EXPAT LIFE
categoryHBC Hipsters to Win The Lottery: A Star is Born
By Mizaru I Hey all you denizens of Haebangchon. You have been noticed and some of you have even been...
B is for Booze: Pickled in Pohang (Pt. 2)
By John Kay On the 23rd of August 2003 I went back to Pohang to attend Texas Tom’s wedding. I’m...
Visa Hunters in Korea—Women, Beware
By Sophia Brooke My experience started on a normal Saturday night in Itaewon, the main foreigner borough in central Seoul....
The Three Wise Monkeys and Korea Herald Podcast (Uncut)
By 3WM The two founding editors of The Three Wise Monkeys (3WM), Mizaru and Iwazaru, recently sat down at a...
B is for Booze—A Memoir of Madness
By John Kay Editor's Note: This is installment one in a three-part memoir where the writer reflects on the collection...
3WM Interview with the Korea Herald
Like expats themselves, their publications in Korea come and go. But some manage to set down firm roots, and as...
Visa Hunters in Korea—Women, Beware (Pt. 1)
By Sophia Brooke If you go online, you may be surprised to discover just how many Western women marry foreign...
Dancing with Nietzsche—A tiger, a bear, a lot of soju and an MTV gig: Act 3
By Tiger and Bear with illustrations by James Wilson. Act Three: The Performance As we stood behind the wings I...
Time Magazine: HIV/AIDS Testing Only for Teachers?
If you are a teacher thinking about coming to Korea or are already here, then you know about the HIV/AIDS...
So this is Christmas—Belief in Korea: The Yoido Full Gospel Church pt. 2
By Mizaru AT 6:15 p.m. on Christmas night my recruiter/fixer calls then leaves a message in the voice box: “Where...
K-hristmas
By Sam Sheppard It suddenly dawned on me this week just how close we are to Christmas. Living in a...
Belief in Korea: The Yoido Full Gospel Church Part 1
Editor's Note: This begins a loose-leaf series on different types of Religion and Spirituality practiced in Korea. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam,...
This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven—the cult of Ilchi Lee
Three ex-Dahn members and the editors of 3wm contributed to this story. Editor’s notes: This is part 2 of an...
Ahyeon Shijang: the Disappearing Korean Outdoor Marketplace Pt. 2
By R.M. Adamson It’s a late afternoon weekday, the sky clouded and offering possibilities of rain but holding back on...