My second trip to the Mud Festival in Boryeong, South Korea....
TweetMy second trip to the Mud Festival in Boryeong, South Korea. Can’t believe that my first trip was three years ago. This trip was significantly different. I went on my own rather than with a large...
View ArticleThe Story of…Jeongchwiam Hermitage
TweetA foggy summer day at Jeongchwiam Hermitage.Hello Again Everyone!!The entire purpose of visiting Jeongchwiam Hermitage in Sancheong, Gyeongsangnam-do in the summer of 2012 was to see the beautiful...
View ArticleSummer Holiday!
TweetAfter 5 long months of working hard, it's finally our Summer Holidays!! The whole English department celebrated on Monday night with some tasty sushi and soju at a restaurant in Haeundae, followed...
View ArticleDiscrimination at the Airport
Tweet A photo of Arjean Marie Belco from gmanetwork.comUpon reading the story of a Filipina scholar who was barred from boarding a plane in Kuala Lumpur Airport, because of what is thought to be...
View ArticleMan of the Week: Yunho (윤호)
TweetToday's man is TVXQ frontman Yunho.I didn't choose him for his face though...Yunho is one year my senior, so I'm allowed to crush on my 형's body. Reading his wikipedia page is a great lesson in...
View ArticleSorabol’s Opening Lines
TweetNothing was normal about the death of the monk named Ichadon. At his own insistence the execution was a public event paid for by the royal purse. Treasurer Jee of the Sixth Bone Rank wrote that...
View ArticleExercitus
TweetI’ve been doing the New York Times’ Scientific Seven Minute Workout for a few months now, and I’m noticing more results than I ever did just by running for an hour every two or three days, but...
View ArticleMy dad sent me an excellent care package from home. It’s not...
TweetMy dad sent me an excellent care package from home. It’s not anything I ever expected, but I am so grateful for my amazing dad. Sure, he sent me dried seaweed, but that’s just his funny sense of...
View ArticleThe Video You Are Trying to Watch Cannot Be Viewed from Your...
TweetTHE VIDEO YOU ARE TRYING TO WATCH CANNOT BE VIEWED FROM YOUR CURRENT COUNTRY OR LOCATION.Why, Korea, whhhhhhhhy??
View ArticleAnother Queer Weekend
TweetFriday night at Uniq there will be another underwear party. Yum.Circuit will be funky and disco.On Saturday, Jongno's G2 Club is hosting a theme party. It looks fun, but the cover charge is 20,000...
View ArticleLet’s wrap this up?
TweetI’ve been a neglectful mother to my blog that I began nurturing back in late 2011. Writing is like a good workout for me. I think about it daily. I put it off and make excuses because IT’S HARD....
View ArticleCulturalism, Plane Crashes, and Ask a Korean's Error
Culturalism, Plane Crashes, and Ask a Korean's Error TweetAsk a Korean's blog gained even more popularity last week with an extremely widely-read post debunking Malcolm Gladwell's theory of Korean...
View ArticleTime for a Recap!
TweetAnd the unveiling of some old photos I found on my phone. I haven’t really posted on my WordPress blog in around a month, so I figured it was time for a quick recap of what I’ve been up to.I’ve...
View ArticleWe went on a field trip to Oeam Folk Village in Asan (아산 외암마을)....
TweetWe went on a field trip to Oeam Folk Village in Asan (아산 외암마을). It’s interesting to know that there are people actually living in these traditional homes and farming the rice fields. The kids...
View ArticleRules For The Korean Road
Tweet1. Pedal to the metal at all times. Even before you start the engine. Even when you are outside of the car, you should leave a brick on the gas pedal, because speed makes men stronger. 2. If you...
View ArticleQueer Links from the Week
TweetI have been so bad about updating this section. I apologize. I'll try to be a more vigilant blogger in the future. I've just had been busy dating the most beautiful man in the world.sourceAsian...
View ArticleKorea Via Instagram
Korea Via Instagram Tweet They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Fortunately, in our wide world of numerous languages and dialects, these words need not be spoken, or translated for that...
View ArticleThe Cure was amazing last night. I wasn’t the biggest fan...
TweetThe Cure was amazing last night. I wasn’t the biggest fan before, but now… I was just blown away by their three hour set. Two more days of Ansan Valley Rock Festival. Here we go…
View ArticleNew episode!!! Learn Korean Ep. 36: "I'll do it for you"
Tweet여러분 안녕하세요!The new video for the week is Episode 36 of the "Learn Korean" series.Learn how to express "I'll do it for you" in Korean.Also be sure to check out the free PDF version of this lesson on...
View ArticleOne of my favorite Korean foods is spicy rice cake, or...
TweetOne of my favorite Korean foods is spicy rice cake, or ddeokbbokki (떡볶이). I eat a lot of street food, but on this particular weekend, I wanted to do it up.In Sindang dong, there is a famous...
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