Survive & Thrive in Korea
Ok, boys and girls, the week is up and I collected the best of the best from the entries to the KMK first ever Konglish contest! The competition was fierce but I picked out the top five for your consideration. You might have to click on the pics to englarge them to get the full […]
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So you’ve finally moved into your new pad in Korea. You throw your bags down, fall onto the bed, and prepare for a much needed nap to shake off the jet lag when you realize its much too cold! You find the thermostat on the wall, but who knows what those strange little symbols mean? […]
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It finally happened. I didn’t think it ever would, but it did at Jacoby’s: I found a burger better than Star Burgers. I didn’t intend on ending my Star Burger affair, but Jacoby’s just proved to be too difficult to resist. The first thing to catch my eye was the definite hip urban feel of […]
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Dol Janchi Korean First Birthday PartyIn Korea the first birthday of a child is a very significant event. It’s called “dol janchi” or in Hangeul: 돌잔치. In the not so recent past the mortality rate of infants was very low because of malnutrition and disease. So, as you can imagine, having a child make it […]
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Care to know what it’s like to go to University in North Korea as an Exchange student? Well, look no further than the story of Aliou Niane of Guinea West Africa who, along with nine other students, was shipped off to North Korea to study Juche ideology on communal agriculture practices from 1982 to 1987 […]
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Last Sunday I ventured to Hongdae to check out Little Traveler’s charity event: African Pride in the Park. The park in questioned happened to be the little craft park across from Honik University, near the Thai restaurant Khaosan and Smoothie King. Just in case you didn’t know, let me give you a run down on […]
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