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Heading to Seoul
It will be winter but hopefully Seoul will still be bustling. So tomorrow Rory and I leave for Seoul and attempt to leap the second major hurdle in our quest for matrimony. The first, of course, was m… more →
Falling...
Heading to Seoul
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iamjamieread wrote 1 week ago: It will be winter but hopefully Seoul will still be bustling. So tomorrow Rory and I leave for Seoul … more →
The Korean wedding gift
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iamjamieread wrote 4 weeks ago: You will get something like this which will allow you to eat at the wedding Rory and I had a bit of … more →
SWARM OF 20 N.D.G. CAVE-MEN
Madi Lussier wrote 1 month ago: The 23-year-old man who came to the aid of a woman living on West Hill Ave., between Fielding Ave. a … more →
Strange Korean Foods (part 1 of many)
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iamjamieread wrote 1 month ago: Beondegi is available pretty much on every corner in Korea. Kids love 'em The first of a long li … more →
Yai mul 예물
picklepierory wrote 1 month ago: this is traditional wedding box and some of it's contents. We will do a bigger post on this late … more →
In Korea, racism is normal... sort of
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iamjamieread wrote 1 month ago: Japanese aren't loved in Korea An article in the NYT yesterday reminded me of a story: My first … more →
Korean shamanism and picking the date
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iamjamieread wrote 1 month ago: I like this pic. There are a few Korean iconic symbols that maybe I'll let Rory explain. When Bu … more →
And the date is....
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iamjamieread wrote 1 month ago: This is a quick post to let everyone know Rory and I have will be married on May 2, 2010 in Seoul, S … more →
How does a migrant get their first job here?
xploreforsuccess wrote 3 months ago: If everyone says you need to have had a job here? Thilaka arrived from Sri Lanka about 6 months ago. … more →
What is an inclusive workplace?
xploreforsuccess wrote 4 months ago: Someone asked me today what makes an inclusive workplace. Here are some of my thoughts. It is a wor … more →
How Your Culture Affects Your Response to the Economic Crisis
Heather Markel wrote 4 months ago: My colleague, and member of the ever-growing Culture Transition Community, Anja Luesink, sent me an … more →
A Contrastive Study of Colour Words in Chinese and English
Kelly wrote 5 months ago: A short but interesting comparative essay on colour symbolism in the English and Chinese languages c … more →
a step into a bedouin's world
Cameron wrote 6 months ago: Ian and I pose for an epic shot before descending 6,000 feet to the bottom of the Rift Valley The fo … more →
frisbee and desert living
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Cameron wrote 7 months ago: Occasionally news from Oregon makes it over to Jerusalem. Usually its of the mundane, sometimes it i … more →
The saturated self: Dilemmas of identity in contemporary life; Kenneth J. Gergen, Pt. 4
cblade20 wrote 10 months ago: Pg 165 – Talking about University of Massachusetts psychologist James Averill, “He concludes that wh … more →
The Path - 1
dhirendra08 wrote 10 months ago: The weighty matter of morality is taught early enough in life. As toddlers, we get clear signals ab … more →
back from Egypt
Cameron wrote 1 year ago: I’m back from Egypt. It was brilliant. But my eyes are tripping out and I can hardly focus bec … more →
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament by John Walton
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danieljdoleys wrote 1 year ago: Walton, John H. Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World … more →
what is in a name?
shingirmingir wrote 1 year ago: he guessed that my name is of Turkish origin, which I think is impressive. however, it did strike my … more →
