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A Winter Camp Story

Posted on January 26, 2018 by brianwongderlust

If you remember my post about summer camp in the Korean countryside, my school does things a little differently from the typical Korean schools when it comes to camp. And so, on January 4, we left our school in Seoul … Continue reading →

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Prelude to Winter Camp: A Summer Camp Story

Posted on January 4, 2018 by brianwongderlust

I’ve been hanging on to this post for a while without finishing it, but as I am about to start my first winter camp with this school, I felt it was time to wrap it up and post it. Winter … Continue reading →

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No phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes

Posted on November 6, 2017 by brianwongderlust

In true alternative school fashion, when the days grew shorter and the leaves began to change, we decided to pack our bags and spend two weeks camping throughout Korea’s many forests and mountains. A Soopna school tradition, every autumn we … Continue reading →

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Korea Once More

Posted on September 28, 2017 by brianwongderlust

I’ve made a bad habit (a good habit?) of living life without updating this blog for several months at a time, but as I say every time I post an update, it’s been a crazy few months. And it’s not … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the Korean students I didn’t teach

Posted on February 16, 2017 by brianwongderlust

During my last classes at my elementary school in Korea, I made sure my students heard a few choice words from me in the form of a farewell speech. This open letter is a summary of those words, posted online … Continue reading →

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