Author Archives: Brian Dye

I’m a blogger, writer, and teacher. I’ve been working in South Korea’s ESL field for the last three years. My one year contract has unexpectedly turned into a journey that I’m still on and loving.

KMK: Twilight Saga New Moon Review

The Twilight Saga New Moon in Korea

Image via Wikipedia I finally saw New Moon. Let me just say that before I wrote this review I had to go home and exorcise the simpering teenage girl that possessed my body, took me to the theater, and refused to let me leave my seat even when Robert Pattinson‘s expression of love came across…

KMK: Furnishing Your Apt in Korea

Furnishing Your Apartment in Korea

Why invest your money in things you can find for free? The answer is you don’t!

KMK: Classroom Activities – Finger DDR

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Finger Dance, Dance Revolution 1. Take your favorite chant or song   2. Plug in the words into the grid. Have the kids follow along with the song, tapping the correct box as the song plays. 3. Have fun! FINGER DDR Play     I Basketball Badminton     Looby Let’s Can’t     Sorry…

KMK: Cafe aA The Design Museum

Cafe aA The Design Museum

Oftentimes in the realm of arts and crafts the latter is overshadowed by the overwhelming baggage that accompanies the former. Just think of the hundreds of questions that cling to the word art: what is it; how do you recognize it; what does it mean; what does it say; is it good; is it relevant?…

KMK: City Art Asia 2009

City Art Asia 2009

The big new exhibition City_net Asia 2009 which brings together artists from Seoul.

KMK: Brothers and Sisters in South Korea

Brothers and Sisters in South Korea

  Coming to Korea to teach English can be a daunting prospect. First and foremost you have to face the fact that you’ll be leaving behind all your friends and family. Sure, there’s always skype, email, facebook, myspace and a host of other social media and technologies that let people stay in touch, but nothing…

KMK: The Twilight Saga New Moon in Korea

The Twilight Saga New Moon in Korea

You must be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of the latest movie craze sweeping the world: The Twilight Saga. Based on the novels from Stephanie Meyer the latest film in the trilogy, New Moon, has just hit screens in the United States. The opening day take of the movie earned an astonishing…

KMK: Beauties Chatterbox Controversy

Beauties Chatterbox Controversy

I’m late to this party, but I may as well join in anyway. So, in a recent episode of Chat with Beauties, one of the aforementioned beauties, a Korean college student, Yi Do-Kyung of Hongik University. appearing as a guest, said that “All men under 180cm (5’9″) are losers.” Her comment sparked a mini internet…