Survive & Thrive in Korea
First Korean astronaut Yi So Yeon returned to earth ther other day. The neophyte space farer told reporters the following: “During descent I saw some kind of fire outside as we were going through the atmosphere. At first I was really scared because it looked really, really hot and I thought we could burn.” Scary […]
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Alia Sabur has just become the youngest professor in the world. Her appointment to Konkuk University in Seoul has also given her a spot in the world guiness book of records. The self proclaimed “girl genius” spotted the job opportunity on the Internet. She applied and despite not finishing her thesis and not having a […]
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Last sunday my work mates and I made a company sponsored trip to Aschasan. Though it must be said that I was under the impression that Aschasan was more of a hill or even a slight incline than a full fledged moutain. Trust me, this bad boy was no hill and definitely all mountain. Somehow […]
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I just read on the Chosun that on a recent episode of the Oprah Winfrey show the talk show Maven dissed Korea, specifically, Korean women bigtime. The show in question concerned the lives and rising influence of women from around the world in their respective countries. Some of the countries on the table for discussion […]
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A couple of weekends ago I went with a few friends to check out the National Museum of Korea. First of all the museum is located on line four at Ichon station practically smack dab around the corner from Itewon. Stepping on the Museum grounds, I couldn’t believe I was in one of the busiest […]
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Forget April Fool’s Day because in Korea it’s all about the fish. My students would point and say something like it’s snowing or your shoes untied and if I looked they shouted Fishing and started making the hand motions of reeling in a big one. Another student explained that April 1st became fools day because […]
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