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The Management at Artist Apartments Strikes Back

The Management at Artist Apartments Strikes Back

I recently posted a photo of a campaign going on at Artist Apartments to eject the current team of homeowners association volunteers. (Click here to view.) Recently the following notice was attached to our monthly management bill. See translation below it. Public Notice #2010-32 Public Notice There is currently a...

Ajuma’s Noodle Restaurant Across from Hanyang University

When I first got to Korea, I lived with a family in Ansan for over a year during 1994-1995. I call them "Ajuma" and "Ajossi" and we've stayed very close friends through the years, even as they later moved to locations in Anyang and Seoul.  They're back in Ansan now...

Notable Challenges of Learning Korean (Part 2 of 5)

  The Language is All Backwards I'm told that Korean is one of the hardest languages in the world for English-speakers to learn. When I was first studying the language, I didn't really sense this though. Spanish had seemed pretty hard to me too and improving my Korean appeared to...

Myunghee’s Trip to Yongmun Temple with Friends

Here's another of the many beautiful places in Gyeonggi Province. I didn't make this day trip with Myunghee but would sure like to go sometime.  It's pretty close to Chuncheon, where Treasure had her dance performance on Friday and featured here. It's also a short drive from Chipyongni, the site...