Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Vacation Time

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In America, we had an aphorism about teaching, to wit: "The three best reasons to teach are June, July and August." This referred...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

맥주뚜껑, or Maekchu Dduggeong

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... or Beer Caps. I have mentioned previously this example of a new style of bar gaining popularity here, a "self-service" wall ...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Innumeracy in the News

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Several news sources, probably beginning with Yonhap , the Korean News Service, have reported that Seoul's bus and subway fares are goin...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Book Report: Seollal 2012

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Operation Spider-Web by MH Sargent - Sargent has created an interesting team of CIA operatives who work, at least in this tale, third in th...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

설날, or Seollal

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Seollal is the Lunar New Year, Korea's first or second most important holiday, and its main harbinger is the appearance of domi girls i...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Meeting a North Korean

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Talk to enough South Koreans, and eventually you meet North Koreans. Our little street in Bongcheon (see the previous post) is populated by...
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Happy Happy in Bongcheon

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The festivities are about to begin! A stack of thirty lamb skewers and some cold, crisp lager are the key ingredients to a delicious meal i...
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Monday, January 9, 2012

Anyang 1 번가

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Is the main "eating street" in Anyang, a short walk from the subway station. Here, Nick contemplates the myriad eating choices: ...
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Asian Hockey League in Anyang

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A little ways south of Seoul on Line 1, you will find the suburb of Anyang. A five or six grand taxi ride from the station will take you ...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

December Book Report

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Well, I haven't been blogging, but I have been reading, my standard book or so per week. Here are my usual snapshot reviews. Worth Dyi...

Christmas Cake 2011

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Happy Holidays to my Dear Readers, and my apologies for my laxity in posting of late--one of my New Year's Resolutions will be to blog m...
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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Tuttle [hic] Update

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Not much happening around these parts, except we started year-end exams on Thursday, which will continue through Wednesday. On Thursday, ...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Moon and the Seasons

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As my pal The Stumbler reminded me, last night was a total lunar eclipse, an event that occurs at a full moon phase, when the earth lies di...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Education News

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First out of the blocks, a chance for sharp-eyed English-speakers to earn some money: the Korean Tourism Organization is offering a reward t...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

November Reading List

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Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin - The autor is Provost of the Field Museum and anatomy professor at the University of Chicago. He is also a...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

2011 KidPower Toy Con

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Last week, just in time for the Christmas shopping season, my classroom became the exhibit hall of the KidPower Toy Convention (third annual...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Politics is Inevitable, and Sometimes Graphic

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Okay, for the past month exactly, I have been collecting images, photoshops (is that even a noun? Now it is), graphics, etc, shared by my pe...
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