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Teachers Day is an annual holiday in Korea where students present gifts to their present and past teachers (usually a bouquet…

Clothing Policy for Participants in the United Nations Command Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Education and Orientation Program-…

The week had been a long one. I was exhausted and staring out of the window down at the plaza bellow looking for a short blond…

In the middle of April Korea’s brainy youth prepare themselves for a gruesome week long examination period. Middle school…

My first birthday without cake. I woke up on April 3rd and covered my hands over my eyes and tried to imagine the textures…

In the following weeks my “witch class” had forced me to shudder before entering the room. I stared at May as she smirked at…

Days can start pleasantly. And oddly enough people can become accustomed to being lonely. The state of being alone is not…

Fresh Love Korean’s love a reason to celebrate Westernized Holidays. So when Valentines Day swept the nation I wasn’t actually…

Return of the Students I was sitting in my class with the blinds up letting the sun shine into my dark room. I never put the fluorescent…

Tuesday was our last day of work. Five of my coworkers were beyond elated to be flying to Beijing in the morning. We were all…

What follows, is a collection of completely unrelated thoughts which were jotted down spontaneously throughout the last…