Let Us Not Forget........
by Anne Ladouceur, 31/12/2008Every year brings its share of tragedies and 2008 was no exception. There were a number of losses in the expat community in Korea and this article is dedicated to three of them in particular. In February, Bill Kapoun, a 26-year old elementary school teacher for the U.S. lost his life as a result of fire in his apartment building in Haebangcheon in Itaewon, Seoul. There was no smoke or fire alarm in his building, no sprinkler system, and ...
LIFE IN KOREA: Never Thought I'd Love My Dentist!
by Jimalee Sowell, 18/12/2008I once had a dentist whose office artwork consisted of a small wooden plaque that said, “Ignore your teeth, and they’ll go away.” Although impressed by the plaque, I hadn’t heeded the warning. High dental costs in America left me blissfully hoping the dentist’s plaque had simply been mistaken and that ignoring my teeth didn’t have to mean they really would go away. But the time finally came when ignoring de...
Left High and Dry
by Mark Balfe-Taylor, 18/07/2008Most of you probably know of someone who worked out or had a membership to California Wow Fitness. There were locations in Cheongdam, Gangnam, Myeongdong and Daegu and it was great gym. I was recruited as a yoga manager there and like all members and staff alike, I financially lost out when the company went bankrupt. The company folded in February and here I am in July being told by my lawyer (Ed. not a firm listed in the K4E Directory)...
EXPLORING KOREA: Seokmodo: Land of the Muddy Beach
by Jimalee, 03/07/2008Looking for a cheap island getaway? Looking for a muddy beach? Love seafood? Seokmodo (석모도) a small island to the west of Kangwondo, just might be the place for you. If you like mud, walking in mud, playing in mud, and pushing your friends down in the mud, you will love Minmeoru Beach (민머루해변), the only beach in Seokmodo. Our pension owner who was afraid we couldn’t understand his Korean when he said ‘beach,&r...
Lone Star Innocent of Wrongdoing in its Acquisition of KEB in 2003
by The Korea Times, 29/11/2008Lone Star has finally been cleared of all the accusations related to its purchase of Korea Exchange Bank in 2003. Much has been written and speculated regarding the motivation behind these accusations and the delay in completely clearing Lone Star, actions that ended up preventing the bank's sale to HSBC. Korean media emphasised the profits that Lone Star would have realised from selling KEB, information that raised the ire of much of th...
Human Rights for Women = Human Rights for All: 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence 2008
by Angela Lytle, 04/12/2008“Are women human?” This question may seem like a bizarre jest, or a question posed in a bygone era, but international activists in the women’s human rights movement will tell you that the fight to have women’s rights recognized as human rights is a recent victory, if it can yet be counted as a victory at all. Any brief perusal of global statistics shows that violence against women in its myriad f...
Foster, Adopt or Come and Play with Homeless Pets in Asan, Korea
by Tim Vasudeva, 21/12/2008A group of us took up the cause of animals, most of whom were abandoned pets, in a unofficial shelter in Daejeon. The shelter had been condemmend by the city and the dogs there were facing a death sentence. We - Expats and Koreans - worked to find homes for animals, while at the same time, volunteers came regularly to provide those still in the shelter with human companionship, care and love. We managed to get extensions from t...
Game of Their Lives
by Nick Bonner, Associate Producer of Game of Their LIves, 26/11/2008In 1966 the North Korean football team shocked the world by knocking out Italy. Using archive footage and interviews with the seven surviving players, our award-winning documentary for the BBC tells the story this amazing team. It took four years for Dan Gordon and myself to get permission to make the film. In October 2001, we went to North Korean to make the film.Game of their Lives was the first film Dan Gordon and I made- what I ...
LIFE IN KOREA: Medical Care...A Reason to Stay!
by Jimalee Sowell, 24/11/2008I am often asked why I have stayed in Korea for so long. I usually say, “It’s the job” or “Five months vacation a year.” The truth is… it’s the medical care.During the twenty-four years I lived in America, I dreaded and put off going to the doctor, just like many advanced non-native English speakers avoid using phrasal verbs, partly because of the imagined or real physical pain, but mostly because of...
FACES OF KOREA: Andre Kim, Fashion Designer
by Mariya Maderich, 24/11/2008Fashion designer André Kim is famous for being une personne extraordinaire... and not without reason. He is one of those who is often associated with the word "first". He was the first Korean male designer. He was the first Korean designer to hold a fashion show in Paris. He was the first designer to have a fashion show in front of the Pyramid of Egypt. He was the first designer ever to have such an exquisite hairstyle (refer to the pi...
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