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What to do in Seoul if you only have 24 hours
Photo: {link url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ornellas/"}Justin Ornellas{/link} I studied in Seoul in 2009 and returned to teach English full-time in February 2011. Here’s how I’d spend a day...
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Sending socks to North Korea by balloon
MatadorU student Sarah Shaw heads to Korea’s DMZ to launch socks across the border. Sock balloon. All photos: Author ON SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH, I left my apartment at 8AM wearing rain boots and a camera...
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How to travel on a budget in Tokyo
Photo: {link url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/torek/"}kirainet{/link} MatadorU student Sarah Shaw says traveling cheap in Tokyo depends on 5 factors. 1. When you go Peak season is spring / fall, when...
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Sneaking in on Sarah in the shower
Photo: Hanbyul❤ MatadorU student Sarah Shaw learns the pressures of appearance in Korean society. “SARAH, I LOVE YOUR CURVES,” Dahae said as I stepped into our cramped dorm room from the bathroom. A...
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Where to see art in Portland, ME
Photo: zappowbang Guide yourself through downtown Portland’s gallery district. I BEGAN VISITING Portland’s art galleries and studio spaces seven years ago, as a small-town high school student with...
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Learning to read Korean through sketches
Drawings and photos by the author While Sarah Shaw was living in Korea, she tapped into her creative side to learn Hangeul, the Korean alphabet. TO MEMORIZE NEW vocabulary, I made a series of sketches...
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7 ways to learn Korean for free
Photo: Poetprince Sarah Shaw’s firsthand tips for building expertise in what is a pretty difficult language for English speakers. THIS IS FOR ALL YOU WAEGUKINS out there who’ve accidentally ordered a...
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Notes from the covert world of Korean shamanism
Photos by: Peter DeMarco This story was produced by the Glimpse Correspondents Program. CELINE CROSSED HER LEGS and took a long drag of her cigarette. “The shaman told me my grandmother’s hometown. She...
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Riding the white horse: On being foreign in South Korea
Photo: axcel123 This story was produced by the Glimpse Correspondents Program. Kevin, my Korean co-teacher, had an idea for our open class. “Let’s make a motivational video,” he suggested. “I’ll ask,...
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What it’s like being a gay expat in Korea
Image via ireport.cnn.com My Korean co-teacher once told me that she had never met a gay person. “You probably have without realizing it,” I responded. She didn’t seem convinced. The gay scene is still...
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