Survive & Thrive in Korea
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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Seoul’s Going Green The Chosun Ilbo has reported that Seoul is going green, though not in the way you might think. I’m not talking about this city of millions giving up meat. That’s not going to happen. Nope, we’re talking about an ecological green zone stretching from Mt. Namsan to Yongsan park. The project is […]
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So on Sunday I caught the second day of the Gangnam Fashion Festival. The third day is today, but I think I will have to skip it. However, Sunday definitely was the highlight of my weekend. The festivities started at 11 but I arrived around 11:30. It all took place in an area of Apgujeong […]
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The Swine Cometh! My friend just sent me a link of facebook to an organization called Rate My Hogwon. They have an aticle up about teachers in Korea being rounded up for testing postive for Swine Flu. The teachers were all in the same training program for their chain of schools and now have been […]
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For all you shopaholics out there worried that the only place in South Korea tthat could cater to your shopping needs is Seoul let me tell you to fear no longer. Busan has a few tricks up its sleeve to entice and satisfy even the most die hard shopping despots in the world. Once you […]
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