Survive & Thrive in Korea
I thought it was about time to do this. So I’m running a contest for the best original Konglish photo! Konglish is the taking of English words and absorbing them into the Korean language in a straighforward or unexpected fashion that leads to often zany results. I know you’ve seen it on Billboards, Store signs, […]
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Care to know what it’s like to go to University in North Korea as an Exchange student? Well, look no further than the story of Aliou Niane of Guinea West Africa who, along with nine other students, was shipped off to North Korea to study Juche ideology on communal agriculture practices from 1982 to 1987 […]
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Well, it looks like another group of folks are getting a taste of what it’s like to be an English teacher in South Korea. The Aussie Lacrosse team has been held in quarantine for swine flu in Seoul just like the ESL teachers who have been all over the blogosphere. All in all 27 people […]
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June all across the globe means one thing: Gay Pride! Seoul is no exception and although the festivities were delayed because for the national mourning of former president Roh, the spirits of those in attendance still soared. The event his put together by the folks at the Korean Queer Culture organization. You might think that […]
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Last Sunday I ventured to Hongdae to check out Little Traveler’s charity event: African Pride in the Park. The park in questioned happened to be the little craft park across from Honik University, near the Thai restaurant Khaosan and Smoothie King. Just in case you didn’t know, let me give you a run down on […]
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You may not read this, but I felt compelled to write anyway just to get this off my chest. I hesitated; really, I did, because I thought about the repercussions of how this letter may be received and how it may result in a walking stick to the back of my head, an elbow to […]
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