Gi
TweetMr. Kim and his wife outside their restaurant, Min Ga in Busan’s PNU areaBy Taryn AssafIt began with a mouthwatering, fragrant dinner of dubu-kimchi, Korea’s stir-fried kimchi and tofu dish, and...
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Notes from a Korean Staff Trip
TweetI just returned from an overnight staff retreat with the rest of the teachers and office staff of my school. It was probably one of the most classically Korean 24 hours of my life. Also, just to...
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I Love Salammbo
TweetThey went through other corridors and other rooms, finally arriving at a door where, for greater security, a man was attached by the belly to a long chain sealed into the wall, a Roman custom...
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The Nazi Swastika and the Japanese Rising Sun Flag
TweetOver the past few months an issue has kept on raising its head from time to time and that is the Korean outrage over the use of the Japanese Rising Sun/Imperial flag. Now that my consciousness...
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Asiana flight 214 from Seoul crashes at SFO - 2 dead, dozens injured
Asiana flight 214 crashes at SFO - 2 dead, dozens injured /missing TweetAn Asiana flight from Seoul to San Francisco crashed at 11:28a PDT(3:28amKST) during landing at San Francisco airport. The...
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Yeongheungsa Temple – 영흥사 (Gyeongju)
Tweet The beautiful lotus pond and main hall at Yeongheungsa Temple in Gyeongju.Hello Again Everyone!!The next place we visited on Seondosan, because we must have visited eight or nine different...
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Daegu Theatre Troupe & The YMCA Youth Project!
Tweet Posted on July 7, 2013The Daegu Theatre Troupe partnered with the YMCA to bring a fun afternoon of acting and English! Our wonderful middleschoolers performed the story of Hungbu and Nolbum,...
View ArticleA Saturday with momentum; A real life Sunday.
TweetThis weekend after Smalltown tried to phone me once or twice without answer, he sent along this message: "Eliza..... yellow porpoises ruled by force for eternity... 'who will save us from those...
View ArticleGayspeak: 전차 (versatile)
TweetI introduced my readers to 때짜 (top) and 마짜 (bottom) way back in June of 2012. I've also talked about the Konglish expressions 올바텀 and 올탑 (vers bottom and vers top respectively). But what about a...
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Birthday Blues
Tweet I think I should start off by saying that my birthday is actually on Wednesday (not today) this year. Still, I almost forgot that it was even happening until a few nights ago. So much for...
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Oh, Konglish 2 (Electric Boogaloo)
TweetIn our ongoing series of the strange and wonderful ways South Korea loves to mangle the English language.Even the damn furniture has a story to tell. It’s a fun one. Get it??A coffee story was...
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Makin’ PatBingsu at Stumpy Ruffers
TweetThis past Sunday, I had an awesome afternoon visiting my friends over atStompy Ruffers. Their product? Fusion patbingsu! Patbingsu (팥빙수) is a popular shaved ice dessert with azuki beans on top....
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Our Weekend: Pirates, prehistoric walks and Jurassic Park
TweetFriday evening we ventured to one of Nick's favourite restaurants in PNU which he has suitably named the pirate bar. It's a tiny hodge podge of lots of different dimly-lit small buildings that...
View ArticleReading List: Korea Queerzine by Miyuki Baker
TweetI met artist Miyuki Baker when she was in Seoul as part of her Watson year. As she travels around the world, she makes queerzines to 'explore the intersection of art and activism'. I had read...
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Aritaum’s Wannabe Longwear Shadow Stick
TweetI love make-up with sparkles! ^^ A few days ago, I went make-up shopping in Aritaum and found theseeye shadow sticks on sale. For 6, 500 KRW (5.74 USD) (248.43 PHP), you get two eye shadow...
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No Panties Allowed in Judo Class in Korea!
No Panties Allowed in Judo Class in Korea! TweetI'm rapidly approaching the two year mark here in South Korea. One of the most memorable things, BY FAR, has been my involvement at my local judo (yudo...
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LTW - The Crash, PGH in Beijing, & Ivy Ban
Tweet1. National1) Asiana plane crash lands in San Francisco Asiana Airlines flight OZ214 from Seoul to SF crashed and burst into flames while landing in SF International Airport on Saturday morning,...
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Korean Faces Charges for Forcing a Filipina to Marry Him
TweetA few weeks ago, two South Koreans, along with four Filipino partners, were arrested for mail-orderbride business. Just recently, three South Koreans were busted for the same act. The sting...
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Some thoughts and a recap of last weeken
TweetSome thoughts and a recap of last weekend’s wedding! RT @aclipse: Spring’s Last Hurrah: A Wedding Day in Korea http://t.co/5erYBtgENyBookin' it to Busan @arieldrosen
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