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20 Reviews
I finally got my 20th review on Amazon. It’s actually not many at all, but it was something nice to discover since the 10th review was written almost two years ago, in August 2015. 4.6 out of 5 is a … Continue reading
My Korean Language Journey
For a unit on language acquisition this past week, I asked my students to share their English language learning journeys. Because the class was for our near-fluent students, there was a greater variety of answers in comparison to answers given … Continue reading
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Tagged i still suck at korean, i was called a banana and twinkie when i was young for good reason, i'm not a real korean because my sat math score was not as good as my english score, korean is not an easy language to learn, silver linings are bullshit, what are they thinking, who would say such a thing
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Lesson for the new year
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but for those of you who do, here’s a lesson I re-learned since my last post: If you want to accomplish anything, keep that shit to yourself. Here’s a short TED video that explains why. … Continue reading
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Tagged besides i have a lot of room for improvement and i need more than one day a year to make resolutions, drinking in japan is great, happy new year anyway, i don't like making new year's resolutions because of a lot of reasons but mostly because everybody does it and it's stupid but i don't like doing what everyone else is doing, i'm writing this post to procrastinate in working on the book
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Summertime Busy
It’s been a while since my last blog post, and a long absence means either that I’ve been doing a lot of writing or relatively none at all. More often than not, it’s the latter. Not that I haven’t been … Continue reading
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Tagged i hate being busy, i have no idea why people visit korea in the summer, if i stay at my job most of the future diplomats in korea will have been my students, just need to get through this month, one day i hope writing will be my day job, too hot humid rainy and too many mosquitoes
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How the hell did I survive in the Army?
I just finished my first translation of the memoir into Korean, and I’ve come to realize just how awful my Korean is, even after living in Korea for 10 more years. The translation is pretty embarrassing as it is, and … Continue reading
One year recap
It’s been a year since the memoir was published. 1,527 books were sold or downloaded, which surpassed my expectations, but it was mostly possible because of large amounts of downloads during free promotions. In fact, 85 percent of my “sales” … Continue reading
