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Rain Storms and New Teachers

August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Korea, The National

The new teachers finally arrived in Korea. They’ve been here for about a week and will start taking over the teaching reins this week. It’s just one more of the steps to the Korea chapter of my life coming to a close. Also coming with the new teachers has been a pretty gnarly storm. There’s [...]

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Packing and Jesus

August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Korea, Matt Costa

I finally got around to sending a few boxes home today. I was relatively cheap and painless. The boxes were sent via Korea Post and there were a ton of English forms at the post office. They are going on a boat so it will take a month and change to get home, but I’ll [...]

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Summer Vacation in Busan

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Busan, D300, Korea, Nikon, Ra Ra Riot

I had a week off from work for our summer vacation. Saturday, Crystal and I took off to Busan for the week. Busan is on the south-eastern coast of South Korea and is an awesome beach/port city. It was a super relaxing week that consisted mostly of laying on the beach and hanging out. Here [...]

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Music in Another Country

July 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Arcade Fire, Korea, Music

What factors come into play when a musical act decides to play in another country? Is it strictly a monetary decision? What other things shift the teeter-totter one way or the other? Korea will have seen 3 large music festivals during July and August (Pentaport Rock Festival, Jisan Rock Festival and Summer Week & T). [...]

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Almost To The End

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Busan, Korea, LCI, N.E.R.D

My time in Korea is finally coming to an end. I’ve got about 1 month left before I hop on a plane and head to Europe. Next week is 1 of my 2 vacation weeks. The plan is to head down to Busan for the week. Busan is an awesome beach town at the south [...]

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K-League All Stars vs. FC Barcelona

July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Explosions in the Sky, Korea, Soccer

I was a bit bummed when I noticed I would be making my way up to Barcelona this summer, thus not having a chance to catch a FC Barcelona game. Their team is one of the best in the world, and includes a collection of some of the best players in the world also. Along [...]

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Taco Bell Korea

July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Korea

It was here and then it was gone…. Now it’s back. Taco Bell officially reopens in Korea. Cheap and ouchie on the tummy, Taco Bell will test the waters again this week with a grand opening in the foreigner heavy area of Seoul called Itaewon. The prices look to be dirt cheap and the menu [...]

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English Friendly Travel Sites in Korea

July 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Bloc Party, Korea, Music

Although I haven’t done as much traveling since being in Korea for a year, I have come across a few travel sites that are English friendly and have some decent prices. The one I’ve used the most doesn’t have a website. Her name is Lily and she works through VaKang Travel. Her email is lily-kim@hotmail.com. [...]

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DMZ Picture Post

June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · D300, Korea, Nikon, Pictures

Pictures by Stuart Wainstock

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Pictures From the HBC Festival

May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · D300, Korea, Music, Nikon, Pictures

Saturday after I finished running my 10k, I made my way out to Itaewon to catch the HBC Festival. I really had no clue what to expect, and was blown away. It turned out to be a super street party that really hit the spot. I had written a festival preview for a publication here [...]

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