Category Archives: korea

Novelties Are Costly

Posted on April 5, 2011 by John

So I’ve been in China for almost two weeks now. No prospects on a long-term visa but I have a few leads for tutoring and writing gigs. I’ve spent a bit more money than I anticipated in my first few … Continue reading →

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In Shanghai

Posted on March 25, 2011 by John

Well, it’s been a month I last posted on my blog. I would say mostly because I haven’t been in Korea, or teaching or anything. A few days ago I moved into my apartment in Shanghai, China. The photo above … Continue reading →

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Notes On A Small Peninsula

Posted on February 22, 2011 by John

My year teaching in Korea has ended. I am now back in the United States (briefly) before I head back East to look for work in Shanghai. Before I began a long-winded blog post on my final thoughts and feelings … Continue reading →

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Inside N. Korea’s Film School

Posted on February 16, 2011 by John

With all the unrest that’s been happening in the Middle East, more people are starting to pay attention to Al Jazeera. The news organization has had by far the most thorough and straight-forward reporting without all the Twitter and Facebook … Continue reading →

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SanUlLim

Posted on February 3, 2011 by John

If Korea couldn’t export electronics, cars, appliances and kimchi, it would probably continue to make lots of money exporting K-Pop. If you know absolutely nothing about Korean Pop Music, too bad, I’m not going to explain it to you. But … Continue reading →

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Lunar –not Chinese– New Year

Posted on February 2, 2011 by John

So this week is Lunar New Year, known as Chinese New Year by a helluva lot more people. Nevertheless, I’m not working. It’s been a good time unwinding. However, I’m unable to get more pages in my passport because the … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Reenactments

Posted on January 28, 2011 by John

While on Facebook a few weeks ago I got an idea from a fellow teacher to have students reenact famous movie scenes. She had her students act ”Zoolander”, “Office Space” and “The Jerk.” So , I decided to take the same … Continue reading →

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