From the Editor: February 2022

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Crossword Puzzle Answer: December 2021

Check out the answer for our December 2021 issue crossword puzzle!

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

“Perhaps if we all listen and focus more, we can avoid the pitfalls of not knowing how to talk to one another.”

Chapter 3. Roofs of Gwangju’s Mass-Produced Hanok: Cost Efficiency or New Fashion?

Even among those who are currently working in the hanok or heritage fields, many think of Gwangju’s mass-produced hanok roof designs as ridiculous or too exotic.

Hansik

Korea’s food that’s called hansik
makes you curious, doesn’t it?

The Bamboo Cathedral

Aesthetically pleasing churches are among the rarest structures to find abandoned.

Del Pisa, the New Italian Sensation

“In Del Pisa’s case, we all have a unanimous opinion – they do serve the best coffee in Gwangju.”

Learning Korean: The Adventure Continues

“A better strategy is to be ‘a foreigner who speaks Korean pretty well.’”