The Migookin
So yeah. I live in the Republic of Korea now. My students call me Super Mario.
View ArticleFrank Burns Eats Worms or: the accounts surrounding my first few months in...
See the trip from LA to NY HERE. The summer passed quickly. Lots of time digging up old friends from random corners of New York State and seeing what had become of them since college. Lots of great...
View ArticleRound-eyed Observations
After several months of living in South Korea and experiencing a little bit of what this foreign culture has to offer I think it only right to share some of my findings and experiences. These notes...
View ArticleRussell Parks Goes to Korea
Utilizing his know-how in the field of Applied Science, Russell Parks tests his prowess in a foreign country.
View ArticleThe North Korea
I am an American but I live in South Korea. The consensus in South Korea seems to be that Kim Jong Un is just a bloviating idiot who is trying to look strong to his people. By making repeated threats...
View ArticleStand Up Seoul Comedy Challenge Part Deux
Last time the comedians all wrote erotic fan-fiction (topics were drawn at random) with hilarious results. This time we have non-existent movie sequels. Check it out if you’re in the Itaewon area....
View ArticleThe Mustache Who Came to Asia
It is easy to see why nature might resist the evolutionary urge to festoon with fuzz the philtrums of a people who consume so much soup. I have found that Koreans tend to have a certain stigma...
View ArticleDokdon’t Mention the War
They sat upright, uncharacteristically tense, mouths agape. Twenty-two individual eyeballs scrutinized me with incredulity-betraying widened sclerae. Well, twenty-one individual eyeballs anyway. Lucas...
View ArticleSeoul It Up: LIVE “Chance & Dan DO KOREA” with Comedian Jonathan Burrello &...
My stuff starts at around 15 minutes in. Click the link and enjoy the comedy and following interview. Listen HERE: http://www.seoulitup.com/2015/01/live-chance-dan-do-korea-with-comedian.html
View ArticleCult Trip!
Dan and I visit a Dahn yoga center in Cheonan, South Korea. Very lazy footage, but maybe interesting for folks who like exploring religious centers. Some interesting surprises along the way. follow Dan...
View ArticleKorea Staff Dinner
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View ArticleMaganda
“Guwapo,” she texted. “Maganda,” I replied. I’m a socially needy person. I know this. When I think about my years abroad, the happiest moments are the ones full of friends and laughter. Living far from...
View ArticleThe Technology Conference
My weird co-teacher, Jay, invited me to what he described as a “technology conference” in Seoul. Having zero idea what that actually meant and it only being my first week in Korea, I acquiesced. Jay...
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