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Korean workers face unhealthy and dangerous workplaces | rabble.ca
TweetInterview with Dr. Jeong ok Kong, representative of Supporters for the Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor industry (SHARPS) and the Korean Institute of Labour Safety and Health...
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9th Busan International Tea Cultural Festival
TweetThis September 27th - 29th The 9th Busan the Internationival Tea Cultural Festival will be held at the Busan Cultural Center located in Daeyeondong near the UN Park.There will be many booths...
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This blog post is all about cats! #catca
TweetThis blog post is all about cats! #catcafe RT @aclipse: Pet Therapy in Korea http://t.co/ueSmrxmC7CBookin' it to Busan @arieldrosen
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United Progressive Party Commentary on NIS Fabricated Charge
TweetA Commentary on the National Intelligence Service’s Fabricated ‘Conspiracy for Rebellion’ Charge against the Unified Progressive PartyIt has been eight months since the public exposure of the...
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Korean Make up Trash, Treat or Stash: Etude House's Dear My Blooming Lips...
TweetTrash, Treat or Stash. The Korean make-up products I've discovered are better off in the bin, the ones you should treat yourself to every now and again, and the ones that are so good that you...
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Reading List: Globalizing Korean queers?: Project L(esbian), the first...
TweetDong-Yeon Koh (고동연)'s Globalizing Korean queers?: Project L(esbian), the first exhibition of lesbian arts in South Korea is an academic article now available over at Taylor & Francis Online....
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TweetIn case the title hasn't tipped you off, I'm getting ready to chatter on about the journal for a minute, so if you're bored by that... you don't need to read this. Obviously.We're getting ready to...
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Kuiwon’s Classical Chinese Primer – Introduction to Compound Words
TweetThe Proper Rimes for the Eastern Country (東國正韻, 동국정운). Published in 1448 at the behest of King Sejong (世宗, 세종, 1397-1450, r. 1418-1450), it was the first Chinese character dictionary that listed...
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Interview with Author, Essayist, and Travel Writer Rolf Potts
Interview with Author, Essayist, and Travel Writer Rolf Potts TweetInterview with Author, Essayist, and Travel Writer Rolf PottsOriginally Posted on Bosmosis.wordpress.comIf you’ve heard the term...
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Ulsan World Music Fest
Ulsan World Music Fest TweetNow I know this isn’t technically a Busan event… but it’s close enough and the amount of overseas talent onstage is alarming. There will be folk music from all corners of...
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Korean Mums
Korean Mums TweetI hate to link it, but without source material, you might not know what I am talking about:Korean mother: A cultural iconIf he would have simply said, “I love my mom”, it might...
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My first Kpop concert (sort of)
Tweet Eh eh eh eh eh eh eeeeh 2NE1 What's up we're 2NE1!!!Top: Our free Polaroid / Bottom: KU Gym Most (if not all) Kpop fans know that phrase, and me being a YG fan was eager to see them live and when...
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Temple Stay: Guinsa Temple (Chungcheongbuk-do)
Tweet(Courtesy of Wikipedia)Hello Again Everyone!!Introduction to the Temple:Guinsa Temple (“Salvation and Kindness Temple”) is beautifully located on Mt. Sobaeksan. Unlike most other temples in Korea,...
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"Dreams come true" trip to the Myeongjae mansion at Nonsan
Tweet Dreams do come true! Thanks to my Korean teacher, our family had the pleasure of visiting the Myeongjae Old Mansion in Nonsan. This is the mansion of a Korean scholar who lived from 1629 ~...
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On Classical Chinese Resources in the Korean Blogosphere
TweetOne of my favorite Korean blogs on Classical Chinese texts. The blogger named Teolbo (털보) has posted Korean translations of Chinese Classics that I have not been able to find anywhere else on the...
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What to do with a weekend in Seoul
Our Weekend: What to do with a weekend in Seou TweetIt's nearly a fortnight since I was on my way to meet my mum and Julie in Seoul. I can't believe how fast time flies when you're busy, busy, busy....
View ArticleHello girl! How are you doing? You haven't been updating in a while! ;)
TweetI’m doing really well. Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I’ll try to turn that around in October. Good things are in store!About the girlHi, I'm Stacy. I am from Portland, Oregon, USA, and am...
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What does the year 1894 have to do with Korea’s food security?
Tweetby Taryn AssafA Call to ArmsThe people are the root of the nation. If the root withers, the nation will be enfeebled. Heedless of their responsibility for sustaining the state and providing for...
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My July Diplomat Essay: The Korean ‘OPCON’ Soap Opera Rolls on – Hint: just...
TweetThank you for waiting out my summer break. I need summers to get some writing done, but inevitably I didn’t get nearly what I needed to wrapped up. Should you ever hear that argument that college...
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Italia Part 3: Roma
TweetAs historical cities go, Rome has to be considered as one of the greatest. The centre of an ancient empire that ruled most of Europe and stretched into western Asia and northern Africa. I was good...
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