The Jeollanamdo Language Program: Still Going Strong
“We are currently at just over 300 teachers. This number is on a slow decline, but this is mostly due to population decline, a prominent issue in Jeollanam-do.”
Author: Gwangju News
Odds and (Dead) Ends: Four Years of Getting Lost
My involvement with the “Lost” column began this month back in 2018, and as much as I’d like to have a single, significant topic to cover, this fourth anniversary has fallen during a creative slump. As per tradition, whenever this happens, I’m left to cobble together a few half-baked ideas with little rhyme or reason to them. And so, here it is – an underwhelming medley of odds and (dead) ends that have been crowding my workspace these past few months.
The Essence of Han (한): That Indescribable Emotion
“It’s understandable that Koreans believe themselves particularly cursed.”
Painting the Co-existence of Contradictions: Interview with Lee Doohwan
“Living an isolated life with little interaction with others, I painted dark self-portraits of me trapped in loneliness.”
“Expressions” Art Exhibition
The Expressions exhibition at Gwangju University is a collaboration of six talented foreign women who are currently residing in Gwangju. The theme “Expressions” came about as an opportunity for each to share their own perspectives on expat living, as well as to express their thoughts on the current global climate, both in public and personal ways. Each artist, with her own creative liberties, was able to reflect and form beautiful revelations for her artwork.
Top of the Drop: March 2022
Each month, Daniel Springer of the Gwangju Foreign Language Network (GFN) picks his favorite newly released tunes that you may not have heard yet, along with some upcoming albums and EPs that you might want to keep on your radar.
NINE: An Interview with Its Author J.D. Wabe
“This is a metaphorical reflection of how I see the metamorphosis of my life.”
From the Editor: March 2022
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