Mac Bottle Shop

If you are reading this, it means you’ve managed to survive your Cinco de Mayo celebrations over the weekend – and what a weekend it was! Buddha’s Birthday, Children’s Day, … Read More

Kitchen Stories: Oritang and Pig’s Feet Soup

Cho Yeong-ja follows her two granddaughters, Suji and Sora, as they burst into their apartment still wound up from their day at school. Cho, 58, balances into a deep practiced … Read More

Follow Our Silk Road Part 2: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

After traveling through the southeastern corner of Kazakhstan and most of Kyrgyzstan, our journey finally took us to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Traveling Central Asia is an incredible experience but one … Read More

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Written by Maddy Miller As foreigners, there are lots of things we implicitly observe without really understanding. One of these is the typical Korean response to mental health issues. I’ve … Read More

Seopyeonje

Written by Cole Clouse   Preface: Pansori is a musical storytelling style of Korea originating in the Joseon Dynasty. Consisting of only a singer and a drummer, pansori is a … Read More

The Healing Kimchi

Written by Carlota Smith Amidst the quick-moving people at Incheon International Airport, I struggled to usher myself inside the building. I followed the flow of moving bodies, the incomprehensible sound … Read More

Leadership for the EFL Teacher?

Leadership: What Is It? Teachers’ association officers, school principals, educational institution administrators, and government agency officials…. These are the types of people we most readily associate with leadership roles in … Read More

AI and the Buddha

Last year, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) program, “Alphago,” defeated South Korea’s 9-dan, 18-time world champion Lee Sedol four games to one in the game of “Go” (baduk). Like the 1997 … Read More