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News

North Korea Sentences US Visitor to 8 Years in Hard Labor Camp

I am imagining the questions people will ask me about this year when I return home. “You were in Korea? Hope it wasn’t the North, He he he!” Unless you’re Bill Clinton, you can’t simply go to North Korea. I’m not sure why anyone would want to anyways, given their record of hospitality. Aijalon Mahli […]

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Teaching English

March misery

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but it has been a long month. Sickness, scheduling conflicts, shitty weather, students that just don’t know when to shut the eff up…. it all added up to one miserable March. It was probably the hardest month for us since coming here in September. A lot of times […]

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Korean Food Travel

Bootlegs and Lots of BOOM: Chinese New Year in China

Some good stuff here about my trip to China during the Lunar New Year, now posted on tripwolf. Check em out! Where to Buy Bootleg Shit in China The Horrors of Chinese Street Food Where to Buy Bootleg Shit in China Chinese New Year, in China

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Life

around Gwangju World Cup Stadium

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Travel

The Sunset Outside of Seoul

The sun is setting behind a neighborhood of skyscrapers, 20 minutes outside Seoul.

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Life Travel

Seoul part 3

Due to mechanical errors on the part of Delta Airlines, visitors did not end up coming to Korea this past weekend, but we said ‘what the hell’ and went to Seoul anyways. It was our third trip to the World’s second largest metropolitan area, and this time we decided to visit Gyeongbok Palace. Originally constructed […]

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Life

hide your nuts!

Found this beauty at the base of Mudeung Mountain in Gwangju. Yes, it’s true, the sign says to beware of squirrels. Of all the dangers to warn people about when hiking, someone chose squirrels.

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Teaching English

Have a nice life kiddies

Moving on to bigger and better things; Elementary School.  Thank God they are only young once.

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Teaching English

The first day of school… again.

Kinder graduation has come and gone, and aside from a slew of technical difficulties, the show went smoother than soju. I may even opt for a career in professional back up dancing or traditional monster-ing once this teaching gig ends. “Ha! Ha! Ha! Na nun sheem pahn jah!” Now we have new classes and new […]

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Travel

Seoul Korea Metro Map – English

Visitors arrive from the United States this coming Friday, and it looks like I’ll be busing up to Seoul for a late night rendezvous. “You can get to our hotel via Line 9 of the Subway.” Great, I’ll just do a search and figure out where to go in advance. Come to find out, nine […]