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Remembering Queer Korea: An International Symposium, Film Festival, and...
TweetThe Transnational Korean Studies Program at University of California San Diego (my current grad school!) is hosting an international symposium, film festival and exhibition titled Remember Queer...
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The Ulsan Human Rights 10K
TweetThis morning I completed my first ever officical 10 kilometer race! Based on the name of the event, the purpose of the run was to raise awareness of some sort for human rights issues…but since all...
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Jusaam Hermitage – 주사암 (Gyeongju)
TweetThe amazing fall foliage at Jusaam Hermitage in northern Gyeongju.Hello Again Everyone!!Located on the northern part of Mt. Obongsan in the northern portion of Gyeongju sits Jusaam Hermitage. Up a...
View Articlethe Beautiful Oncheoncheon in Busan!
TweetAre you looking for a beautiful road that you can enjoy all year round? Then Oncheoncheon is just the right place for you! This road is famous for stretching along side a stream that flows most...
View ArticlePlace to Visit: Busan Citizen Park
TweetThis park, located near the center of Busan, has five themes; memory, culture, pleasure, nature, and participation. There are 97 species of 85,000 trees, a park history museum, a small stream, a...
View Articlethe Beautiful Road in Busan: Dalmaji-Gil Road
TweetDalmaji-Road is a pathway where you can walk along the beach shore and Nurimaru. It is a landmark of Haeundae, and is also the most famous drive course in Busan. ‘Dalmaji-Road', also known as...
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SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar
TweetHappy Market Monday. This week we are looking at a ‘Market’ aka Bazaar that is only in Seoul for ONE DAY A YEAR! So make sure to mark your calendar and don’t miss the 2014 SIWA and Diplomatic...
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Weekly Quote Collection 2: Questionable Advice
TweetWhile teaching advice, we had a few gems.Problem: I don't have any friends.Suggestions:"You should make boyfriend!""Well, how can I meet him?""PC bang!"Okay kids. I'll just hang around the PC...
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A Taste of Home at Two Broz Burgers
TweetSeoul has most certainly come a long way in the past few years in terms of serving up tasty international cuisine. Burger aficionados, in particular, no longer have to suffer their way through...
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Queer Links from the Week: Protestant Church Member Faces Libel for Hate...
TweetThe biggest news this week was perhaps a ruling by Seoul Southern District Court where a Netizen Who Criticized a Homosexual Reporter Was Fined 5 Million Won in Damages for libel. The Netizen was...
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Married!
Tweetyay! After 12 years together we are finally married! Sorry I can not do a proper blog post on it yet, but I will as soon as we return from our Korean wedding and I get settled, I also plan to...
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Busan City Tour
TweetWell Busan city tour is one of the easiest way to enjoy Busan, This city tour offered many kind of route and time, they even have the night city tour route offered, almost as same as Singapore...
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The colorful walk
The colorful walk TweetIt has been so weird in Seoul with the weather being so topsy-turvy. I am waking up to cold, frosty mornings and I end up being over dressed and sweating in the next few hours....
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Snuff Click
TweetBy Eli ToastA while back I watched a man get murdered on the internet.This one, referred to as “3 Guys 1 Hammer,” came out of the Ukraine and was shot well before the country erupted into civil...
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Learning to Live with Purpose
TweetBy Erica SweettA few months ago the ISC met in Seoul to learn about reunification. We met with reunification activist and former political prisoner, Kwon Nak Gi. At the age of 26, he was...
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Amazing Sunset View in Busan – Hwangnyeong Mountain
Amazing Sunset View in Busan – Hwangnyeong Mountain TweetOne of the things I love about Korea, maybe my favorite thing, is that even after living here for more than 4 years, I can still find amazing...
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Book Giveaway: Korea The Impossible Country by Daniel Tudor
TweetThis is the Kimchi Queen's first book giveaway! The folks at Tuttle Press have a score of books on Korea and in this sweepstakes will be giving two copies of Korea: The Impossible Country to...
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Her Midnight Run, My Empathy
TweetMy best friend’s replacement pulled an infamous “midnight run” last weekend.Her escape wasn’t discovered until, presumably, she was on a plane bound for her home in Australia. Our only indication...
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Our 4th Chuseok in Korea, Part 2 – Busan & Yangsan
TweetThis is the 2nd part of our Aunt Kathy’s trip to Korea! You can read about the first part of the trip in Seoul here. Now on to Busan! I was really excited about the train ride from Seoul to...
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Expat Living- The Highs, The Lows, And Is It Worth It?
TweetIf someone had told me 5 years ago, even 2 years ago, that I’d move to Korea, I’d have thought they were joking: I’m a homebody with a close family and friends, and have never really had the...
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