Survive & Thrive in Korea
Looking for a great winter time activity right here in the heart of Seoul? Well hit up the Ice Skating at the Hyatt Hotel on Namsan and skate away the afternoon or evening at their ice rink. They even had skates that fit my size US 16 so you should have no problem finding some […]
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I’m usually only all about the Kpop, but the new MV Check it Out, from Will.I.am and Nicki Minaj, deserves a shout out. The backdrop focuses on a very chic Korean TV audience who sit stone still and silent while Will.I.am and Minaj put on a manic performance as if they’d been doped up on […]
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Editor’s Note: Don Immigrated to the US in 1972 at the age of six. Waiting to retire in a small village in Korea. About a year ago, I visited Korea in hopes of finding the perfect Korean village to retire in. I had been searching on Google Earth many nights before embarking on my trip […]
Continue ReadingLove the blog, great nom de plume. I am wondering what it is like being an “older” ESL teacher there, most tend to be in their 20s. I lived in Seoul a long while back and want to return to teach ESL and diving. Does Yongsan still have a big US military presence there? How […]
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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 isn’t the only Korean pop star fighing to make a mark in the US market. Recently, the Wonder Girls journeyed to America to prance and preen into the heart of America. The girls made their first ever live appearance on American television on the Wendy Williams show. If you don’t know Wendy she was […]
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