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Deskwarming Season

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Ladies and Gentlemen, 'Desk Warming' season is upon us.  It is that very special time of year for teachers in Korea, where we sit.. often bored to tears.. at our desks during the summer vacation hitting the refresh button on our Facebook news feeds (all just in case something interesting has happened since our last refresh 30 seconds ago). It is the time of the year where a bathroom ...

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Birthdays in Busan

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A couple of weeks ago the Yeongju girls headed down to Busan to celebrare Mel and I's birthday. It was a pretty great girls birthday full of 1000 won vodka shots, Mexican food and wasting money at H & M. Here are a couple of pics from our girls weekend away: Busan is incomplete without a trip to the beach - or in Korea, beers on the beach (its legal here, ok!). Even though the ...

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Trying Korean Snacks

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Have you ever wondered what Korean snacks taste like?  Ever tried 'Sweet Cheese and Melon' filled crackers? I have.  Recently Heather, Frances and I tried a bunch of weird and wonderful snacks found in our local supermarket (HomePlus). Many we will never touch again, while others pleasantly surprised us. The only rule of our snack eating was that it had to be bitten into ...