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Full List | LIFE IN KOREA: Baking from the Seoul
A couple of years ago, I gave up my 3 inch heels, pencil skirts and the stresses (and joys) of owning my own business to move to Seoul to join my husband and to prepare for motherhood. This gave me an opportunity to rediscover my passion for baking. It really was something to channel that extra bit of energy generated from a packed daily schedule and intense pressure from the last 10 or so y...
Read MorePeace Corps Memories - Illegal Makgeolli
From 1966 to 1981, Korea hosted nearly 2000 Peace Corps volunteers. Many of these were English teachers, most often living in the larger cities. Some, however, were posted to positions in the countryside and smaller towns, most often as health volunteers. Most frequently they were assigned to gun level offices, where their co-workers had oversight of health workers at the myun level. This meant th...
Read MoreThe Voice at the Other End of the BBB Call
About eight years ago, Son Bong-ho, an honorary professor of Seoul National University and a well-known civic activist - CEO of Seoul Culture Forum and former president of Dongduk Women’s University - was lured into the idea of providing free interpretation services for foreigners through cell phones. In early 2002, when the whole country was preparing for the Ko...
Read MoreThe Cruel Fate of Korean Moon Bears
Moon bears (also known as Asiatic black bear), a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-coloured bear with a distinctive white or cream "V" or "moon shaped" marking on its chest, are native to Korea. They are omnivores, that is, they consume a great variety of foods including fruit, berries, grasses, seeds, nuts, invertebrates, honey and meat (fish, birds, rodents and other small mammals) although meat...
Read MoreDiscriminatory Practices of Korean Websites
If you’re not a Korean citizen you can't order movie tickets online from most theatre chains in Korea, nor can you buy anything from most e-markets or get seats at the majority of small or big ticket performances. You can’t make airline reservations or even access some information sites or service programs, including those targeting foreign residents and/or visitors. Why...
Read MoreSejong City Controversy - Insight into Korean Politics
From a hilltop observation tower, potential investors are shown a sweeping vista of drained rice paddies and cleared pine forests, where trucks are moving earth and cranes hoisting steel beams to build an ambitious new city, dubbed “Happy City Sejong.” But few South Koreans are happy about this 16.5 trillion won project, which over the years has morphed from plans to create a tot...
Read MoreWhat is Therapy/Counseling?
From time to time we all feel stuck or overwhelmed, like we have lost our way, or when fear, anxiety and hopelessness become uninvited guests that have outstayed their welcome. While these ups and downs are normal parts of life, concerns can take hold more easily when transition and upheaval are part of the equation. Sometimes the support of a par...
Read MoreHiking on the Spine of Korea, the Baekdu-Daegan Trail!
The world has around two dozen long-distance hiking-trails, including famous tracts like America’s Appalachian Trail and New Zealand’s Milford Track, and there is now a fresh addition to the list right here in South Korea - the Baekdu-daegan Trail. Exploring the Baekdu-daegan becomes a powerful discovery of this nation’s energetic...
Read MoreAdieu and Thank You, Andre Kim!
André Kim (August 24, 1935 ~ August 12, 2010) was very well known in the expat community for his fascinating fashion shows and great interest in foreign culture. His fashion shows were often attended not only by Korean celebrities but diplomats and top foreign executives with their spouses and they all thought of him more as a friend than a ...
Read MoreNew and Upcoming Price Hikes?
Consumers all across Korea will see an increase in their utility bills in August. On Friday 30 July, the government approved an increase in both electricity and gas rates – an average of 3.5% and 4.9% respectively. The electricity rate hike took effect right away, on Sunday August 1st, but the natural gas will stay the same until September 1s...
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