Monthly Archives: May 2013
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Seven Habits Hard to Break
Leave a commentMay 30, 2013 by travelinggrits
I’ve been here for nearly year, but just today a fellow teacher approached me at lunch and complimented me on …
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X Marks the Spot: UNESCO, Korea Edition
Leave a commentMay 29, 2013 by travelinggrits
The 10 cultural and natural properties on the UNESCO World Heritage list in Korea: Changdeokgung palace complex Gochang, Hwasun and …
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Final Destination
1May 29, 2013 by travelinggrits
I’m still in disbelief that I have less than two months remaining in my grant year. Perhaps the first realization …
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Navigation
2May 28, 2013 by travelinggrits
Tracing South Korea’s World Heritage sites has been an exercise in navigation. Case in point: riding Gochang’s only city bus …
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Turnaround Tuesday
2May 21, 2013 by travelinggrits
Yesterday was no magic Monday. Ever have one of those days where you feel like a train derailing over a …
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People Watcher
Leave a commentMay 20, 2013 by travelinggrits
I hereby make a proclamation of eccentricity. I am more than a “people watcher.” I am a master of mental …
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Wind, Rocks and Women
1May 19, 2013 by travelinggrits
When I heard my spring conference was scheduled for the “Hawaii of Korea,” I couldn’t help but imagine exotic flowers …
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No Ordinary Stamps
1May 7, 2013 by travelinggrits
The buildings housing the woodblocks are roped off, with several guards patrolling the perimeter. Pictures are forbidden at close range. …
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High School Reunion
1May 6, 2013 by travelinggrits
My mother says she still remembers that day: I was bouncing with so much excitement, I could hardly speak. “Mom, …
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