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Happy New Year: The One Where All Koreans Turn One Year Older

Did you know that in the traditional Korean age system, when a baby is born they are considered

January 1, 2025
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Life This Week in South Korea: December 16-22, 2024

Mon, Dec 16 I think the most exciting (and I use the term loosely) thing today was going

December 26, 2024
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The Best Seasons to Travel to South Korea: Part 1: Autumn

“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.” — William Cullen Bryant What’s the best time of year to travel

December 6, 2024
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Life This Week in South Korea: November 25-December 1, 2024

Monday, Nov 25 Got up early-ish and headed by bus to a park in Gangnam that looked pretty

December 2, 2024
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An Autumn Visit to Unhyeongung Palace in Seoul, South Korea

One November day when I was in the Jongno-gu area, I took a quick trip to Unhyeongung Palace.

November 29, 2024
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Korea lifestyle Retired Week in Review

Life This Week in South Korea: November 18-24, 2024

(get a snack, this is LONG) Monday, Nov 18 My weekend of not-studying really hit me this morning

November 25, 2024
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Korea lifestyle Travel Week in Review

Life This Week in South Korea: November 11-17, 2024

Monday, Nov 11 Just a day. Tutoring, class, remote work, homework, studying, memorizing my presentation. The best part

November 18, 2024
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Korea Life This Week in South Korea lifestyle Travel

Why & How I Moved to South Korea

I know to long-time readers that this will be redundant. But recently I’ve had people on social media

November 14, 2024
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Korea Life This Week in South Korea lifestyle Travel Week in Review

Life This Week in South Korea: Oct 28-Nov 6, 2024

Monday, Oct 28 Was supposed to go have a ct-scan follow-up to my kidney procedure back in June,

November 5, 2024
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Life This Week in South Korea: October 14-20, 2024

Monday, Oct 14 Ahh. Today were the writing and listening portions of the midterm. I MIGHT have passed

October 21, 2024
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