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Tag Archives: Korea
A Farewell to Kimchi (2011-2021)
It’s a shame that the first blog post I’ve written in seven months will be a sad one, dear readers, but unfortunately there’s no way around it. On May 23, 2021, my old friend Kimchi crossed the rainbow bridge. If … Continue reading
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Tagged cute, dog, doggo, funny, grief, kimchi, Korea, pets, pomeranian, Pomeranians, poms, rainbow bridge
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Quite Possibly My Last Post from Korea
Introduction Before I begin, dear readers, I want you to get a good look at the following picture. Study it long and hard. This is one of many things that no one ever tells you about teaching. According to Hollywood, … Continue reading
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Tagged chunk the groundhog, coronavirus, cute, death, hawaii, Korea, nihilism, rest in peace, Seoul, South Korea, teacher, teaching, Teaching in Korea, tourism, vacation
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When Mom Visits Her Favorite: An Itinerary
Greetings, dear readers, and welcome to my first blog post of 2020. Today is Thursday, January 9th, and for the first time in a week or so I’m actually up and about, trying to be productive. Before now, my vacation … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Catholic, DMZ, Korea, Korean food, Lotte World Tower, luxury, North Korea, Our Lady of Namyang, pedicure, Putin, Seoul, shopping, things to do in Seoul, travel
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Here’s an Update (Because I’m Bored)
Introduction Funny true story. Every summer the good doctors of Seoul find something new for everyone to panic about and get tested for. One year it was the flu. The following year, it was the bird flu. In 2015 it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Adams, Baby Laugh a Lot, bork, Christmas, creepy, creepypasta, Dostoevsky, funny, Gabe the Dog, HaHa Davis, jiu jitsu, Korea, memes, Mista GG, Moscow, obesity clinic, Pom, pomeranian, Russia, Russian, Russian literature, Russian travel, Seoul, South Korea, Tolstoy, travel, tuberculosis, vacation, weight loss, YouTube
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On Peace Talks and Snowboarding
Greetings, dear readers, and welcome back to A Day With J (South Korean Edition). A lot’s been happening here on the peninsula lately. For starters, you might have heard that the 65-year standoff between the North and South might finally … Continue reading
Have We Grown Apart? Take the Quiz!
A friend and I were recently talking about the pros and cons of living in South Korea, and one of the biggest cons, we agreed, is the way time sort of passes in a bubble here. As we’re living our … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, ESL jobs, friends, friendship, getting older, growing apart, Korea, living in South Korea, Seoul, Working in South Korea
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Mapo: The Bridge of Life and Death
Greetings dear readers! This is my first post of 2018, so I guess I should probably say “Happy New Year!” too. One of my resolutions in 2017 was to post an update every week, but obviously that didn’t work out. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aokigahara, depression, help, help me, Japan, Korea, LGBT suicide, Logan Paul, loneliness, Mapo Bridge, mental illness, sadness, Seoul, suicide, suicide forest, suicide prevention
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Something You Need to See and Hear
There’s nothing I can add to the following video with words, dear readers, so I’ll just quickly give you some context and let it speak for itself. Last Friday (November 24th) was our school’s annual orchestra concert. There were a … Continue reading
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Tagged ability, amazing, Ayn Rand, band, classical music, excellence, exceptional, gifted, Korea, music, musician, orchestra, piano, prodigy, proud teacher, school, Seoul, South Korea, students, teacher, violin, wow, young musician, Ziegeunerweisen
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Free the Hyehwa Raccoon
Hello everyone. I’m posting this here in the hope that someone in Seoul will know who I can contact about an animal welfare issue. Please share it with anyone who might be able to help. Thank you! Last week some … Continue reading
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Tagged animal, animal cruelty, animal liberation, animal rights, Animal Rights Korea, animal welfare, animals, ASPCA, cafe, cute, dog, dog meat, dogs, help, Humane Society, Humane Society International, hyehwa, Korea, meerkat cafe, PETA, raccoon, sad, Seoul
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