Beomeosa 범어사 in Autumn
On a crisp autumn afternoon we went back to Beomeosa 범어사 Temple. We went in the freezing cold back in February and we
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November – Another Race and My Birthday
Shannon and I ran another 10k race and we were joined by my co-workers, David (Kim Dae-ho 김대호) and Cathy (Jeong Hyo-jin 정효진).
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Busan Fireworks Festival
With Shannon’s Mom, Shirley, in town, we all went to Gwangali beach for the very famous Busan Fireworks Festival. This was one of
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Shannon’s Mom Comes to Visit
Shannon’s mother, Shirley, came out to visit us at the end of October to celebrate Shannon’s birthday, which is October 28th. Shirley doesn’t
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Kimchi 김치 – No Blog about Korea is Complete without this Page
I’ve been flagged. I’ve covered about 8 months of my time in Korea, and I still haven’t done the requisite kimchi page. Very
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Day Trip to Jinju 진주 Lantern Festival
On a brisk Saturday, we caught an early train to the city of Jinju, which has a beautiful lantern festival once a year.
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Busan International Film Festival
2013 marks the 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of the biggest in Asia. This year almost a quarter-million people came to
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October Full Steam Ahead
Not too hot and not too cold – the weather is just right for getting outside and it’s festivals galore this month –
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The Sun Sets on Summer
It’s early September and the days of laying on the beach without a shirt and playing in the water without freezing are numbered.
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Independence Day Trip to Seoul 서울 and DMZ
August 15, 1945 is Korean Independence day. Not coincidentally, this is also the day that Japan (Korea’s colonizer) surrendered in World War II.
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