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Melissa Lang

Melissa Lang is a free-spirited Canadian writer who especially loves to write about anything based on different cultures, art,  social events, issues and observations. Amongst many she has a passion immersing into another culture, and chronicling her experiences from any side of the world. You can read more of her observations of Korean life when she was an English teacher in Korea on her blog ‘Slice of Kimchi’.  Check out some of her published works!

You can reach her at melissalang1990@gmail.com

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4 Haunted Places To Visit (If You're Brave)

It’s the most bone-chilling time of year, when you haul out the rusty scarecrow door hanger, spider webs, and skeletons out of your closet. If you’re looking for going outside of your Halloween comfort zone and really scaring yourself, these 4 haunted destinations are worth checking out. Reader’s discretion is advised! Just outside of Boston in Salem, lies the Joshua Ward House. Built in 1784, it was home to Salem’s most infamous witch torturer and victims. Sheriff George, otherwise known as

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Reunion Crossing

Look no further than The Stockyards Village, which takes shopping to a whole new level. It’s your one stop shop with over 50 stores and restaurants, and only steps away from Reunion Crossing Condos & Urban Towns. Some of the biggest retail shopping in Toronto, including a Home Depot, Anytime Fitness, Walmart, Michaels and Canadian Tire are at your fingertips. Whether you need some last-minute shopping, catching up with work at a café, taking a lunch break, or have some time to explore the many

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5 Things I Learnt Living in South Korea

South Korea is a major destination for English Teachers in Asia, mainly due to the high wages that can be achieved by anyone with a University degree and a TEFL Certificate. If you’re thinking of living here or simply fancy a visit, Melissa Lang’s article will give you the lowdown on this small but prolific country. South Korea has been slowly climbing its way toward becoming a tourism magnet since Korea and Japan co-hosted the World Cup in 2002, but as far as I’m concerned, the magnetic waves

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Why Live Streaming is the New Mainstream

Why Live Streaming is the New Mainstream “The hardest thing for marketers is to turn over the brand experience to the community and let them define it.” – Eric Erwin, Executive VP of Marketing and Product Development at Wilton When brands are willingly able to be vulnerable and open themselves up to the public, their authenticity shines through. Best reflection of this? Live video streaming. Perhaps a sense of transparency is one of the factors that attracts so many people to it. Let’s face i

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What’s the Deal with Pop-Up Shops?

Gone before you even know it. Pop-up retail stores have grown immensely popular in the past years, especially in Toronto. From the KitKat Chocolatory to the iHalo Krunch ice cream shop in Lululemon, there is no space that a shop cannot occupy these days. But what is the appeal of these stores and their 15 minutes of fame? Like a tease, they stay long enough to entice you, and make an impression, before disappearing. Pop-up shops actually have a lot of potential and massive commercial appeal. But

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Lost In Engrish: Deciphering The World Of Korean English

Often perplexing and always good for a chuckle, “Engrish” — the word commonly known for bizarre translations of a foreign language into English — has been seen on apparel and signage around the country for years. Canadian blogger Melissa Lang takes a light-hearted look into the phenomenon. We have all seen it. That painfully hilarious English slogan you walk by at the corner of your eye. A seemingly inconspicuous t-shirt greets you with, “The growing seriously harms you and others around you” s