Survive & Thrive in Korea
Hi guys and gals! I received a notice from Sean of Connect A Hill & Knowlton Company who is looking for International Students here in Korea for the upcoming LG Ambassador Recruitment contest! Read on to find out more. Life Tastes Good Championship 2010 Wanted: Students with Good Taste What is the Life Tastes Good […]
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Another year, another mudfest. This time things started off great, took a wet turn for the worse, then came out with sunshine smiles. We took off Friday night on a bus departing from Express Bus Terminal and bound for Boryeong. Our group consisted of Ian, Lyn, Jodie and yours truly. We sped along at a […]
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Right on the Han river near Hongdae lies a special little island named Seonyudo Park. Once a beautiful scenic spot along the Hangang it was destroyed due to floods way back in 1925. Gradually, over time, the area was restored with the addition of the Yangwha bridge in 1965 and the Seonyu Water Purification Plant […]
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For the last few weeks Korea has been gripped by a frenzy of nationalism not seen since Kim Yuna skated her way to Olympic glory. To be sure that epic event had everyone glued to their TV screens whether they were at home, in a bar, or at work, but now even that is eclipsed […]
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Did you know Korea is the birthplace of taekwondo? Gold stars for you if you did. Despite having this nugget of knowledge buried in my brain I never actually went out in search of more insight about the martial art until I ran across a promo for a demonstration happening at Gyeonghuigung Palace. Never one […]
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I’m surprised that after being in Korea for three years I haven’t had a post like this. I think I’ve taken the Korean Emoticons (smileys for us North Americans) for granted. The emoticons that you use are like your children. You just get used to them and kind of treasure them like old cartoons […]
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