Silence on the Subway
There are a couple of things I always carry around in my wallet. There’s my alien registration card for one, and of course cash. But the third thing, absolutely essential and indispensable, is my subway map.
Building Community in Seoul
Saturday was the first 2S2 (Second Saturday, 2:00PM) meetup near Anguk Station. For those who don’t know, this is an attempt to build to build community and camaraderie between expats.
The Seol (설) ; Skies of Choseon
2009 January
Words by Robert Neff Artwork by Hyeon-seong Ryu
To this day the first day of the Lunar New Year (Seol, 설) has always been Korea’s most important holiday, but at the end of the Choseon period (the late 1800s) it was largely spent not eating and cooking with family, but in ’battle’ and practicing superstitious [...]
Showing That Christmas Spirit
Becoming a bit more altruistic in our lives is central to the spirit of the holiday season. Gift giving benefits the givers and receivers at one level or another, but nowadays it’s much easier succumbing to the pitfalls of materialism.
10 Picks-Overcoming Homesickness
Words by Jennifer Valentine, M.Ed., LMFT Artwork by Young-eun Lee
There are intensely strong feelings associated with childhood memories of what this time of year should look, smell, and taste like. Sometimes we can feel that despite enjoying life here in Korea, things are not quite right. By shifting and expanding our mindset, we are able [...]
