Survive & Thrive in Korea
Cambodia Getting There. My Cambodian holiday adventure both thrilled and chilled me to the bone. The trip was filled with unexpected surprises, both good and bad. And on that note I must thank Ryan, Jane, and Sheila for all of the pics since my camera with its 2000 photos became a casualty of bad karma […]
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Today, August 15, is Liberation Day in Korea. It celebrates the freedom from Japanese Colonial rule in 1945. Lots of people get the day off, but I’m still going in to work. Happy Liberation Day! The North Korean government had planned to participate in a joint South Korea commemorative event, but backed up days ago […]
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I was recently surprised to discover that Reggae thrives in New Zealand. I had no clue that the music was so big there. Jamaica and the Caribbean, the UK and sometimes the United States seemed to be the big spots for Reggae music. So imagine my astonishment when a Korean Reggae artist hit number […]
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The indomitable Vanessa accrued another year this weekend. She found out about the surprise and instead decided to show up and give us a scare in her Scream get up. We threw her birthday dinner at Buddha’s Belly and then dashed through the rain to Gecko’s across the street to for drinks and dessert. Vanessa […]
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Yesterday I went to Namdaemun market in search of a digital camera. I didn’t go to Yongsan because I read that if you go to Namdaemun you could find the Japanese version of certain cameras that sell at a discount. Now, nothing is for free so the the trade off is that you don’t […]
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Tonight I just learned about the The Great Battle of Hansan Festival! The event celebrates the Admiral Lee Sun Sin’s victory over the Japanese Navy in 1592. It’s considered one of the great naval battles in world history and during the festival there is a re-enactment commemorating the occasion. The festival takes place in Tongyeong, […]
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