5flags [battling the stormgods]
adventure series

5flags [battling the stormgods]

by Leif Sturmanis Nordholm 10:22 PM

[soundtrack] Hold up. You almost lost me? Let me think back and try to remember what led up to that. In the last episode, we were hauled off by the cops to a random town. We had no idea where we were and we woke up in the only available place, which we assumed was…

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Thanksgiving in Korea 2013
day-to-day life

Thanksgiving in Korea 2013

by Unknown 11:41 AM

This year for Thanksgiving, the tiger crew stopped in at our good friend's place for a hearty meal and great times. Here's what our writers had to say. Leif Thanksgiving in Korea . Do we do it? YOU BET!  This year was much different because I've met so…

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5flags [down by law]
adventure series

5flags [down by law]

by Leif Sturmanis Nordholm 6:52 AM

[soundtrack] Photos and videos by Stephen Wilcox, 2013. Words by Flying Fish . We began at the Yellow Sea on a bridge tour on the west coast towards Boryeong, home of the internationally-renowned  M udfest , a summer festival that GPWT covered this year . To get to our fi…

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5flags [begins]
adventure series

5flags [begins]

by Leif Sturmanis Nordholm 8:21 PM

LAST FRIDAY, three Canadian expats in Korea,  Steve,   Alex   and a weirdo who calls himself the flying fish   cycled to Gyeonggi province, home of  Seoul , the 11th most populated city on earth and home of the world's biggest theme park .  GET THIS .  They…

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How to Make Ganpengii
food

How to Make Ganpengii

by Unknown 1:00 AM

So one of my students/dear friend Jin-woo decided he wanted foreigners to know how to make one of his favourite dishes. Here is his recipe for Ganpengii! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ganpengii One of my favorite dishes Main ingr…

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Speaking English/Korean Survival Videos
teaching

Speaking English/Korean Survival Videos

by Unknown 2:00 PM

My pre-intermediate adult class made two videos with the help of Young Gun. One for foreigners coming to Korea, the other for Koreans going to English speaking countries. They aren't perfect but I'm pretty proud of them getting over their fear of the camera and doing t…

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Trivia Night for Korean Orphans
charity

Trivia Night for Korean Orphans

by Leif Sturmanis Nordholm 1:29 PM

FOREIGN INTERESTS Aladdin's Lamb was the busiest place in town during the orphanage fundraiser event Over the last couple of years in our neck of the woods there has been a huge drive for foreign teachers to help Korean orphans. Who could blame them? According to the A…

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Cheonan 10th International Dance Festival
festivals

Cheonan 10th International Dance Festival

by Unknown 11:32 PM

Our blog is moving up in the world! First, a version of our Korean Burn post was published in the October Edition of the The Daegu Compass (page 54) and then we were invited by Cheonan city to cover their 10th International Dance Festival! and what a wonderful time we had! …

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