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List of Things to Do for Halloween In Korea

» by October 28th, 2010 at 9:07 pm » Comments (3)

Looking for something to do this Halloween? Well 10 Magazine has published a list of various parties and events planned this year in Korea: Halloween–it may just be another ordinary ...more »

Children’s Center In Jeollanam-do Requesting Christmas Donations

» by October 15th, 2010 at 4:26 am » Comments (1)

John Wurth from the Jeollanam-do's jangheung county has passed along some information to me about a fundraising for the upcoming holidays for the Jangheung Area Children's Center: I work ...more »

Is English Teaching In South Korea A Passing Fad?

» by September 27th, 2010 at 1:59 am » Comments (87)

That is what Rick Ruffin writing in Yonhap is looking at in this article: About one-third the size of Japan, South Korea now outspends its Asian rival by a margin ...more »

Expat In Korea In Need of B- Blood, Can You Help?

» by September 5th, 2010 at 5:14 pm » Comments (0)

I am a bit late getting to this due to being busy and not checking my e-mail, but Brian Jeollanam-do has been getting the word out about an expat living ...more »

Anti-English Spectrum’s Lee Eun-ung Interviewed By KBS Radio

» by July 24th, 2010 at 5:48 pm » Comments (21)

Here is a very interesting interview for all you English teachers out there that was on SBS Radio where they interviewed the Anti-English Spectrum stalker Lee Eun-ung.  Here is an ...more »

“THe Korean Wave” Wins 10 Magazine Video Poll

» by June 15th, 2010 at 9:11 am » Comments (4)

Here is the video that was voted the best in 10 Magazine's contest for the best amateur video promoting Korea: The video isn't that bad, but he has a long way ...more »

ATEK Announces New National Communications Officer

» by April 28th, 2010 at 10:25 pm » Comments (1)

For those interested here is a recent press release I received from ATEC announcing long time K-blogger Roboseyo as their National Communications Officer: As of a meeting last Saturday, The Association ...more »

Expats In Korea Rally to Help Sick Teenager

» by April 7th, 2010 at 1:01 am » Comments (0)

The effort by an American expat to find blood donors for a sick Korean teenager that a featured here last week on the ROK Drop appears to be having some ...more »

Kalani O’Sullivan – Rest In Peace

» by March 18th, 2010 at 8:55 am » Comments (31)

For those that haven't heard already Kalani O'Sullivan has unfortunately passed away on February 18, 2010 due to complications with pneumonia. I have been waiting for some time to pass before ...more »

Expats to See Their Taxes Go Up In Korea

» by February 19th, 2010 at 9:00 pm » Comments (15)

For all of you expats working in Korea here is some bad news for you: Expats earning less than 100 million won ($86,133) a year will likely pay more taxes this ...more »

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