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Continue reading →: Coronavirus in Korea (코로나19)I remember a guest coming in towards my expected flight date and asking me if I was worried about Coronavirus. I said no. At the time, the virus was mostly constrained to China, affecting me only in that my chosen flight path would have to have me transfer somewhere other…
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Continue reading →: Medical Exam and Immigration: The First StepsLast week the other new teacher and I went to the local hospital for our medical exam. In order to get an ARC (alien registration card), you must pass a medical exam. Before we were allowed into the hospital, a nurse standing outside in a face mask, gloves, and a…
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Continue reading →: From Baltimore to Seoul…
On the day I left for Korea, I faced every traveller’s worst nightmare. No, not a long delay or a cancelled flight. I forgot my passport at home. *insert Pac-Man dying noise here* In my defense, I hadn’t slept well and woke up at 4:30. I remember my friend Carin…
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Continue reading →: A Visit to Fishtown & La Colombe’s RoasteryBack in October, I had the amazing opportunity to visit La Colombe’s Philadelphia roastery and their Fishtown cafe with a few of my co-workers. Upon entering the roastery, we had to put on hair nets. First, we got to see some green coffee. “Green coffee” is coffee that has yet…
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Continue reading →: The Bedbug Club: My Experience with The Little BuggersCongrats to Washington, DC, which just usurped Baltimore as bedbug capital of the US! (Warning: there will be pictures of bugs in this entry.) Bedbugs are a big worry when traveling. They can hide in the seams of mattresses and attach themselves to your luggage. They can also be lurking…
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Continue reading →: The Koffee…One of my earliest memories is of my paternal grandmother drinking a coffee-like substance out of a tiny china cup. Apparently, she would let me take sips of whatever it was she was drinking, coffee or tea. I was primed for a love of coffee early on. Like many others,…
Welcome to Koffee & Kpop, adventures of an errant American barista living in South Korea.
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