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Teaching English

Kinder Birthday Parties in Korea

What the F@ck!? No need to mutter; say it louder next time so the person sitting next to you hears and asks what your problem is. Tell them one of your friends was booed off stage while singing “Happy Birthday” to a panel of six year-olds that were wearing bathrobes and burger king hats. It’s […]

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Life

Street Markets in Korea

Of all things interesting, random shit is the most.

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Teaching English

My First Full Week of Teaching

I could be out shopping for useless trinkets at the Saturday antique market down on Art St, but I’m laid up on the couch battling cemented nostrils and voicelessness. Fuck my life.

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Travel

Seoul, Take 1..

It was a weekend of firsts; visiting Seoul and going to a professional soccer game at Seoul World Cup Stadium. We left early Saturday morning in order to wander around the city for a while before catching Korea vs Australia which started that night. The bus ride from Gwangju to Gangnam Center City Terminal in […]

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Teaching English

My first day of teaching

Nobody got hurt, broke out into tears, or told me to fuck off, so I’d call that a good day. The anxiety up until now was immense, you know, because I’ve NEVER WORKED WITH KIDS BEFORE! Many questions I’ve been asking myself. How are students going to react when I take charge of the classroom? […]

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Life

Arrival

Twenty-eight hours and nearly 7500 miles later, we arrived safely in Gwangju, Korea on August 21st, 2009.

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Korean Food

Anatomy of a Korean Meal

Don’t be afraid to combine different elements from the side dishes with your main course!

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Hiking

Hiking Mt. Katahdin in Maine: Baxter Peak

“Never mind why you are going. Tell me what are you doing to prepare. Have you ever been to Asia? Do you speak any Korean? Have you taught children before? Are you doing anything to prepare?”