This Korean New Year, watch Ha Jiwon and her posse get medieval!
The Korean Lunar New Year, 설날 (seolnal/seollal) is on Friday, January 31st this year. The holiday begins on Thursday so people can visit their families. But you've read about this on GPTWT before. Let me tell you what I did to begin the holiday weekend. Korea made a ren…
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"I'm Not Fine" Movement: The Self-Immolation of Jeon Tae-il
Coming from poverty, Jeon Tae-il at the age of 16 began working in the textile sweatshops of the Seoul Peace Market(서울평화시장; Seoul Pyeonghwa Sijang). He both witnessed and experienced the horrid working conditions including the poor ventilation that lead to the rampant spread o…
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Weekly Photo : Smile For The Camera!
Supposidly stick men. I may have exercized the head little too much. Random Lightpaints while camping at Gosapo beach in Byeonsan national park. Facebook Page Link
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The Edward Scissorhands Experience: What it's like to get a haircut in Korea
Not your average hair shop. But what do I know? It’s safe to say that things in Korea are done a little… differently. That doesn’t change with hair shops, or how Westerners refer to them, salons. I’ve had this pleasurable and often odd experience a handful of times since …
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"I'm Not Fine" Movement: President Park Geun-hye's Election Scandal
Oh man, where do I begin? I could probably do a whole series just on her... Let's start with some basics. Park Geun-hye is the 11th President of South Korea and the first woman head of state in modern history of Northeast Asia. Elected in December 19, 2012, P…
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Weekly Photo : A Proper Winter
Something that just didn't happen this winter. Photo's from December 29 of 2012. Facebook GPTWT Page Link
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"I'm Not Fine" Movement: The Privatization of Korail
In order to find more information about the "I'm Not Fine" ( 안녕들하십니까 ) Movement I left an English comment on the completely Korean Facebook page hoping someone who knew enough English would bite. My informant was Gyuwan Lim. A high school student from Busan who…
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Weekly Photo : Saemangeum Seawall
World's longest man made dyke, they say. 33km. Photo shot from top of one of the island. Facebook GPTWT Page Link
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Ringing in the New Year: Daejeon Style
I know, I know; it's January 10 and I'm writing a post about new year's eve. Maybe my new year's resolution should have been to procrastinate less. For me, the new year always gives me pause to look back at the past year and how life has changed. My last new yea…
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"I'm Not Fine" Movement: The Letter
At the end of 2013, in my last Advanced Class of the year, my students started telling me the news of recent protests concerning the privatization of South Korea's national railroad Korail and the government's disturbing response. From what I understand, the Korean Fed…
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