Survive & Thrive in Korea
Get sucked back into the 80’s with “Take Me On”, a night of music and dancing outside of the hill. On Saturday, June 8th put on your Converse and neon rainbow colors and head to Club Powwow in Noksapyeong. This blast from the past includes two live Korean bands, Yukari and Electricity Flowing, followed by […]
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Summer returns to Korea and with it’s promise of sweet heat comes the arrival of Korea’s Queer Pride Festival. Each iteration the festival has some tagline like Queer Scandal, or Viva Queer, and this year it seems to be The Queer. I guess as in Year of the The Queer? Who knows? The byline is […]
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25 Best Things to do in Seoul In the six years since I’ve first come to Seoul I’ve seen the city change in a thousand ways and yet remain the same in others. As of late the media frenzy over North Korea’s antics has people all over the world concerned about their loved ones living […]
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Sometimes you just need something different. Sometimes you don’t want to go out of your way to get it. Sure, I can find the beats I want to hear by going to Hongdae, but sometimes I don’t want to leave my hood to hear the music I want to hear. Now I don’t have to. […]
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Going out in Jongno requires determination, grit, and a steady resolve. First, it’s a warren of twisty narrow streets and back alley ways that crisscross and zig zag in every way imaginable. It’s easy to get lost even if you know exactly where the place you’re going is. Then you have to deal with the […]
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This year the folks behind the Korean Queer Culture Festival (KQCF) came out swinging with a brand new attitude and theme. Viva! Queer captures the carefree spirit and dynamism of the LGBT community in Korea as they forge ahead in an inhospitable and often intolerant climate. Beginning on May 28th and running until June 6th the festival has been improved from […]
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