Survive & Thrive in Korea
In the US, we’ve traditionally had very masculine ideas of male beauty. The most attractive males are rugged, fit, and simply ooze testosterone. However, in recent years, Asian beauty ideals, and South Koreans in particular, have started to come onto the scene to change that. With the rising popularity of K-Pop in America, the South Korean standard […]
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This Thursday on October 28th the Get it Beauty, World Beauty Special event is happening. If you’re an expatriate fella or a lady with an interest in beauty and if you can speak an itsy-bitsy smidgen of Korean then they would love to have you come on down and participate. The whole affair will center around beauty […]
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Experience the fascinating world of oriental medicines, natural therapies and traditional medicinal magic from all over the globe in one exciting location. The World Oriental Medicine Bio Expo located in the lush rural city of Jecheon just two hours away from Seoul is a one stop shop for body, mind and spirit.
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Haejangguk One thing I’ve learned about Korea is that it’s definitely the land of hangovers. No matter if its expats partying in Hongdae or Korean businessmen on a binge in Jongno the soju pours freely in a never ending culture of shot after shot after shot. Eventually, though, the drinks run out, the music stops, […]
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My friend and coworker Rebecca turned me onto this video she saw on the web. Basically, in celebration of World Water Day (March 22), the folks at Free Range Studios created a video about the history and life cycle of bottled water. First, let me say that I can remember a time when people didn’t […]
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In the other corner is a trio of mosquitoes that never seem to dwindle in number no matter how many times I kill them.
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