Year by year, Korea lingers at the top of the lists for highest car accident and pedestrian fatality rates in the OECD, and anybody who’s taken a taxi ride knows Korea’s city traffic can get wooly.
Have you ever taken the KTX? If so, you may have noticed that when the train slows down before a station a certain tune comes on, gently reminding you that the train will be stopping soon. The music is sparse, minimal and distinctly oriental. The irregular notes evoke images of water slowly dripping from a hanok’s tiled roof.
How does one go about keeping students engaged in class? What are the best ways to arrange a classroom and use classroom materials? What the hell is a transitive verb anyway? As the legions of ESLers here know, there’s a lot more to teaching English than, you know, speaking it.
While Seoul may not be as amenable to riding bikes as some other major cities, there are still plenty of opportunities for the adventurous cyclist.
Seoraksan National Park is generally considered to be South Korea’s greatest mountain playground, and its reputation is well-deserved. Situated in...
Words by Stafford Lumsden Gmarket, Danawa, and a host of other Korean websites provided online bargain hunters with an attractive alternative to Amazon and Craigslist. For the house-bound, infirm and otherwise agoraphobic amongst us, online shopping is a godsend. For expats, it’s often an important lifeline for obtaining those much-sought-after...
Words by Matthew C. Crawford, Assistance Provided by Kim Ga-hyeon We ride past their front gates every day; we hear...
Anyone moving to or visiting Korea has undoubtedly heard of Korean Air. This carrier is the premier airline of the...
Words by Andrew Barbour, Illustration by Pat Volz Anopheles sinensis (모기; Mosquito). A. sinensis are spontaneously generated in threes when you close a screen window, plug in an electric mosquito repellent, or kill one. They thrive at temperatures between cold enough to kill you and hot enough to kill you....
Over the past decade, Korea’s shopping scene has become an undeniable powerhouse in the Asian market. Seoul’s Myeongdong is a perfect illustration of Korea’s flourishing retail economy. However, shopping in Seoul can be a much richer experience than if you venture out of Myeongdong into other areas of the city and even the country.