Big in Korea: Normal-Sized Again

Posted by on Jul 18, 2011 in Big In Korea, Columns | 2 comments

When I decided to move to South Korea and start teaching, I did it hoping to make a major change in my life. And that certainly ended up...

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Big in Korea: What’s the Rush?

Posted by on Jul 11, 2011 in Big In Korea, Columns | 2 comments

One of the first phrases any visitor to Korea learns is “ppalli ppalli” (pronounced pah-lee pah-lee), which roughly translates...

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Big in Korea: And the Rain Came From the Sea

Posted by on Jun 24, 2011 in Big In Korea, Columns | 2 comments

Being the ongoing adventures of a geek on the far side of the world… This was the week the monsoon came to Changwon, carried by a...

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Big in Korea: My New Life in the Hermit Kingdom

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Big In Korea, Columns | 4 comments

I’ve always been in possession of something of a frustrated wanderlust. I grew up in a city called Cleveland on the south shore of a...

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