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Randomly found the Lantern Festival in Seoul, May 10-12, 2013....
TweetRandomly found the Lantern Festival in Seoul, May 10-12, 2013. Buddha’s birthday was May 18th, and the Lotus Lantern Festival was to celebrate the Buddha’s coming into this world. There were a lot...
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Tomorrow…
TweetWell my desk is cleared and my bags are mostly packed. As for everyone else who is travelling with me, well that’s a different story.Tomorrow, myself, Herself, and +1 will board a flight from...
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2013 Buddha’s Birthday~ Parade, Festival, & River lantern show
TweetThis year I went out to enjoy the festivities at the Yeon Deung Hwae Lotus Lantern Festival as usual for Buddha’s Birthday in Korea! This holiday and festival is one of the cutest and most...
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The End of the Summer
TweetIt’s still hot in Korea. By hot I mean warm enough to prefer shorts to trousers but pleasant enough to consider the walk, wherever it is you’re going, enjoyable. Only this afternoon it started...
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Dear Korea #098 - Happy Holidays
Tweet Happy 추석 (Chuseok) everyone!!! For those of you in Korea, I hope you’re all enjoying your time off! I can definitely say with confidence that I’m not envious of anyone who may be stuck in what...
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Chuseok Gifts in Korea – Spam, Coffee, and More!
TweetChuseok, Korea’s Fall Harvest holiday, is a great time to be in Korea. We have a longer holiday (3-5 days) in between summer and winter vacation, the weather is finally cooling off and the leaves...
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Days of Chuseok
TweetThe Chuseok holiday is ending slowly here. All that is left is the rest of the weekend, but that’s not really Chuseok. Most businesses will open up tomorrow in the hope of catching those desperate...
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Hanbok Day at the Hagwon!
TweetIn the last post we highlighted the Chuseok gifts given to Evan by his students at the hagwon. For the Chuseok holiday Evan’s hagwon also had a day where the students and teachers all wear...
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Is it December Already?
TweetSo now that Halloween is over we can all start getting our Christmas decorations down and checking the fairy lights are all working. While we’re at it, order a turkey, and for christ’s sake start...
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November 11 is the commercial holiday, Peppero Day. Students and...
TweetNovember 11 is the commercial holiday, Peppero Day. Students and I exchanged bready (somewhat chocolatey) sticks on 11/11, because the numbers look like the edible sticks. Lotte is such a clever...
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Buddha’s Birthday at 반야사
Tweet The nearest Buddhist temple to our place is just across the road. In fact I pass it every time I go to work. It’s small and hidden up a small hill behind ample tree cover. In fact you’d miss it...
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Forced Recap: Chiang Mai 2014
TweetInstead of being reminded by my regrets, I should be reminding myself by the way I wish to remember. It has been over two months since myself and the rest of my clan returned from our two month...
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Our 4th Chuseok in Korea, Part 1 – Seoul
TweetGrowing up, Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. There is no pressure about gifts, the family is way less stressed, and it is all about gratitude, family, and good food. My kind of...
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Happy Pepero Day & A Look at Korea’s Special Days
TweetHappy Pepero Day from Korea! If you’re not familiar with this special day, it’s one in which people exchange Peperos (chocolate sticks) with their loved ones, kind of like Easter without the...
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Boyfriend and I were Street Fighter characters for Halloween...
TweetBoyfriend and I were Street Fighter characters for Halloween 2014. Costumes were met with respectful nods or cluelessness.
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Samgwangsa on Buddha’s Birthday
TweetEvery year it comes. On the eighth day of the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Korea celebrates Buddha’s Birthday. Among all of the holidays and festivals in South Korea, Buddha’s...
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WINTER SPECIAL : HOW TO WIN $500 TRAVEL BUDGET TO KOREA
TweetReady to kick off winter? Here’s how you can crush it & Win $500 travel budget!Winter holidays are just around the corner, and for the first time, Korea’s #1 Travel Guide, Trazy.com, has begun...
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December 2014Throwback to last Christmas where I had 25 days of...
TweetDecember 2014Throwback to last Christmas where I had 25 days of presents, a Pizza Hut pizza and cookie, a Christmas tree, and a walk around Busan with my mom.
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December 25, 2015This year, most of us had a four-day weekend in...
TweetDecember 25, 2015This year, most of us had a four-day weekend in Korea, with Thursday to Sunday off of work. I had an amazing weekend!Some highlights include: Robscenity show at HQ Gwangan,...
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Boyfriend and I were Wayne’s World movie characters, Wayne...
TweetBoyfriend and I were Wayne’s World movie characters, Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar, for Halloween 2015. Best part of the night was “We’re not worthy”ing someone. We were met with respectful nods...
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