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The Speech Contest
I had been avoiding giving speeches at the Mokwon University chapter of Toastmasters, mostly because the speeches are in English, the members are almost entirely Korean and the entire thought of competing with them just struck me as incredibly unfair. There was also the part about me not wanting to write or memorize a […]
People and Fun and Funny People
I lived in Daegu for my year of teaching. I started out knowing exactly zero people and finished the year with more friends than I could make time to hang out with, which brings me to another observation on Korea. If you can’t make friends there you either stink to high hell, look like a […]
Why I Came to South Korea
Hi everyone, Please click the following link to watch my speech in Korean, “Why I came to South Korea.” For those of you who can’t speak or understand the language, here is the translation: Korean People often ask me why I came to Korea. I never tell them the complete truth. I will say “I […]
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