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I have been working in South Korea now for 4 months. Successfully completing the first 1/3 of my year contract at my Hagwon I feel that I have learned a lot in a short amount of time. For all of you out there who don't know what Hagwons are, they're private schools or (academies) thats main purpose is to tutor children after school in various subjects (e.g. Math, English,...

My last adventure was a great reminder for me to appreciate all the small things in life both old and new. For instance, one of my friends was cool enough to show me around Itaewon and some of the key places that an expat like myself might enjoy. This conveniently brings up to the topic of shopping.While looking for new reading materials, my friend and I stopped to...

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to go to one of Korea's most famous restaurants the Songchoo Gamagoll(click for link). This particular restaurant specializes in Galbi, which are short savory butterfly thin beef ribs are served raw but you can cook them quickly on the table grill. Normally I try to stay away from eating meat on a daily basis but every time I eat...

So this blog goes out to all of you out there who are either teachers, have kids, or have small infantile siblings. I have noticed that since I've been living and working abroad I've gotten sicker on more occasions than normal. Taking into account my new diet and my new environment I wasn't too quick to point any fingers. However, after some investigating I am confident...