Finally, a field trip to some place other than the sixth floor of the school. This past Friday we took the Kindergarten students to the Gwangju World Photonics Expo, and apparently so did every other Kindergarten in the Jeolla province. See photos from the photonics expo on my first trip as an earlier post. Field […]
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World Photonics Expo Photos
NEWSFLASH ::::: : We took a field trip to the photonics expo with the student only a week later ::: : : : :: :: Check out some of the choice Korean attempts at professional English writing that I pulled from the brochure. Read about all the neon, fire, and hardcore pornography on Tripwolf here. […]
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around Gwangju World Cup Stadium
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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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hey look, i’m being interviewed by KBS1.
Guess they don’t see too many mee-gooks shopping at the Saturday flea market.”You… why… here?” the reporter asked, struggling even to find those words. “Looking for souvenirs mostly. The items here are always interesting, and unique to Korea.” It was clear, he had no idea what I was saying, but the camera kept on rolling. […]
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around Sajik Park, Gwangju
Winter is just about meeting it’s end here in Gwangju, South Korea. I’m not even sure if there was a winter. Being from New England, it’s hard to imagine the frosty seaon without sustained weeks of nut-chilling cold and sheets of ice. What little snow Gwangju did manage to accumulate melted within 24hours — and […]
Keeping in the spirit of wanting to try new things, I’ve been eating some weird stuff lately. On our way down from Mudeung Mountain yesterday, we stopped for a snack at what appeared to be a collapsing tool shed located just off the trail head at Jeungshim-sa. On the menu? Chicken feet with Asian scallions, […]
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Cock: Korean Food
Found this gem across from a Smoothie King right in the heart of downtown Gwangju today. Reading one of my student’s journals a little bit ago, I came across the sentence “this weekend I ate lots of cock,” and dismissed it as a simple mistake. It’s clear to me now that there is a much […]
It was an otherwise normal day this past Friday. One student sat in the corner and cried for attention, while another one more than likely shit their pants (I wasn’t sticking around to find out). As we left the building at 6:00 P.M. that evening, the smell of smoke permeated throughout the cold night air. […]
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twenty-ten
A few people back home have been asking what we did in Korea to celebrate the new year. A moon gazing hike up Mudeung-san? Attending the Sunrise Festival with a backpack full of beers? All night bar hopping and bell ringing in Seoul? Although we discussed doing all of these things, we actually did none […]