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My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - My Big Adventure

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 | By korea | Views [458] | Scholarship Entry

From a Northern perspective, the horizon is lined with short men wearing sunglasses and large black helmets. Feet firmly planted on the ground. Boyish features, completely immobile. Grey shirts, heavy military boots. Dark green trousers they seem to ... Read more >

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Korean Honeymoon - My Big Adventure

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 | By ailsa | Views [816] | Scholarship Entry

Seoul, I wasn't sure when I first saw you. There can be a sexiness to skyscrapers, but yours are too often tired blasts of Soviet-style concrete that choke the streets and cut out the sun. Look again and down at street level you are the most colourful, ... Read more >

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April/May – Lotus Lantern Festival, South Korea

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [9952] | Video

Location: Seoul, South Korea Dates: late April or early May (dependent upon lunar calendar) Level of Participation: 3 – soak up the festival experience – taste temple food, enjoy artistic performances and create your ... Read more >

Tags: buddhism, lotus lantern festival, south korea, world festivals

Lost in Translation

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 | By mdlove85 | Views [596]

Yesterday, Monday March 21st is a great example of how things get lost in translation. I was invited to my co-teacher Eun Sun's wedding this Saturday. Two weeks ago I was told I couldn't go because I didn't have a ride. Yesterday Eun Sun said she would ... Read more >

Tags: school, south korea, teaching english

First Month in South Korea

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 | By mdlove85 | Views [566]

Friday March 18, 2011 I am slacking majorly on my blogging. I finally have internet at my house so it will be easier to write now. Something I'd rather do at the end of the day and not while I'm at work. I am totally connected now! I have cable, ... Read more >

Tags: daegu, english, expat, getting settled, living abroad, new beginnings, south korea, teacher, teaching english, travel

korea! land of the many confusions

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 | By lissahirst | Views [670]

So I think we have had 3 weeks of Korean strangeness so far. The orientation was interesting and frantic from the minute we arrived at the airport in Incheon we were rushed through the EPIK program intake thing, and bundled out of the terminal building ... Read more >

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Journey in an Unknown Culture

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 | By scotkat11 | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry

I arrived at Incheon and it was harsh and cold and there was a smell. My whole life has been defined by the smell of places and this one was not good. I couldn’t put my finger on it. It was starchy and sour and seemed to consume my nostrils at every ... Read more >

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Busan

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By arhionut | Views [594]

Busan, al doilea mare oras al Coreei, al cincilea port de containere, ca marime din lume, cu sloganul Dynamic Busan ( care cred ca spune tot ) se apropie mult de Seoul. Mi-a placut mult ca oras, cu portul si stradutele in panta, manastiri si fortarete, ... Read more >