EXPAT LIFE

By Mizaru I Hey all you denizens of Haebangchon. You have been noticed and some of you have even been...

By John Kay On the 23rd of August 2003 I went back to Pohang to attend Texas Tom’s wedding. I’m...

By Sophia Brooke My experience started on a normal Saturday night in Itaewon, the main foreigner borough in central Seoul....

By 3WM The two founding editors of The Three Wise Monkeys (3WM), Mizaru and Iwazaru, recently sat down at a...

By John Kay Editor's Note: This is installment one in a three-part memoir where the writer reflects on the collection...

Like expats themselves, their publications in Korea come and go. But some manage to set down firm roots, and as...

By Sophia Brooke If you go online, you may be surprised to discover just how many Western women marry foreign...

By Tiger and Bear with illustrations by James Wilson. Act Three: The Performance As we stood behind the wings I...

If you are a teacher thinking about coming to Korea or are already here, then you know about the HIV/AIDS...

By Mizaru AT 6:15 p.m. on Christmas night my recruiter/fixer calls then leaves a message in the voice box: “Where...

By Sam Sheppard It suddenly dawned on me this week just how close we are to Christmas. Living in a...

Editor's Note: This begins a loose-leaf series on different types of Religion and Spirituality practiced in Korea. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam,...

Three ex-Dahn members and the editors of 3wm contributed to this story. Editor’s notes: This is part 2 of an...

By Lee Scott

By R.M. Adamson It’s a late afternoon weekday, the sky clouded and offering possibilities of rain but holding back on...