EXPAT LIFE
categoryBabymaking in Korea Pt. 3—the Big Day
By Lee Scott On the day of my daughter's birth, my wife and I got to the hospital only to...
ROCK’N AT THE PENTAPORT ROCK FEST
By Andrew Morris and Paul Malin The Pentaport Rock Festival at Incheon Dream Park on Saturday had a lineup that...
TEXTS FROM KOREAN GIRLS
4) "I'm sinae.. your letter thank you^^ I like you. because,you promise obey.. I look first meet man.. carelessly not...
Jennifer’s Calendar: An Affair to Remember
By Jennifer Stevens My relationship with my Korean boyfriend seemed to be playing in fast-forward—minus the sex—until one day he...
Babymaking in Korea Pt. 2—Two Weeks of Hell
By Lee Scott In part one, I briefly described my (and my wife’s) experience with fertility treatment here in South...
Babymaking in Korea Pt. 1—the Less Sexy Version
By Lee Scott I love movies. I know a lot of people love movies, and I wouldn’t say that I’m...
Am I Korean… American… Korean American? Part 2
By Sue Rissberger During the past few months as I've been delving into my own treasure chest of personal questions,...
Am I Korean… American… Korean American?
By Sue Rissberger After 30 years of being away from Korea, I returned last summer. A year and a half...
What Obama Means in Haebangchong
By Mizaru Excuse me if I am in a state of high dudgeon. I just spent summer turning to fall...
Jennifer’s Calendar: A Night out on Homo Hill
By Jennifer Stevens The moment I arrived in Seoul, my self-esteem took a nosedive. Thousands of porcelain-skinned, shiny-haired waifs in...
Gwangju? Because Not All Roads Lead to Seoul
By Finbarr Bermingham I’m going to level with you from the outset: twelve months ago, I’d never even heard of...
PUSH IT REAL GOOD
By Spooky Washington A friend and longtime Seoul resident, embroiled in a pension-avoidance fiasco with his employer, recently lamented to...
Losing Kathryn: Death of a Korean Girlfriend Pt. II
By Konrad Kostecki I remember when I met her. It was a fairly unoriginal introduction—over a drink. In Korea, it...
Losing Kathryn: Death of a Korean Girlfriend
By Konrad Kostecki “I can’t take this anymore”…Those were the last words my Korean girlfriend Kathryn uttered to me, the...
Jennifer’s Calendar: Another Hongdae Hangover
By Jennifer Stevens Last weekend I found myself pre-drinking in a Hongdae hostel with my new friend Jason. I had...