Korean Life
categoryWriting from Wreckage: Korean LGBT Literature, Activism and the First Literary Award
By Finn When the door to his office wouldn't budge, Yol sensed something was blocking it. After a call out...
Spreading Savoir-Faire: the Rise of French Restaurants in Korea Since 2000
By Hal Swindall Before 2000, the number of French restaurants in Korea could be counted on one hand; Koreans had...
Revisiting the Blind Fortune Tellers of Mia-ri
By Iwazaru With the Chinese New Year commencing on January 31, and the Year of the diligent, disciplined and cooperative...
The Eden Center: A Haven for Korea’s Highly Gifted Kids
By Hal Swindall Foreign teachers in Korea are all aware of the rigorous daily school schedules of Korean children, many...
Worries and Wishes: A Korean Soldier Considers the Call-Up for War
By Bumhyun Kim I am not afraid of a war, but I am afraid of how the ROK military will...
The Same Same But Different of the ROK
By Ms. V And just what are they thinking up there in North Korea? Are they also wondering if anything...
Lost in Translation? The Case of the Medieval Professor and the Ivory Korean Tower
By 3WM Anyone who's first arrived in Korea knows the feeling of stepping off the plane, walking through the airport...
Surviving Senior Year in a Korean High School (and getting into SKY)
By Bo-kyung Byun Halfway into my senior year, I decided I'd had enough. After spending two and a half years...
Our New President: the Views of Korea’s Young Women
By 3WM With the election of Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, on Dec. 19, 3WM asked three young Korean...
Little Ado in South Korea over North’s Rocket Launch–Stock Market Rises, Life Goes on
Toon by Lee Scott/Words by Iwazaru As North Koreans reportedly danced in the streets of Pyongyang following the government's announcement...
Church? Volunteer Organization? Cult? The Nebulous World of Korean Religious Movements
By Donald Kirk Unknown outside Korea and little known to most Koreans, the Shinchonji Church and the Mannam organization are...
Adventures in Parenting Abroad Pt. 4: Please Please Please Reproduce! We’ll Give You Anything You Want!
By Ms. V South Korea’s crude birthrate is currently 8.42 a year per 1,000 persons. This puts South Korea among...