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SeoulPodcast #28: Super Party Blowout
This week’s SeoulPodcast is out and ready for your listening pleasure. Check it out. PANELISTS Stafford Lumsden (The Chosun Bimbo) Regina Walton (Where the Hell Am I, Look to the Stars) Me (lao-ocean-girl) Rob Ouwehand (Roboseyo) David Harris (SeoulLife.net) Luke Martin (ROKetship)
Continue reading...Bike Friendly Portland
14. July 2008
This segment was shown last week on NBC Nightly News, but it’s worth a watch for those that haven’t seen it. It’s about Portland, Oregon, which is widely regarded as the most bike friendly city in America. 6% of workers commute by bike, on over 170 miles of bike lanes. Actually, Ras’ cousin Jake is [...]
Continue reading...More questions answered about the new E-2 regulations
26. November 2007
A friend and former colleague who is now working at a university in Daejeon, went to an immigration meeting today and has this to report about new E-2 visa regulations: Q: For people RENEWING their visas, what do they need? A: Same as before, plus criminal check and medical check (and letter of release if [...]
Continue reading...New E-2 Regulations
11. November 2007
Due to the recent case of the pedophile that worked in Korea, who then fled to Thailand, new regulations loom for current English teachers in Korea. If the Ministry of Justice follows through, in addition to criminal and medical checks, we’ll need to fly back to our home countries to renew our visas! Yes, you [...]
Continue reading...Virginia Tech shooter a Korean
18. April 2007
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Yesterday as I was getting dressed for class, Ras called from the other room, “Have you read the news? There’s been a massive shooting in Virginia.” At school, the other teachers and I talked about the shooting during the day. There are monitors in the elevators and the cafeteria that broadcast CNN, so that’s how [...]
Continue reading...We love libraries
8. November 2006
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Election results are in, and surprise, surprise, Democrats win in Oregon. What I did find surprising were the statistics about library use in Portland. The voters passed a levy that would provide more than $30 million a year over five years to pay for library operating costs. The average cost for homeowners will be $11.13 [...]
Continue reading...Laos: 30 years of communism
2. December 2005
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of communism in Laos. You can read an article about it HERE. Feeing communism was the reason my family fled Laos and settled in Oregon. WITH the hammer and sickle fluttering from shop fronts and odes to the revolution blaring across the capital, Laos has geared up to celebrate 30 [...]
Continue reading...You go, Margaret!
3. November 2005
From Margaret Cho’s blog: Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku girls have been getting lots of lip service lately, and I have to say I am confused. Now she has 4 things all together, the Harajuku Girls. I want to like them, and I want to think they are great, but I am not sure if I can. [...]
Continue reading...Live 8 and Kevin Carter
3. July 2005
Live 8 concerts will be happening soon throughout the world. This is what the Live 8 website says: Every single day, 30,000 children die, needlessly, of extreme poverty. On July 6th, we finally have the opportunity to stop that shameful statistic. 8 world leaders, gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit, will be presented with [...]
Continue reading...A Quick Comment Goes Here
: Hi there! I've been on and off the web, until I stumbled across your page. I got stuck reading and going through the pictures. [...]
: Glad to see your web page is up and running again.
Thanks for sharing.
: Nice to meet you
: I miss your blogging. It was always an interesting read.
: I miss you 
: Hi, stumbled across your blog today. Interesting - you mover to the US and then to korea. I moved to Laos and live here now.
: Listening to it now-sounds good so far. Thanks for the link!
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