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Posts focusing on the day-to-day minutiae of running an interconnected hyper-portal and dynamic HQ in the age of social mediocrity.
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Stressed In the City
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6 min read
Right now I am feeling more run-down than I have for a long time. One of my students said to me today “you look dead”. There’s nothing worse than being told something like that but the truth is that I don’t feel well at all. It’s not that I’m sick per se – I don’t…
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Who’ll Come And Waltz With My Tilda?
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4 min read
As part of my Australian Culture course here at Sogang University (in which I now teach approximately 40 students), we spent some time learning the basics about Australia: the capital city, the system of government, what the flag and coat of arms mean and, naturally, the national anthem. I think I mentioned in a previous…
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“Borntobe Chicken”
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1 min read
Mmmm, borntobe chicken.
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Trying To Live Your Life In One Day (Part 2)
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4 min read
Okay. So. Itaewon is an area of Seoul which contains a United States Army base and which is known as a place where westerners congregate. While riding the subway there, I was beset by doubts: did I really want to go to Itaewon? If so, why? Wasn’t I meant to be experiencing the real Seoul…
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Overheard in a Seoul hostel
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1 min read
I really did just overhear someone say, “Wow, they must have a lot of Nazis here in Korea.” Of course, this symbol denotes a Buddhist temple. It is not a Nazi swastika.
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Trying To Live Your Life In One Day (Part 1)
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6 min read
Last Friday, the day I received my Alien ID card, ended up being kind of crazy. After returning to the hostel, I went out again with my Canadian friend Kevin to see some “culture”. We walked to the big fine/performing arts centre in Gwanghwamun, and checked out an exhibition of photos about traditional Korean acupuncture.…
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I’m a legal alien
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4 min read
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien.