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Tuesday, 7/8: to the winner go the spoils

A good rule of thumb for shopping in Korea is, “Did I own this in 1993?” If the answer is “yes,” which it often is, the clothes are best left in the store and on Shannon Dohert… more →

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Estoy en Espana! — 2 comments

Jamie wrote 1 month ago: Now…if I could only figure out how to work that darn tilde over the N.  Any one with suggesti … more →

Tags: Granada, Travel, málaga, homestay, Food, Spain

Tuesday, 7/8: to the winner go the spoils — 1 comment

IGR wrote 3 months ago: A good rule of thumb for shopping in Korea is, “Did I own this in 1993?” If the answer i … more →

Tags: host brother, host fam, host sister, IGR Recommends, life on Jeju, Seoul, Skool, Students, Teaching

Friday, 4/18: NO FUN FOR YOU

IGR wrote 5 months ago: 2L - Break it Up did REALLY well with syllables, said words too easy (who died and made them sylla … more →

Tags: okay seriously Korea, Teaching, Skool, Students, actual transcripts

Monday, 4/14: two stones in my pocket

IGR wrote 5 months ago: Ordering t-shirts in Korea is a nightmare. You can get them in student (miniscule) or adult (too big … more →

Tags: Blogz, okay seriously Korea, life on Jeju, IGR Recommends, Movies, Television

Tuesday, 3/11: BUSHEE — 1 comment

IGR wrote 6 months ago: A semester of teaching under my belt and I still don’t know how to respond when students tell … more →

Tags: host fam, Teaching, Skool, Students, U S of A, actual transcripts, Politics

Thursday, 3/6: I just want some trail mix — 1 comment

IGR wrote 7 months ago: The first thing I should establish here is that I’m not going to grad school next year. To be … more →

Tags: host sister, life on Jeju, Pipe Dreams, U S of A, life progress, The Future

walking in the air — 1 comment

IGR wrote 9 months ago: So I downloaded The Snowman, which is only THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE OF ALL TIME*, for use in my clas … more →

Tags: host brother, host fam, host sister, How We Roll, IGR Recommends, Jeju crew, life on Jeju, life progress, Pipe Dreams

sweet child o' mine — 2 comments

IGR wrote 10 months ago: “You should learn to play the game called ‘How to Use Chopsticks.’” - HB HB … more →

Tags: host fam, host brother, actual transcripts

But if you must know, I have some babies. Mainly by black ladies. But some by white. And a China-baby. — 1 comment

IGR wrote 10 months ago: This is the bunny I made with Soccer. (Hers is pink.) I think I’ve finally got this fileshari … more →

Tags: Old Stuff, life on Jeju, dumb miguks, Music, Food, actual transcripts, Jeju crew, ESL, lesson plans

in which...part 2 — 2 comments

IGR wrote 11 months ago: A series of stories. A Halloween I didn’t intend to see a horror movie simply because it was c … more →

Tags: host fam, host brother, host sister, host dad, okay seriously Korea, life on Jeju, How We Roll, miscommunication, dumb miguks

home where my thoughts are skipping — 2 comments

IGR wrote 11 months ago: I don’t know if there are words in English to describe how badly I want candy corn right now. … more →

Tags: host sister, U S of A, Food

a toast to the plans we've made to live like kings — 2 comments

IGR wrote 11 months ago: Oma killed the last of the pesto today - she made almost exactly what I had made, fettuccine with ch … more →

Tags: actual transcripts, anatopism, Food, host brother, host fam, host sister, How We Roll, Jeju crew, Korean classifications

here we go round — 2 comments

IGR wrote 1 year ago: I have no winter job, I might not have a job next year either, I have a helmet haircut, I live wit … more →

Tags: host fam, host brother, host dad, okay seriously Korea, life on Jeju, miscommunication, dumb miguks, Pipe Dreams, U S of A

like water for Chuseok — 1 comment

IGR wrote 1 year ago: The stars are wide and alive, they seem each like a smile of great sweetness, and they seem very nea … more →

Tags: host fam, host brother, host sister, host dad, okay seriously Korea, life on Jeju, miscommunication, U S of A, Food


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