Survive & Thrive in Korea
For this year’s Chuseok Holiday I traveled outside of Seoul with friends to the nearby island of Sin. Do is the Korean word for island and so most folks simply call it Sindo, but Sin Island sounds much better, don’t you think? Trust me, though, you won’t find much sin on the island unless you’re […]
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During the days of September tenth to the fifteenth the Korean International Art Fair touched down in Seoul. The fair encompassed the work from over 193 galleries from around the world boasting an amazing 5,000 pieces of art from 16 different nations. The works in question include those produced by up and coming artists as […]
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Taboo. It’s a fun word to say that brings a small smile to my face every time. It usually conjures up mystical images of third world tribes engaged in some obscure secret rite. Of course in reality Taboos generally much more mundane though just as powerful in their affect on people and their lives. I’ve […]
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I am a bit late on this topic, nevertheless I thought I’d weigh in with my 100Won. Last January Hanopolis posted a piece on Korea’s decision to sign on to the UN Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. This act opened the door for gays and lesbians, persecuted in their own countries, to […]
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In Jogno with a panging hunger that couldn’t be satiated with just any old morsel, I consulted the wise words of Seoul Eats via my Iphone and discovered a winning recommendation for the Nepalese restaurant Durga. It also helped that the place coincidentally happened to be a block away. The restaurant shares space with a beer hall […]
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The latest stir in the netisphere of Korea surrounds a teenage girl being attacked by an older woman on the subway. You can view the youtube video below at the bottom of the post. Done? Great. First let me say that it’s hard to judge these things without knowing the full context. What happened before […]
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