April 2012
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“For the first eight years of our marriage, [Michelle and I] were paying more in...”
– —President Obama in North Carolina today on why Congress has to act to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling (via barackobama)
That awkward moment when the president’s call to action made every student present go, “Shit. We’re screwed.”
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The 13 Most Useless College Majors (As Determined...
newsweek:
1. Fine Arts
2. Drama and Theatre Arts
3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design
5. Architecture
6. Philosophy and Religious Studies
7. English Literature and Language
8. Journalism
9. Anthropology and Archeology
10. Hospitality Management
11. Music
12. History
13. Political Science and Government
(Ed: Your primary tumblrs majored in two...
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Sunday Filipino Food Market in Hyehwa
Open air Filipino market in Hyehwa (혜화)
I hardly ever venture to look for foreign food that is scarce in Korea, such as cheese/certain kinds of bread/Doritos. Honestly, the only time I ever realize I miss a certain food is when I go to the foreign food market and I come across it. I haven’t missed much of any food except Mexican taco trucks, a really good deli sandwich, and Arizona...
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Word Tests And All That...
After giving quite a few word tests to elementary and middle school students in my time as a guest English teacher, I’ve come to identify 5 basic types of test takers in the Korean EFL setting:
1) The One Who Gave Up: Interchangeable with “The One Who Didn’t Study” and “The One Who Had No Idea There Was A Test Even Though the Teacher Mentioned it 10 Times During the...
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Alice&Dorothy! →
Featuring: Alice&Dorothy, an independent coffee shop in Mapo-gu.
All my HFHS girls will know I must visit this place, in honor of the most amazing musical ever performed, “WonderOz”. Haha!
Also, be sure to check out the other cafes in Seoul Cafe Catalog to see what tickles your caffeinated fancy.
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CNN: Obama says health care law is constitutional →
Following this issue as closely as I can. (Note to self: You won’t be better informed by listening to a recording of court proceedings, because hearing the justices citing every article/section and court ruling known to law makes you sleepy. There’s a reason you aren’t studying constitutional law.)
Along with the CNN news article above, here are a few others:
Interesting...
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"In Retrospect" Type of Thing
Alright, so a friend recently pointed out that I’m pretty crap at updating my blog and he was so kind to say he enjoyed my actual posts (as in, not a reblog of food or my bajillionth photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt smirking gorgeously). I also realized that I tend to send wildly long, detailed, and enthusiastic messages to people who ask about my job and stuff I do in Korea.
So I started...
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