Korean Style Sushi
So my significant other Nicholas came to visit me here in South Korea for my spring vacation and one of the main things he wanted to do was try 산낙지 (san nac ge) or live octopus. Now I did mention this in my post forever ago Just Say Yes but I want to go into more detail about…
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Cycling and camping in Korea
On a hilltop in Yamido, Saemangum. The guys set up their hammocks in one of the few places that wasn't stupidly windy. The Korean word for camping is 야영장 (ya-yeong-jang). According to many websites, it is practically impossible to find good camping away from large group…
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Parents' Day in Korea
Illustration by s-girl , on deviantart.com It’s May 8th, and you might just know what that means to South Korea: Parents’ Day! Perhaps you know the tale of Shim Chung, a popular Korean folk tale about a young woman who sacrificed her life to restore her father’s eyesigh…
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Children’s Day, May 5, 2013
This year, Children’s Day(어린이날)fell on a Sunday, and the weather could not have been better. According to the teacherlink website , children’s fiction writer Bang Jeong-Hwan invented the holiday in 1923. The holiday is meant to “highlight the dignity of children and their need…
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University Membership Training
Early every year's first semester, many Collages and Universities in South Korea initiate Membership Training to make an introduction and sort of a celebration for their study major. A University where I currently am also had one of theirs at the end of this March. I ha…
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Korean Gaming Experience and Addiction
A look of PC Room in Korea I haven't played any 'Korean Online Games' for almost a decade while living in Korea, and haven't been to a PC Room (Sort of a massively promoted PC Caffe) for over several years. I have an Xbox 360 and Macbook Pro Retina. Why …
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Singing in Korea(n)
So, by now you've guessed that we here at Getting Past the White Tiger are music FIENDS. Another wonderful noraebang night happened on Friday, and today... well, we'll get to that in a moment. This time we had a diverse group. I was so excited to meet so many new peo…
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Mother Father Gentleman
Oh Psy. You did it again. Created a super catchy song that the world loves that is borderline inappropriate and should make Koreans cringe yet has become popular in Korea despite (or maybe because of) the disrespect. What am I talking about? Psy's newest single "Gent…
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Happy Black Day! 블랙데이!
Oh Korea and your crazy love holidays. Last year I posted about White Day but forgot to mention Black Day! Black day is a day dedicated to all of those single people out there. On April 14 the custom is, if you did not receive gifts from your significant other on White Day …
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Korean Table Manners
I gave my High Beginner Adult Class a homework assignment. Write a six point "How to" guide. This is what one of my student's turned in on Korean Dinner E tiquette . Enjoy. How to Improve Your Interpersonal Skills Have you been invited for Korean dinner? …
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