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Have yourself a blingin' Christmas!

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alli_ockinga on December 24, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

If Only In My Dreams...

It’s less than two weeks until Christmas, as my students remind me every half an hour. “Alli-sam! Alli-sam! Alli-sam!” “Yes, yes, yes?” “This month Christmas!” They are like puppies. “Yeah it is!” I say, excitedly, every time. I won’t be the one to take the magic of the season away...

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alli_ockinga on December 12, 2009 from Seoul, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

Monster Chicken Day, and more

I was teaching my little ones about American Thanksgiving and all that goes with it. "And we eat mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie, and turkey..." My mouth began to water, despite their confused looks. ("Teacher...math potato?") They demanded to know what a turkey is, so I drew one on the...

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alli_ockinga on November 28, 2009 from Seoul, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

OMG You Guys

Yep. Me and two friends went to go see Legally Blonde: The Musical here in Korea. I gotta say, it was great. I'm sure for that do know, it comes at a bit of a shocker that I would go to something so girly, but in these past few years, I've been slowly embrassing my feminine pink side, as my...

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Maestro on November 22, 2009 from Seoul, South Korea

from the travel blog: From Montreal to Incheon

Timewarp!

It started out innocently enough. Master and I were driving home from hapkido when he remarked that he was hungry, because he hadn’t eaten breakfast. Idly, I asked why. “My wife,” he said, “sleeping.” I looked at him expectantly. He hadn’t answered my question. “Sleep,” he said, “so, not...

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alli_ockinga on November 20, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

Tournament and Stuffs!

Well, I went to the tournament in Busan over the weekend, and boy it was great! So worth it! I came in the top 12 out of 50 in my category, so I can't complain to much (I will though because you know how I am with losing a fight). Though it was a great experience, I'm not crazy about the...

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Maestro on November 18, 2009 from Pusan, South Korea

from the travel blog: From Montreal to Incheon

Pepero Day!

I've eaten some shady stuff here in Korea--silkworm larvae soup and chicken feet spring immediately to mind, followed closely by squid jerky and rice juice--but on at least one occasion, the Koreans really got it right. I speak of Pepero, my favorite indulgence here. It's a long, slim biscuit,...

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alli_ockinga on November 11, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

Busy Busy, But awesome

Forgive the lacking of the posting. I haven't forgotten, I've just been exhausted and lazy with with TKD going on five times a week. As I've mentioned, we're training for a tournament in Busan, so it's been pretty intense. I currently sitting down in slight pain. I hate jogging, but it works the...

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Maestro on November 3, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea

from the travel blog: From Montreal to Incheon

Happy halloween!

Happy Halloween! A couple days late, I know. Last Friday, my hagwon held a party to introduce the kids to that sweetest of Western customs, Halloween. Thanks, Mexico! They were pretty thrilled with the concept, naturally. ("Alli Teacher...Halloween is...superhero pants and 'give me the candy?' ...

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alli_ockinga on November 3, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

booooooo swine flu

Well, it got me. Swine flu, H1N1, or whatever we're officially calling it these days. Let me tell you how not excited I am about this. Not that I'm looking for sympathy--the whole world has it, and besides, I absolutely refuse to die from Swine flu--but it's not awesome, that's for sure. I...

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alli_ockinga on November 1, 2009 from Inch'on, South Korea

from the travel blog: I go Korea!

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