Thursday, December 31, 2009

The Year That Was

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I see from my Blogger dashboard that this is post number 400 to the Seoul Patch. I see also that I have posted some 1,450 photos here since...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Street Scenes VI

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What follows is a handful of photos taken at various times and places that I never used. I thought I'd clear out the drawer in preparat...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

School's Out!

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... except for 25 days of so-called "Winter Camp" running from Jan. 4 to Feb. 3. It is only half-days, too. Which means I have the...
Monday, December 28, 2009

Tally Snow!

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Snow: It snowed in Seoul pretty much all day yesterday, accumulating an inch or two, and today's high temp was about -5 C, so the snow ...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Offal Good!

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Shown above is a table grill cooking up something called gopchang 곱창. On the right are small intestines of a cow, the brown cubes are cow ...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Happy Cake Day!

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It seems a big part of the Christmas celebration in Korea is the cake. The bakery chains here clutter the sidewalk on Christmas Eve with sta...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Festival of Lights, 2009

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While I was in Jong-ro yesterday, I decided I might as well have a gander at the Christmas festivities. There wasn't much going on at th...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

SMOE Workshop Covers Same Old Ground

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So, someone thought this sign would be helpful ... Firstly, Korea University's campus, on the northeast side of Seoul (a short walk from...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Korea (To the Tune of Maria)

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So click on the video from West Side Story and sing the lyrics below instead. Okay, ready? Go! Korea. The most intriguing place you'll ...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

A Day in the Life of a Co-Teacher

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My job is pretty straightforward, which is one thing I really like about it: I design and implement a lesson plan to improve English speakin...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Saving the Planet with Underwear

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First, presidential candidate Bill Clinton was pressed on the boxers or briefs issue, and now this: President Lee Myung-bak recently said he...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

A Monday Night at #325

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The mercury has plummeted again, but I'm nice and toasty thanks to the combination of ondol and my space heater; picked up my clothes fr...
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Saturday, December 12, 2009

More Holdays Coming?

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By contract, I do not work on Saturday or Sunday. Except, apparently, during camp. But that's a subject for another post. In addition to...

Cycle Race is Pie

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On Friday afternoon I joined Nick and Andy for a trip to the Speedom velodrome in Gwangmyeong, near Cheolsan station on line 7 for the bicyc...
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