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Chicken on a Stick for Dinner The rain has stopped. This time of year in Korea it rains most days. Fortunately he is let out of class a little early tonight at the Hag won... More »
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A Cass System His white dress shirt is unbuttoned and his blue blazer stained with some red bean sauce on the right side near the pocket. He is barely walking in a straight line, more... More »
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Crossing The Lines She is standing at the curb shifting her weight back and forth. She has her light blue Kumon bag full of books from the hakwon she just left at 11:00p.m. tightly clutched... More »
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Anna is one of my favorite students. She is in second grade and just adorable and beats up most of the boys in our class as a bonus. She has black hair like everyone else... More »
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Go Ask the Mountain It’s just a simple three-kilometer hike, nothing of great proportions. I do it almost daily, well, really nightly. It is a mountain, like but not like every other mountain in Korea,... More »
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This is how to do it “No, no, no. Michael you don’t use the lettuce to eat grilled beef, that is for pork only.” “Really?” “Yes. Grilled pork we eat directly for the grill.” “Why?’... More »
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This is a continuatioon of a fictional piece http://michaelsits.gaia.com/blog/2009/3/first_line_last_line_the_pink_cyon_ice_cream But he did go back to The Jolly Cup, his favorite coffee house. While everyone else brags about their Americana, he lives off the Swiss Vienna. ... More »
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Community Bathing Naked Bathing Scrubbing Shredding Being Seeing Shedding Cleansing Together Community Peace Respect Safety Knowing History Hands Holding Suds Green Hot Tubs Sweat Dripping Feet Bare All Prone Moan Ground Found Dissolve Dissipate Remove... More »
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A Fine and Fat Man in Korea “Pimonin, pimonin” she says as Lisa rubs my belly gently, lovingly. Her little first grade hands stroke the somewhat round extension of my abdominal area. She is in... More »
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Like a Korean Virgin I am sitting at my MacBook listening to the Buddhist Television Network in the background with volume at #1 about to dive into an area that baffles. Being baffled is not... More »
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