Korean History: The American Empress Words by Robert NeffPhotos from the Robert Neff Collection It was once a widespread belief...
Modern Seoul is filled with hotels and getting a room is generally not much of a problem, but it wasn’t...
Life in Korea during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was hard – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and often dangerous. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Westerners lived in Seoul, Pyongyang, Chemulpo (Incheon), Fusan (Busan) or on the gold mining concessions in northern Korea and...
Whether you’re here studying, working, or traveling, chances are you’ll be grilled with these 10 questions at some point during your time...
During the Joseon era, it was considered abhorrent for a person to never marry.
The quite strange superstitions of Korea's past agrarian society.
Being Gay in Korea South Korea seems highly modernized from the outside; it boasts one of the fastest internet connection...
Authors, Beatrix and Jennifer are both English teachers in Korea. When applying for teaching jobs, they both seriously considered these options and decided to choose alternate routes. Beatrix is a private school teacher, and Jennifer is a public school teacher. After much discussion of the huge number of differences between...
Years ago, I remember searching the internet for “why do people in Asia wear masks?” Because after pondering the question...