Korea

Spacing Out - Gangnam Style

Sat, May 7, 2022 - 400 Words

I’m writing this in response to the May 6th entry on Ran Prieur’s, always-lovely, blog: May 6. I’ve quit meditating. Instead, I do nothing. The practice is basically the same but the framing is totally different.
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Journal - Melancholy

Sun, Aug 22, 2021 - 900 Words

I’ve been experiencing moments of melancholy and nostalgia over the past months. Nothing too intense, just notable. It’s an old, familiar feeling, but one I hadn’t felt in a long time.
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Journal - Smart Kids

Wed, Aug 11, 2021 - 1700 Words

Prior to teaching kids English, I had zero experience working with children. I was so surprised and relived to find that the kids I teach here are very smart and well-behaved for the most part.
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Journal - Fake Plastic Trees

Sun, Jun 13, 2021 - 1300 Words

I currently live in what you could maybe call a ‘suburb’ of Seoul. I guess when you think of suburbs you think of sprawling streets with houses and lawns. So, in that sense, my town is not a suburb.
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Journal - Staying Longer in Korea

Wed, Mar 24, 2021 - 700 Words

Wed Mar 24 19:58:04 KST 2021 I mentioned in my first post here that I am currently living in Korea, but that I would soon be returning to my home country, Ireland.
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Journal - Covid Test

Sat, Mar 20, 2021 - 900 Words

Sat Mar 20 14:11:33 KST 2021 I had my first covid test this morning. I wasn’t symptomatic, nor had I been in contact with anyone who had tested positive. Nevertheless the test was mandated.
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Journal - Technologies of the Self

Wed, Mar 17, 2021 - 700 Words

Wed Mar 17 22:35:27 KST 2021 I used to study philosophy. Specifically, the philosophy of technology and hermeneutics. In the philosophy of technology, there has recently (recently in academic terms at least) been an increase in interest in Michel Foucault’s late lectures.
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Journal - First

Sun, Mar 14, 2021 - 300 Words

Sun Mar 14 16:28:16 KST 2021 I’m not really sure what to put in this gopherhole. I have a Gemini capsule now, and a regular old http site, and I don’t really see the point of repeating the same content over and over again.
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