Words by Grace Sun Birthing a baby in Korea can be a worrisome task. Pregnant or know someone that is?...
Enlighten yourself about the past of Jeolla Province at the Jeonju National Museum.
Taekwondo, hapkido, and kumdo:
you’ve heard the names, and now you can learn the arts.
I have been getting blonde highlights since I was fifteen and I had no intention of stopping when I moved...
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.
Spending a summer afternoon at the ballpark is a favorite pastime in many major cities around the world. Spending a summer afternoon at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul promises to take your version to a completely new level. Whether it’s the LG Twins or The Doosan Bears hosting the game, the fans are impressive making the final score almost irrelevant.
Finding a shoe that fits makes for a great fairytale, but in real life is beyond frustrating when you cannot. Never in a million years would I have imagined that shoes would be a challenge in Seoul.
Language difficulties aside, Korean health insurance provides quality service at a fraction of the cost.
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.