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The Ultimate Guide for Choosing Your Korean Language Course
The Ultimate Guide for Choosing Your Korean Language Course TweetIntro:Joseph Gerocs, 6 year resident of Korea and puer tea fan, gives an in-depth overview of some of the Korean language courses...
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UFC – Ultimate Foreigner Competition (Ultimate Frisbee in Korea)
TweetWhat is Ultimate?Ultimate is a fast-paced team sport that combines the best of soccer and American football. The rules are simple:Catch the discStop runningThrow the disc to another teammateCatch...
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Webcast Coverage of 2004 Busan Kotesol Conference
TweetThe 2004 Busan Kotesol ConferenceWebcast LIVE from Busan, Korea on April 24thThanks to all those who participated and assisted .Click here to read more about the technology involved in the webcast...
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Happy Pepero Day & A Look at Korea’s Special Days
Happy Pepero Day & A Look at Korea’s Special Days Tweet Happy Pepero Day from Korea! If you’re not familiar with this special day, it’s one in which people exchange Peperos (chocolate sticks) with...
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Korea's New Anti-Gay Board Member of the Human Rights Commission Faces Calls...
TweetOn the 4th of November, President Park Geun-hye appointed Pastor Choi I-u (최이우) as a non-permanent executive board member of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. The committee has three...
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Tokyo From Above
Tweet^ Roppongi Hills Mori Tower ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------v Yokohama Landmark Tower v When I was a...
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Will Fight a Thousand Times Over: The Power of a Mother
Tweetby Dae-Han SongMaking History: MinkahyupThe interview was carried out by Dae-Han Song and Stephanie Park with interpretation by Jeong Eun Hwang.On October 16th, Minkahyup had their thousandth...
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PD Notebook: "Gay, Lesbian, Hello Everybody?"
TweetOn Tuesday night, PD Notebook focused on the life of sexual minorities in Korea in a very human light. The episode can be torrented, but I haven't seen anything with English subtitles yet.Titled...
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Spending and Saving in South Korea
Spending and Saving in South Korea TweetOne of the (many) reasons I love living in Korea is the lower cost of many things which are ridiculously overpriced in the UK. The best example is probably...
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Korean Peasants Sow the Seeds of Nation’s Food Sovereignty
TweetBy Taryn Assaf“Korea is Samsung, and Samsung is Korea”. This phrase is commonly heard and almost religiously believed by much of South Korea’s urban population. Much of what outsiders know about...
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‘Her Midnight Run, My Empathy’ in Busan Haps
TweetI have refreshed the essay a bit and it’s now appearing on Busan Haps’ website. Check it out!http://busanhaps.com/midnight-run-empathy/Note: She did not leave a note. That’s my...
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Reds of the week
TweetLooking back at the last few days, I just discovered that that I had clicked a lot of reds. Warm color for this cold season :)Red Alstroemeria in my latest Korean flower arrangementHappy Pepero...
View ArticleDetermination of Employee Status and Contract Value
TweetThe last Korea Herald column just ran. Not that I don't want to keep writing, but the biweekly deadline got to be a bit much with other commitments. If you have a problem or a topic request,...
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Learn the meaning of "답답하다"
TweetHere's a common word you might have heard a lot - "답답하다." But what does it actually mean, and how can you use it? This week's episode talks about the main uses of 답답하다, and gives a couple of...
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Another Queer Weekend: Makjang Party in Jongno, Lecture on Queer Korea, and...
TweetThe biggest party this weekend will probably be Club 50's 'Mak-jang Party'. With go-go boys, drag queens, and an after party, it looks like a fun night. Entrance is 15,000 won.Club 50 is located...
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South Korea's Top 3 Temples
TweetI love sharing my experiences in Korea with you guys, but let's face it... my eyes can only see so much. So, to give you a bit of a wider perspective, I am now accepting guest posts on Seoul...
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Comfort Food Around The World
TweetEveryone loves a good comforting meal, especially at this time of year when every day it’s getting colder and darker outside; what better thing is there to do than settle down in a cosy room with...
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Vlog Entry #8: Zip Lining in Daegu
TweetTo read more about zip lining in Daegu, check out the related post I wrote here!
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Nope, it’s a waygook!
TweetThe national past time of hiking isn’t all that Korean mountains are good for. At least not in Daegu. Last weekend I traveled with a merry band of fellow English teachers to enjoy a ropes course...
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Bukjijangsa Temple – 북지장사 (Daegu)
TweetNature reclaiming its own at Bukjijangsa Temple in northern Daegu.Hello Again Everyone!!Bukjijangsa Temple is located on the south side of the famed Mt. Palgongsan in northern Daegu. In English,...
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