EXPAT LIFE
categoryLearning from North Korean Human Rights Activists
By Josh White Gwang Cheol Park saw his first public execution at 14 years old. Park, now a 29-year-old North...
From Korea to Costa Rica—Weighing the Choice
By Sarah Clow Last week I found a list I had made about a year ago when living in Korea...
Easter Sunday 2011 – Belief in Korea: The Yoido Full Gospel Church pt. 3
By Mizaru It’s the week before Easter and since the last Sunday I went to Yoido Church, the Korean teacher-recruiter...
World DJ Festival 2011: The First Music Festival of the Summer
Images and words by Lauren McGee Festival season has begun. First up was World DJ fest. World DJ fest is...
3WM and the Association of Clowns
By Iwazaru We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive...
Expat Art Careerists Launch vol.1 of CONCRETE EXPERIENCE
By Mizaru Expat Art Careerists launch vol.1 of CONCRETE EXPERIENCE: Transposition There is a tried and true Irish myth-lore that...
Teachers Association Opens Up Doors to All Expats
Press Release from AFEK The Association for F-Class Expatriates within Korea (AFEK) has opened up its doors to all expats...
Geishas and Gamma Rays: Expat Bloggers in Japan Recount the Tohuko Quake and Tsunami
By R.M. Adamson The early spring shower that fell outside my window on Thursday, April 7, was radioactive, or so...
Dancing with Nietzsche—A tiger, a bear, a lot of soju and an MTV gig: Act 4
By Tiger and Bear with illustrations by James Wilson Given the night's events we felt it was only right to...
ATEK: The Great White Hoax (Pt. 3)
By Iwazaru Oh’s reaction to Galvan’s e-mail may well have been the nadir for ATEK (it sure ranks in the...
Help Me Get out of Here: A Wronged Teacher in Need
By 3WM (the author wishes to remain anonymous here due to the situation; contact e-mail below) I need to get...
ATEK: the Great White Hoax (Pt. 2).
By Iwazaru I shall assume that your silence gives consent. —Plato Be constructive or be silent. — Former ATEK president...
ATEK: The Great White Hoax
By Iwazaru There is no truth. There is only perception. —Gustave Flaubert Barely two years ago, The Association for Teachers...
Ballad of a Thin Man (A French & Korean film)
By Yann Kerloc’h When I’m asked the much awaited question « why are you in Korea ?», now I sometimes...
B is for Booze—Meet the Police (Pt. 3)
By John Kay Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a three-part memoir where the writer reflects on the...