Survive & Thrive in Korea
Olympic Speed Skating Debacle It’s 2010 and that means one thing for the sports fans around the world: Olympics! This year the Canadian city of Vancouver acts as the host city. Sadly, with all this global warming they’ve had to cart in fake snow. Still, whether its manmade or delivered by God the snow is […]
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I ended up outside of Chocolatyum a shop specializing in homemade chocolates.
Continue ReadingSpartacus Blood and Sand. I have a new guilty pleasure. When I say guilty I mean shame faced-never-in-a-million-years-should-I-tell-a-soul guilt. It’s not any thing life threatening so don’t worry. Though it may atrophy a few of my brain cells. Still, despite that I don’t think I can give it up. It’s like an awful accident that […]
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Recently I was invited to participate in a Korean Culture Program. Actually, the official name of the event was the Korean Culture Program for Gangnam Foreign English Teachers. Sure the title wasn’t all that snazzy but it definitely got to the point. Twenty four Gangnam teachers were presented with an opportunity to learn how to […]
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Todai Seafood Buffet , When it comes to seafood in Korea I’ve been wary. It’s my own fault really. I fell prey to the urban legends of someone’s father’s best friend’s sister who fell ill to some under cook something or other. It also doesn’t help that I have an irrational fear of swallowing fish […]
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Internet Addiction. One of my favorite podcasts I listen to is On The Media from NPR. I can always count on learning something new going on back home or in some far off corner of the world. Last summer I listened to podcast about a young man in the United States suffering from Internet addiction. […]
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