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Mon, 12 May 2014 | By boatetochip | Views [350] | Scholarship Entry
Sweat beads on my forehead as I stare dubiously at the wriggling mass of tentacles on the plate before me. Though no longer connected to the hapless octopus from which they were unceremoniously severed moments before, the limbs still twitch and crawl, ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 11 May 2014 | By josh-a-h | Photo Gallery
Life in Korea 2011 - 2013
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Fri, 9 May 2014 | By jenallage | Views [340] | Scholarship Entry
Having lived and studied in South Korea's Seoul for half of my 21st year on earth with 20 years spent in sunny Singapore, I have had a bucketful of (mis)adventures to tell but none are as eventful as the week I spent on Jeju Island in which was tossed ... Read more >
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Fri, 9 May 2014 | By vicariouslythroughmyself | Views [230] | Scholarship Entry
After a long day touring the Demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, I'm feeling hungry! An American guy from my tour (we can call him Cameron, or we can call him Hottie Marine, but I think Hottie Marine is more fun), asks me if I've tried gabli ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 May 2014 | By jessicamaher | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 7 May 2014 | By mercyd9 | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry
Its that moment. That one moment when you walk into the foreign air for the first time. And I am not talking about when you walk out of the air plane after a 15 hour flight, groggy and unable to pay attention to the new world around you. Its that moment ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 May 2014 | By fania_hils | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By rogerinkorea | Views [1380]
In Korea's South Gyeongsang Province where tidal waters bring salinity up into the lower reaches of the Seomjin River, there grows oysters. Estuary oysters or Crassostrea gigas as they are known to the scientific community. Commercially they are ... Read more >
Tags: eating bivalves, oysters, seafood
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By reesiebabygirl | Views [923] | Scholarship Entry
It’s not every day you turn 30 and get retrenched in the same month. Unlike my fellow colleagues, I saw the retrenchment as a blessing in disguise. I’ve always wanted to visit the Far East – partly because I had a friend teaching English ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By janelles | Views [423]
As a young woman who often walks alone at night, I am used to the shivers that accompany the feeling of being followed. Like most women, I have developed several strategies to cope with that feeling; I take special comfort in the self-defense course ... Read more >
Tags: fear, safety, unintentional stalking, walking alone at night
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By eclipsememory | Views [306] | Scholarship Entry
This is my third year of third time in South Korea. Of course, for someone it wouldn`t sound impressive, probably you work here as an English teacher for 7th year. For someone, it may sound confusing: "Why South Korea?". For this I don`t have an answer.... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By josh-a-h | Views [468] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
'Delicacy' rarely brings to mind a horror like this: the still-wriggling leg of an octopus named Frankie struggling to free itself from the vice grip of my chopsticks. The frantic puckering of the fleshy purple limb suggests a cry of "Why me?" I'm starting ... Read more >
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Mon, 21 Apr 2014 | By tiffanyteacher | Views [249] | Scholarship Entry
Buddha's birthday was supposed to be the perfect time to unwind in Seoul. I had been dreaming about eating black jajangmyeon Chinese noodles, sleeping in a temple, and visiting the lantern festivals. My plans quickly unraveled when I came down with “the ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 20 Apr 2014 | By dreamskoh | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry
I'd never planned the trip by myself, even this is not my first time visiting Seoul. It was totally excited. I put loads of activities that I should do to get a real feeling of being a local Korean. I mean something not that traditional, has to be fun.... Read more >
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