Christensen
The Problem of Peace: The Korean Peninsula
Discussion Question: Is North and South Korea ready for peace? Will it happen in the next 5 years? Will the long-awaited reunification of...
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Christensen
Nov 5, 20183 min read
Next Stop: Writing Career
Discussion Questions: Besides honing one’s skills in writing (such as writing every day), what steps should a writer take to gain a...
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Christensen
Oct 22, 20183 min read
MOVIE REVIEW: Operation Finale
Operation Finale GRADE: A- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Y4_6PD0Z4 GENRES: drama, dramatized history, biography (but placed mostly in...
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Christensen
Oct 1, 20181 min read
POEM: Repeat Cycle (or Parent's Laundromat)
Repeat Cycle klunk klunk shake shake suds suds wipe wipe We turned the knob And set it to 18 cycles Long, hard revolutions I thought...
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Christensen
Sep 17, 20183 min read
TV SHOW REVIEW: Kim's Convenience
Kim’s Convenience GRADE: B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_BT3jdkUPg GENRES: sit-com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5912064/?ref_=nv_sr_1...
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Christensen
Sep 4, 20181 min read
POEM: Wood Splinters
***I'm completely demoralized this week, so I wrote this poem to help me deal with the emotions and to also set my heart on Jesus. Wood...
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Christensen
Aug 26, 20183 min read
Movie Review: "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before GRADE: B+ GENRES: drama, romance, comedic elements (awkward teens and parents)...
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Christensen
Aug 20, 20183 min read
SAFE - Netflix Original
Safe GRADE: A GENRES: crime drama, elements of comedy, elements of a romance https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7902072/?ref_=nv_sr_1 GENERAL...
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Christensen
Aug 13, 20187 min read
What are you?
“He’s a foreigner,” said the little girl as she stroked my son’s hair. She had a smile on her face, so I knew that she didn’t mean...
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Christensen
Aug 6, 20188 min read
The Agony of the Untold Story
This Tuesday, I’ll get a strange opportunity. I’ll be having a short conversation with James Patterson, the guy below. Did the picture...
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Christensen
Jul 30, 201812 min read
Hospitals in South Korea - Beyond M*A*S*H
***Kudos to you if you got the reference in the title of this blog entry. ;) If the US medical system were ever pitted against the South...
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Christensen
Jul 22, 20185 min read
Death by Rotating Blades (Fan Death)
Kildong (not his real name) would slip into my room right before I fell asleep and turn off the fan. I sat up in my bed and just stared...
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Christensen
Jul 16, 20188 min read
This Racist Little House
***Please feel free to discuss with me or anyone else any points presented in this blog. However, please do so with mutual respect and...
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Christensen
Jul 9, 20186 min read
Parenting Advice from Strangers
Stop! Just please stop! I want to make a sign in both English and Korean that says something to this effect whenever strangers or even...
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Christensen
Jul 3, 20184 min read
This Side of Parenthood
When my son was wiggling inside my wife’s womb, I would often imagine what it would be like when he finally came. I imagined myself...
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Christensen
May 7, 20184 min read
Corruptible Reputable Sources
Shhhh… Don’t tell my students! But I don’t fully trust reputable sources. I teach academic writing at one of the top universities here in...
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Christensen
May 1, 20184 min read
Smoggy Seoul
I love Korea! 대한민국 사랑해요! <3 I'm being honest with that. I've enjoyed my 11+ years here in South Korea. But I gotta also start with that...
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Christensen
Apr 23, 20183 min read
Picnics or Potlucks in South Korea?
I love potlucks! I miss the ambrosia (just love that mysterious word that sounds so Southern) and the kolaches and the mac and...
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Christensen
Apr 23, 20185 min read
Peace in Korea?
***Please realize that I have no background in diplomacy or world politics. The ideas expressed in this blog are simply the “man on the...
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Christensen
Apr 2, 20183 min read
Easter in the Land of the Morning Calm
Calm. The sun was shining brightly, and there were birds chirping away among the newly-bloomed flowers. That's probably a bit of what...
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