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Gavin Mackay the Sausage Man

By J.R. Breen Contributing Writer Gavin Mackay's longing for sausages began with a trip to Hong Kong. ``When I first came to Korea, I couldn't find British-style sausages anywhere,'' he said. ``And I didn't worry about it. Then I went to Hong Kong one time for a weekend. In the morning, we had English-style sausages. I found myself dancing around saying 'sausages, sausages, sausages.''' Since then, Mackay, 72, and his Gavin's Sausages, a one-of-a-kind venture producing British-style pork sausages, have become something of a legend. Mackay is coming up to his ninth year in business. He has a permanent shop in the Shinsegae Department Store in Seoul and supplies six hotels. Every Thursday, he has a stand selling sausages at Seoul Foreign School, where he often sells up to 700 of his sausages on a stick or hot-dogs. ``The kids have envelopes with money for 'sausage day,' they just thrust them at you, and you have to check how much is inside to see what they want,'' he said. But there is more to the man than pork sausages. Mackay also has a reputation for his prom

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Tour Comfort Women Museum This Sunday, and the following Saturday, English tours are being conducted around the House of Sharing, a museum about, and home to, Korean comfort women, victims of sexual slavery at the hands of the Japanese military during World War II. The House of Sharing is the world's first human rights museum centered on the theme of sexual slavery. The museum opened on Aug. 14, 1998 to record Japanese war crimes, to restore the honor of the victims and to function as a place of historical education. Japan privately funded the museum. The visit offers the opportunity to watch a short documentary about one of the comfort women and walk through the history museum on a semi-guided tour. Depending on the health of the comfort women and their availability, visitors may get the chance to hear one speak about her experiences. Fewer and fewer of them are able to give testimony on a regular basis, but are often happy to chat with and otherwise meet visitors. The tour is conducted by the House of Sharing International Outreach Team. They work to ra

American Brothers Play Music Together in Seoul

By J.R. Breen Contributing Writer In Haebangcheon, Seoul, new meaning is being given to the term ``band of brothers.'' Jed, Matthew and Samuel Pavlovich are English teachers and tourists by day and play music at night in local bars and other venues. The brothers make up three-quarters of Son of Pavl (pronounced Paul) ― the translation of their family name. The fourth member is Matt Mangano. ``One day, Jed said it would be really good if you two came out here and we played music together, so we just did it,'' said Samuel, who at 18, is the youngest. They began in February 2007, when Jed, 26, came to Korea after graduating from university. Initially he taught English in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, an experience that allowed him to learn much about this country, he said. He now teaches in Seoul. Both Matthew, 24 and Samuel arrived in October, after graduating from college and high school, respectively. Matthew, now also teaching English, lives by himself, while Sam, who is taking a year out travelling before university, lives with brother Jed. Samuel and Jed, both h

New Secular International School Begins Accepting Applications

By J.R. Breen Contributing Writer The first secular international school in Korea offering a British curriculum through 12th grade is accepting admissions for its primary, or elementary, facility which will open in Seocho-gu Sept. 2. ``We are very pleased to be opening in Seoul,'' said Daryl Orchard, head of Dulwich College Seoul. ``This is an exciting and successful city which is becoming an increasingly important destination for expatriate professionals.'' The opening of the college is a significant milestone for expatriates in the city as it represents the first kindergarten to 12th grade school offering a British education. (The existing British School has no high school facility). The other foreign schools in the city offer an American curriculum and are predominantly Christian. Expatriate parents even in the American business community have expressed over the years their concern about the lack of choice. Dulwich intends to broaden choice, and present what they feel is a currently a unique option for expatriates. ``We bring an alternative education to tha

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