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" ( 안녕들하ì‹ë‹ˆê¹Œ ) 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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I'm Dreaming Of A White Tiger Christmas
Park Young Gun : I was invited to a Christmas party that was hosted by a friend of all of our bloggers, Guissell, a week before the Christmas day. It was a final exam week for me and couldn't put much thoughts on anything else. After the finals I was busy catching …
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the darkest day: solstice in Korea
I may not be heathen, but that did stop me from celebrating solstice by attending colLAB's 24 hours of art in Korea. colLAB is an art collaboration society based in Korea with members from all around the world. On Friday, December 20th, I went to a kamjatang restaurant and…
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Photos of Gunsan University
Gunsan National University, where Ashley teach and I study, not necessarily at the same time. It was a bit of an underdeveloped kind of school when I first came in at 2007. I remember it was rather plane beside construction sites everywhere and there were fences around th…
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