Korea’s Insadong: Cookies and Culture
A couple of weekends ago we went to Insadong in Seoul to do a bit of Christmas shopping and soak in some culture. Yes, we [...]
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Korean Robot Lockers
Here’s another one of those videos of things that amaze us about Korea. The locker system they have for their malls are computerized! Why they [...]
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The End of Bucheon’s Autumn
Winter hasn’t officially kicked in yet, but it’s starting to get mighty cold. The leaves on all of the trees are almost all off, and [...]
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Korea’s Coex Aquarium
We were looking for things to do over the weekend apart from lesson planning. We decided to go to the Coex Aquarium as a result. [...]
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Middle School Password Games
We’ve been mighty busy over the past week, so please forgive the lack of activity here. Most of that busy time was spent in tweaking [...]
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Korean Car Greeters
Customer service in Korea has its ups and downs. One major annoyance is that, everywhere you walk in a store, the employees shadow you like [...]
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Intro to Pepero Day in Korea
Yesterday was a very solemn holiday in Canada: Remembrance Day. We were surprised, though, to find a different holiday being celebrated here in Korea on [...]
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How to Get McDonalds Delivered to Your Home
We’ve been here for five months now and we’re still amazed with all of the cool things has to offer. A while ago we made [...]
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Upcoming Jens Lekman Concert in Korea
**Note: this post is now over two years old. Jens Lekman isn’t coming to Korea now. Sorry!** The two of us are pretty big music [...]
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Korean Crowded Subways
We’ve made a few posts and videos about the subways here in Korea, be it a View of Korea through the Subway Windows, or our [...]
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Middle School Hobbies Pictionary
Here’s this week’s lesson plan, but first, a bit of explanation: there’s only a lesson plan for the first graders, since the second graders are [...]
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Korean Trick or Treating
Halloween is not celebrated here in Bucheon or the rest of Korea, so I – Simon – tried to teach my middle school students about [...]
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