Survive & Thrive in Korea
Right on the Han river near Hongdae lies a special little island named Seonyudo Park. Once a beautiful scenic spot along the Hangang it was destroyed due to floods way back in 1925. Gradually, over time, the area was restored with the addition of the Yangwha bridge in 1965 and the Seonyu Water Purification Plant […]
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For the last few weeks Korea has been gripped by a frenzy of nationalism not seen since Kim Yuna skated her way to Olympic glory. To be sure that epic event had everyone glued to their TV screens whether they were at home, in a bar, or at work, but now even that is eclipsed […]
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Did you know Korea is the birthplace of taekwondo? Gold stars for you if you did. Despite having this nugget of knowledge buried in my brain I never actually went out in search of more insight about the martial art until I ran across a promo for a demonstration happening at Gyeonghuigung Palace. Never one […]
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I’m surprised that after being in Korea for three years I haven’t had a post like this. I think I’ve taken the Korean Emoticons (smileys for us North Americans) for granted. The emoticons that you use are like your children. You just get used to them and kind of treasure them like old cartoons […]
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Top Ten Cafes in Seoul It goes without saying that anyone who knows Seoul knows that Soulites love their coffee. You can’t go one block without seeing a Starbucks, DeChocolate, Coffee Bean, Coffine Gurunaru, Café Bene, NesCafe, Angel in Us, Twosome Place or any of the other multitudes of coffee chains. However, what is harder […]
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Queer Seoul Series An Expat Guide to Queer Seoul Part IV: Power of Pink I hate to sound cliché’ but people really do need people and Babs had it so right. That’s what’s it all about: People, community, socializing and sharing. It’s always easier to get along in the world when you’re surrounded by like […]
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