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This Korean Life #31 feat: John Shafeek

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Episode Notes

In episode 31, Kiwi mover and shaker, John Shafeek, stopped in to tell us stories from his move to sunny California, where he started a business. Things didn't go as planned, then The Rona threw a serious wrench into his plans, which landed him back in the ROK! 

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This Korean Life #32 feat: Jade Choi (Burger Mugger)

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Episode #32 features Ulsan's grill master from the "Dark side", Jade Choi. He took a leap of faith leaving to Japan, and hit the jackpot when he met both his wife and his career there. 

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This Korean Life #33 feat: Jeff Young

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https://pnc.st/.../this-korean-life-54-feat-jeff-young Episode #54 saw the return of Ulsan's community grandfather, Mr. Jeff Young, for a fun discussion Have a listen! #Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan

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This Korean Life #34 feat: Kris Toye

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In Episode #33 Scotland native and engineer Kris Toye came by to share his unique story leaving high school early to pursue a career in oil and gas and randomly landing in the ROK.

#Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife

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This Korean Life #35 feat: 김관현 (Michael Daniel Pope)

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Michael (Daniel) Pope, son of former guest Kevin Pope, sat down with us to record our 35th episode. The high school senior shared with us his experience through elementary, middle and high school. After getting mixed up with the wrong crew, he knew something had to change. 

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This Korean Life #36 feat: Joowon-Oh (오주원)

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Episode 36 features Ulsan Police Officer “Inspector” Oh Joowon, who leads the Nambu department’s foreign affairs section. He has been a fixture in Ulsan’s foreign community for years. 

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This Korean Life #37 feat Nikhil Johri

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Episode Notes

In Episode #37, fellow expat dad and engineer Nikhil Johri joined us to discuss life, raising kids in Korea, food, and his homeland of India. 

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This Korean Life #38 feat Jakbasu (Toni)

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In Episode 38, Korean native Tony Jakbasu joins us to discuss his unique upbringing in Ghana, and what brought him back to the homeland. This young man, currently pursuing his Phd UNIST, has an amazing story to share. Enjoy! 

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This Korean Life: Sled Head

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This Korean Life #39 feat Tamara Lobo-Colaso

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In Episode #39, after only a few days of being released from quarantine, we finally got a newbie. Tamara Lobo-Colaso, sat down with us to share her first impressions of Korea and getting started in the classroom. We look forward to having her back in six months time to see how her opinions and perspective has changed since arriving. 

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