May 2012
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Sorry my posting has been dire lately…my health hasn’t been the best and I’ve been put on antibiotics which I HATE with a passion.
I have a bunch of pictures I need to edit and put up so I promise I’ll get my ass in gear soon!
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April 2012
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If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when...
– Shaun Shane, Tongues Made of Glass
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cubahlubin asked: Hello Sunshowers, I was searching in the hashtags about teaching in Korea and I found your blog. I'm currently about to graduate and thinking about doing what you're doing. I'd like to hear more about your experience. If you wouldn't mind answering a few questions that would be awesome. If not, I understand. From reading your blog it sounds like you keep busy. Here are just a...
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23 things: The End
Another year has come and gone and I’m on to the lucky 23! Although I didn’t accomplish everything I set out to, 2011 was a great year and it was fun trying. I am now busy crafting my 24 Things list so stay tuned! Without futher ado, here’s the finale of my 23 Things Before I’m 23:
1. Post a video on YouTube (I was lacking on ideas with this one...
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beneathbixbybridge asked: Your blog is really cool. I'm probably going to head to SK once I graduate this summer, your photos are doing a great job of selling Busan!
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Ignorance in Korea?
From early on, I have noticed there is a strange dynamic between the expats and the Koreans in Busan. I don’t know what the foreigner population over here is, but I know that it pales compared to the one in Seoul. The people I have met here have been mostly teachers, although I do come across the odd German business man or Pakistani student.
I’ve noticed that a lot of the rhetoric...
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In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer
– Albert Camus
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Spoken word poet Sarah Kay performs ‘B’ and ‘Hiroshima’ and talks about her inspiration. I love this; her attitude is contagious.
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23 things: The fortune teller edition
16. Have my fortune told: A few days ago my co-teacher and good friend agreed to take me to a fortune teller! We went to a tiny, tranquil store in Kyunsung. It was a simple room with two booths covered by a veiled curtain. I actually ended up getting more of a personality reading based on the Chinese Zodiac which my co-teach described as ‘statistics’. The woman simply asked me for my...
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March 2012
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vogue-venom asked: Hi! First of all I love your blog! Secondly, I am strongly considering moving to Korea to teach English this summer in either Busan or Seoul. I am working with a few recruiters, but I was wondering which recruiter you used and if you would recommend them? Thanks so much!
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