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Two Taco Bell franchises came and failed in South Korea in the...
TweetTwo Taco Bell franchises came and failed in South Korea in the early 1990s –but since 2010, Taco Bell has been thriving in Seoul. There are currently eight open locations.I know a lot of people...
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Translation: Homosexuality in Korean News During the 50's and 60's...
TweetThe following is a translation of Section 2 of Homosexuality in Korean News During the 50's and 60's. I'll be translating one section a week. If you see any mistakes in my translation, please...
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The Busan Foreign Culture Market occurs once a month in...
TweetThe Busan Foreign Culture Market occurs once a month in Gwangan. The overall philosophy for the FCM is to provide a community opportunity to share different cultural products, raise money for...
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ISC Open Lecture #2: “Where Workers Rule”
TweetFiled under: Labor, Workers Tagged: labor, Labor rightssolidarity storiesfrom International Strategy Center’s media chapterHome About Events Participate Resources The Team
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Korea's Queer Revolution! 2015 Pride in Seoul
TweetPride is right around the corner! Korea usually celebrates with their annual Korea Queer Festival and Korea Queer Film Festival. Although very few specifics are available, dates have been...
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Cat Cafe
TweetAnother big tick next to the things I want to do before leaving Korea. Visiting the cat cafe in Seoul :)Cat cafes are very popular in Japan but are a rage here in Korea! Taking care of pets like...
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#spaghetti #ramyen is a real thing and it’s honestly not...
Tweet#spaghetti #ramyen is a real thing and it’s honestly not the worst! #food #koreanfood #fusion #ramenfrom Tumblr http://ift.tt/1JRjgYRvia IFTTT
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How to Make Our In-laws Happy on Parents’ Day
TweetTomorrow is a special day for moms and dads in Korea, because May 8 is Parents’ Day (어버이날). It has been part of Korean tradition to give parents carnation on this occasion as symbol of respect and...
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How to meet people in Korea (or at least Busan!)
TweetYou're going to have to kiss a lot of frogs before finding your Prince (or Princess!). Thankfully there is a mixed bag of great people in Korea. Photo by Joel Gale PhotographyI was very hesitant...
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Occidental Hero, or, How I Screwed Up and Inspired the Development of a...
Tweet When Typhoon Sanba slammed into Busan in 2012 I had my face pressed to the window of my 10th floor apartment in Haeundae Marine City, watching as great roiling waves crashed over the sea wall and...
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Naver Get Lost Again: A Guide to Bike Paths and Bike Travel in Korea
TweetNaver is to Korea what Google is to America. It’s the go-to search engine and directions provider. And as far as mapped-out bike paths are concerned, Naver and Korea are both way ahead of the...
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Vlog Entry #17: Hey Seoul Sister
TweetI would apologize for the obvious song choice, but I don’t want to! ‘Couldn’t help myself!To view the original post and other great content, visit Korealizations...
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Speaking in Korean (feat. Claire)
TweetOne of my best friends in Korea is Claire; she’s funny, attractive, and only speaks Korean.She always has something interesting to talk about, so I decided to film us talking in Korean, and...
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Occidental Hero, or, How I Screwed Up and Inspired the Development of a...
TweetJohn Bocskay:Here’s my latest piece over at SweetPicklesandCorn.wordpress.com. Sometimes heroes are neither made nor born; they’re fabricated.Enjoy!Originally posted on SWEET PICKLES & CORN:By...
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Korean Food Delivery in Korea
TweetSome days, despite the sheer number of restaurants on almost every street in Seoul, going out to eat feels like too much effort. Perhaps it is raining, or the middle of winter, or you just don’t...
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New City, New Friend
Tweet This past weekend I went to Seoul to take advantage of the four-day holiday weekend! Tuesday, May 5th, was Children’s Day and my school gave everyone the day before off as well. I stayed at...
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Sujeongam Hermitage – 수정암 (Boeun-Gun, Chungcheongbuk-do)
TweetA look inside the Geukrak-jeon main hall at Sujeongam Hermitage near Beopjusa Temple.Hello Again Everyone!!Just to the south-west of the famed Beopjusa Temple is the affiliated Sujeongam...
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10 Things to Do in Seoul
Tweet1.Hike BukhansanLocated in north central Seoul, Bukhansan National Park offers a beautiful distant view of the city and surrounding mountains. We certainly had to work for it, as the hike took...
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A Surprise Mother’s Day Visitor
TweetIt’s the kind of thing you have to see to believe: waking up to the sound of a mysterious knock on your door; turning over in bed because you assume someone has the wrong apartment; hearing the...
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This Week Out There – May 4th – 10th
TweetA selection of this week’s expat-related stories Don’t Flip Off The Philippines Thai national Prasertsri Kosin earned the rare honor of being one of a small number of Southeast -Asians ever to be...
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