Survive & Thrive in Korea
Since my favorite shows are being cancelled left and right I needed to find a new show to fill the insatiable sci-fi fantasy void in my heart. Already I have Dr. Who, Legend of the Seeker, Merlin, Sanctuary, Fringe, V, but that just isn’t enough! So enter Misfits, the new series out of England. Misfits […]
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TA2 Virus. Korea may seem like a great big old uni-mind or perhaps a huge hive of drones, but if you look a little harder you’ll find pockets of rogue Korean rebelling against the norm. This past August 29th on a lazy Saturday afternoon was just such an opportunity presented itself with the first ever […]
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Boa is a Korean pop princess who conquered South Korea, took Japan by storm and now has her sights set firmly on the US market. Discovered by talent scouts, Boa, which stands for Beat of Angel, speaks Korean, Japanese, and English. She has sold over a million albums in Japan, making her one of two […]
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With my coming move to Japan comes a new lexicon of language that I have to master. First up, because of my current guest house search, is the ubiquitous tatami mat along with the arcane symbols of rooms such as 1R, 1LDK, and so on and so on. Here’s a few photos to help you […]
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It’s so hard to say goodbye, especially when you’ve become quite happily settled in a place Thankfully, I am not quite ready to say goodbye to Korea yet. You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been tweaking the layout and content of the blog, slanting it toward a Korea/Japan angle. I still have six weeks left in […]
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Several weekends ago my friends and I journeyed to Suwon to take in the International B-Boy competition. The event was held in the Suwon Olympic stadium. They had a small stage outside for performances and a wall of grafitti art, but the main event was held inside the stadium. Teams from around the globe attended […]
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