You might be surprised to find out that today happens to be a day especially set apart for declarations of...
Korea is a land full of traditions where religions and beliefs have changed over time. The country has seen Shamanism,...
A little over a century ago, land travel in Korea was fraught with difficulty. There were only a few roads—generally nothing more than rough trails—that connected the larger cities. To transport goods, most instead took more watery paths: ferryman take you on ferries across Korea’s wide and winding rivers. One of...
Life in Korea during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was hard – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and...
We all know that students have it rough in Korea. They go to school early in the morning and then...
Words by Vaughan Wallis, Illustrations by Pat Volz You may have heard of the Korean Wave, the spread of Korean culture through movies, dramas, pop music, and more. But did you know that leading the wave—at least in terms of cash—are video games? The Korean video game industry generates more...
Modern Seoul is filled with hotels and getting a room is generally not much of a problem, but it wasn’t...
Photos from the collection of Robert Neff Prior to the marvels of the computer and its email service or the...
To this day the first day of Korean Lunar New Year (Seol) has always been the most important family holiday, but at the end of the Choseon period (the late 1800s) it was largely spent practicing superstitious rituals to chase away evil spirits in the upcoming year. For several days...
During the late Joseon era, Koreans were well-known for their fondness for children—not only their own, but foreign children as...