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Tag Archives: south korea
Hombre(w) Winter Warmer Ale
Winter is in fully swing out here in Korea. On the way to work today there was quite a nice pack of snow on the ground. For the hours I spend hibernating in my shoebox after work, I now have … Continue reading
Posted in beer/brewing, korea
Tagged beer, hom, home brew, home brew korea, homebrew, homebrew korea, incheon, korea, rok, south korea
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DMZ Tour, Part 3: Joint Security Area
A few ago weeks my parents came to Korea (before we went to Shanghai). I took them on a tour of the DMZ very similar to the one I went on with my school. About two-thirds of the DMZ tour … Continue reading
Posted in blog, korea
Tagged demilitarized zone, dmz, dprk, jsa, korean war, military demarcation line, north korea, rok, south korea
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‘Seoul Ascending’ Analysis
Yesterday my friend Coleman told me about a New York Times Style Magazine piece about Seoul (and South Korea as a whole). It’s a fairly good read for a handful of quotes and cultural anecdotes that are unmistakably Korean. On … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, korea, neo-urbanism, rok, seoul, seoul architecture, seoul urbanism, south korea, urbanism
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Black Out Korea
This is not an uncommon sight in Korea. Pictured above, a man in a business suit is seen passed out drunk in a parking garage. Sometimes on the way to work I will see people like this. One website, called … Continue reading
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Tagged alcoholism, black out korea, blackout korea, korea, rok, soju, south korea
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DMZ Tour, Part 2: Dorasan Station
This is the second of two entries on my trip to the Korean DMZ. Click here for the first. Dorasan, Part 2 After going to the Dorasan Observatory we made our last stop in the Paju area. Our bus rolled … Continue reading
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Tagged demilitarized zone, dml, dmz, dora, dorasan, dprk, gijeongdong, homefront, jsa, korea, military demarcation line, minefield, north korea, northern limit line, operation paul bunyan, paju, red dawn, rok, south korea, third tunnel
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DMZ Tour, Part 1
DMZ Tour & Third Tunnel of Aggression Two weeks ago, on the last day of the school semester, I went on a trip with my school’s faculty to the Demilitarized Zone. Those unfamiliar with the DMZ should check out this … Continue reading
Posted in blog, korea, travel
Tagged demilitarized zone, dml, dmz, dora, dorasan, dprk, gijeongdong, homefront, jsa, korea, military demarcation line, minefield, north korea, northern limit line, operation paul bunyan, paju, red dawn, rok, south korea, third tunnel
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Party With Children
Summer. It’s that magical time of the year for Native English Teachers at Korean public schools to do absolutely nothing but sit at a desk. This sweet time is known as Desk Warming Season. That’s when schools have their teachers … Continue reading
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Tagged epik, incheon, korea, lp4, middle school, party with children, party with children remix, ratatat, rok, south korea, teaching, video remix
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