Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
In the same way that it would not make sense to build a race track without consulting with someone who knows about racing, or to build a ski jump with someone who has never tried on a pair of skis, building a proper area for skateboarding, be it a skate plaza or a skatepark, requires close cooperation between the concerned parties: those who live near the area, those who will use it, and those who allocate the funding for it.
Gwangju set up a plan to be carbon net-zero by 2045, but how? Mr. Jang Hwa-seon, the director of the Gwangju Namgu District Town Community Center who has been a strong advocate of personal-mobility green transportation all his life, believes that going green on transportation is a good starting point to reduce carbon emissions.
On top of the misinformation, many of the people responsible for the killing have not been held accountable.
Learning a second language is time-consuming hard work. We do not usually think of it as something enjoyable. But maybe that is where our thinking has gone wrong. Bryan Hale is an advocate for “playfulness” in EFL teaching and learning whom we were recently able to interview on the topic. Bryan teaches at Yeongam High School. He is presently the president of Korea TESOL and a past president of the Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Chapter.
Suamgol (수암골) Village, an old settlement in Cheongju City, has been revived as a community of culture and art.
In a departure from the usual Lost in Gwangju column, this month we’ll go beyond the city limits and share the best of the region’s ripped backsides, along with a few tangents about why we sink so much time into finding them.
From the time of the Japanese invasions in the Imjin War (1592–1598) to the May 18 Democratic Movement (1980), Gwangju has taken pride in being a “righteous” city (Uihyang), growing as a city internationally renowned for its commitment to human rights.
If you are a lover of music, especially of new releases, keep ahead of the curve with Top of the Drop. Each month, Daniel Springer, “Danno,” picks his favorite newly released tunes and gives a heads-up on upcoming albums and EPs that you might want to keep on your radar.
