Survive & Thrive in Korea
This past weekend my friends and I went in search of the French village, Seorae, nestled in the heart of Seoul. I had heard of Seorae from my friend Rebecca who not only speaks French fluently, but also studied abroad in Paris. She eagerly wanted to find the small French enclave and her desire rubbed […]
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Dance comes to Korea this weekend when the Nederlands Dans Theater breezes into Seoul. The dance troupe has been a leading world reknowned dance company since it began in 1959. The dancers all have classical training, but they blend that tradtion into modern styles and contemporary numbers. With NDT everything from the lighting to the […]
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Two of Japan’s hottest pop groups will be travelling to Seoul to wow the people with their cutting edge sounds. Morning Musume and L’Arc en ciel arrive to play at the Seoul Olympic Gymnastic Stadium on May 17th June 1st. L’Arc en Ciel take their name from the French word for rainbow. The group has […]
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This past sunday the Olympic torch came through Seoul. The route started at the Olympic Park Stadium and ran all the way to City Hall. I found out later that the route was beset by protesters, but at City Hall there were none that I could find. I found out at the last minute and […]
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I thought it would be interesting to post some facts about Korea that you might not know. This way you will be ready for the Jeopardy Catergory or Trivia Pursuit game. Borders East – Japan (across the east sea) West – China (across the west sea) North- North Korea President Lee Myung Bak Population of […]
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There’s a cherry blossom festival going on in Seoul. I had planned to visit the festival grounds down by Yeouido near the Han River, but instead we found our Cherry blossoms in bloom at the Seoul Grand Park Zoo. There trees numbered in the hundreds and it was a spectacle to see all the flowers […]
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