Best of 2014 Photo Fest
TweetDo you have some great photos from the past year lying around in your computer memory or camera? Do have pictures that have really good stories behind them? Koreabridge would love to help you...
View ArticleQueer Links from the Week: Data looking at homosexuality in Korea, Man...
TweetPeter Fairfax argues that data suggests attitudes are slowly changing in terms of homophobia in South Korea using the World Values survey as well as some interviews with LGBT people in Korea. (I...
View ArticleWeirdest of weathers in Seoul
TweetVery cold a snowy start on a glorious sunny day!It was a snowy start today with snow on red leaves.I totally need to get ready for winter now!Fall colors and snow adding beauty and enigma to the...
View ArticleKorean Expat Facebook Bingo!
Tweetkathrynsliving:Some of the most popular topics/questions you can generally find in Expat groups on Facebook…Originally posted on Chase the Dot:I usually write about more serious things in this...
View ArticleRachel’s Tiny Kitchen #1 – RICE COOKER CHICKEN WINGS!
TweetI have always enjoyed cooking, but boy did I take for granted my kitchen and oven in the States! Since moving to Korea I’ve had to adapt the way I cook completely. From having no counter space, to...
View ArticleMy November Diplomat Essay: If We can’t Stop Fighting in the Middle East,...
TweetYou think that guy to the left cares about China or ASEAN? Gimme a break. This is a point I have made again and again on this blog: Asia does not activate the racial/cultural/religious paranoias...
View ArticleVlog Entry #9: Soaring in Seoraksan
TweetTo read more about my hike along Seoraksan National Park’s Dinosaur Ridge, click here!
View ArticleHiking Seor-OW-ksan National Park
TweetHave you ever done something despite the sinking feeling that you have no business doing it? I’m not so much talking about an act of immorality as I am an act of stupidity. Leading up to the point...
View ArticleHealthy in Korea
Healthy in Korea Tweetcbs.nlKorea is known for having low obesity levels, with only an estimated 4% of people being obese, much lower than the 35% of Americans, or 25% of Brits. It’s true that the...
View ArticleEating My Way Through Jeonju: Food Tour Part 1
Eating My Way Through Jeonju: Food Tour Part 1 TweetLong time no see! Or not see, exactly, but...well...anyways. Sorry I didn't write for so long. I got my first bad cold of the season, and while it...
View Article40 Year Old Impersonating Females to Meet Lesbians on a Dating Site is...
TweetThrough a Smartphone App used by lesbians, Mr. A (45) impersonated a female to meet Ms. B (21) on March 19th. When they met in person in a parking lot in Daejon, Ms. B realized that Mr. A was...
View ArticleJudo High School in South Korea (한국의 유도 고등학교)
TweetSouth Korea has always been, and will continue to be one of the dominant forces in the sport of judo. Whenever a Korean team is present at an international-level competition, you can be certain...
View Article“Wish Ko Lang” Grants Wishes of Filipinos in Korea
TweetLast Saturday, “Wish Ko Lang”, a popular television program in the Philippines that features inspiring stories of ordinary Filipinos and grants their wishes, played fairy godmother in South Korea....
View ArticleYeonjuam Hermitage/Yeonjudae – 연주암/연주대 (Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do)
Tweet Yeonjudae, viewed from the look offThroughout my years of living and traveling in Korea, I’ve always had a small collection of “comfort” places that I tried to get back to now and again,...
View ArticleSea shores in Korea
TweetSorting through the files of pictures taken previously, I found myself reminiscing over these photos taken close to seashores in Korea. Such wonderful memories it brought with it! Sea shores are...
View ArticleLearn Korean Online: How to Avoid Choosing the Wrong Program
TweetWhen you hear the phrase “learn Korean online”, what kind of images come to mind?1. Attending a webinar-style class at a scheduled time 2. Taking Skype lessons 1:13. Logging into a Korean langauge...
View ArticleBeautiful Fall Leaves in Gyeongsangnam-do!
TweetWhile Fall and Spring are everyone’s favorite seasons, and mine, they both seem so fleeting don’t they? I waited and waited for the leaves to start changing, and once they did the cloudy days and...
View ArticleBuddhist Mornings, Mountain Discoveries in Gimhae
TweetI noticed a trend this week.On Tuesday and Thursday, I was in fantastic moods. The kids at school, even the annoying ones, didn’t annoy me so much. I enjoyed work, I enjoyed food, air, sun and...
View ArticleSin-Free Stewed Apples
TweetWhen it’s cold in the evening, there’s nothing better than a warming dessert. Well, actually, perhaps the best thing is a guilt-free warming dessert. I’m a huge fan of apple pie, apple crumble,...
View ArticleAnother Queer Weekend: Sky Sleeping Room and Dance Party at Viva
TweetThe newly opened Sky is a gay sauna (sleeping room) that has free entrance from the 21st of November to the 27th. You will see it directly outside of exit 7 of Dongdaemun History and Culture Park...
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