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  • 7 steps to “I feel better (now)”

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    Well, after the trauma of last week I can say without a doubt that the last seven days have been much better. Here’s a quick rundown of my patented 7-step program for transformation from gloom and doom merchant into street-strutting writer in residence.

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  • Who’ll Come And Waltz With My Tilda?

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    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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  • I’m a legal alien

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    4 min read

    I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien.

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  • What is a PC Bang?

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    Good question.

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  • Welcome to PC Bangs!

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    Hello, welcome to PC Bangs and my apologies for the delay in getting things started. I have now been in Seoul for what seems like an eternity but which has actually only been two weeks. Over time, I hope to describe some of the aspects of Korea’s unique ‘PC Bang’ culture. Here, ‘bang’ is a…

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  • Course summary: Creative Writing

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    In 2005, as part of my Asialink residency in Seoul, I delivered a one-semester course in creative writing within the Department of English at Sogang University.

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  • Course summary: Australian Culture

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    In 2005, as part of my Asialink residency in Seoul, I delivered a one-semester course on Australian culture within the Department of English at Sogang University.

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  • Korea! Korea! Korea! Korea! Korea! Korea!

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    Well, who would have thunk it. One of my favourite Pavement songs of all time is ‘Cut Your Hair’, which is freaky because towards the end of the song the lyric goes like this: Advertising looks and chops a mustNo big hair!!Songs mean a lotWhen songs are boughtAnd so are you— Bitch, rant down to…

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