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South Korea, Here I am: December 2009
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South Korea, Here I am. Wednesday, December 30, 2009. So This is Christmas (Eve). Christmas, the biggest holiday of the year. For me, it sure didn't feel like it. Scattered plastic x-mas trees strung up with tacky neon lights (tinsel's still in) combined with a lack of snow, tasteful light displays, or any real ornaments/decor made me miss the over-the-top extravaganza you find across America. Another Christmas display from the subway, a favored environment for the decor of any occasion. It wasn't so bad...
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South Korea, Here I am: January 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Friday, January 29, 2010. Today is January 29th. I arrived in Korea on November 28th. Here's to two months. You're wondering, what is Korea like? It's hard to summarize really. I need to tackle this question sooner rather than later. Every day that passes I find myself raising my eyebrows less. Some of my recent inner thoughts:. Not particularly, because that's Korean for. I mean, it's just a lot of information questions: why, where, how, what? Take for example, the squat toilet&#...
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South Korea, Here I am: March 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Monday, March 29, 2010. Hey everyone. As some of you may know, a Duxbury. Reunion of epic proportions took place on the Korean peninsula a few weeks ago. The illustrious Brian "I hate Japan, but I'm staying there for another year" Peckrill. Visited me here in Daegu. To chronicle our shared experiences, I proposed we do a joint blog post that will appear both on " Hailing Hakodate. I: The Voyage to Daegu, Bus-Terminal Blunder, Fried-Chicken and Beer, Korean Style. Woah, woah, woah.
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South Korea, Here I am: April 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Spring Time for Soju and Korea. This picture was taken in the closet that is my kitchen area. I picked the flowers from the top of the mountain range behind my house. In my head, it's being sung to the tune of " Springtime for Hitler. Posted by Weblogger in Chief. Sunday, April 25, 2010. Play it COOLish, Keith Teacher. Later, another student joined the class, so I took it upon myself to name him "Paul." We now had 75% of the Korean Beatles, but I'm n...
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South Korea, Here I am: February 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Tuesday, February 23, 2010. SKI KOREA: Part Two. Taking advantage of a three-day weekend a few weeks ago, seven Daegu boys and I headed up to Yong Pyong, one of the biggest ski resorts in Korea. We were a rowdy gang and it made for some memorable experiences. No way they'll make it.". After getting yelled at by the driver for holding things up for nothing, the bus pulled out of the lot and began pulling around the station building. We were still on the phone with them. Yong Pyong ...
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South Korea, Here I am: September 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Friday, September 24, 2010. Jirisan: A Chuseok Holiday Adventure. Koreans with full hiking-suits, cleated hiking boots and hiking poles with packs for a day hike made think I could get away with minimalism. This was a different ballgame. We start to think we should have planned this better. Here's the crew at Seong-sam-jae before we set off:. Jen, Harry, Kaitlin, Caitlin, and I (our sixth member, Robbie is missing). Not as much confusion over C(K)aitlins as one might expect. When ...
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South Korea, Here I am: June 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Thursday, June 24, 2010. On teaching English in South Korea. NOTE: It's recently come to my attention that I get traffic from all over (29 countries and counting). Many stumble here off Google searches for information about Korea. An example that sticks out is a fellow that now teaches here in Daegu that randomly found this blog and recognized me by chance at a bar downtown. In general, the English teaching scene here can be divided into two camps: public school positions and priv...
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South Korea, Here I am: November 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Korean Kids Write the Darndest Things. Highlights to look for:. Olympic speed skater Apollo Ohno is called a bastard. Foods are baked on "fly pens". A student using an online translator inadvertently makes a sick rap lyric ("a carrot cuts a virtue, and I roast it ,and an egg divides it to HuinJa and NoReunJa, and I post it"). And monkeys say "okki okki! A student hates goats because they don't fight. Parents are a "precious existence". I like chicken ve...
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South Korea, Here I am: August 2010
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South Korea, Here I am. Friday, August 13, 2010. Japan, There I was: Kyoto Part One. I struggle to articulate my response. I don't think I've felt quite this foolishly excited about a place since my arrival in Spain. The word that I keep coming back to is "aesthetic." There is something indefinable about the "feel" I get from the Japan I've encountered. The aesthetic is quality. Pure, simple and enduring quality. What is this "aesthetic" I was talking about? My first picture on arrival, Kyoto Gion. What ...
