All You Need Is Love
Photo by Lorryn Smit Or so crooned Mr. Lennon back in July of 1967. Elsewhere, that same summer was dubbed “The Summer of Love” because 100,000 “hippies” converged on the … Read More
Author: Gwangju News
Organic Foods: Why and Where (in Korea)
Last year it came to me that I wanted to try an experiment. I went to Emart and bought two sweet potatoes, one “organic” and one “conventional.” I similarly bought … Read More
Hansalim: The Origin of Korea’s Eco-friendly Local Food Cooperative Movement
Photos courtesy of Hansalim Though the language/information barrier can be daunting, international residents in Gwangju and Jeollanamdo who want to support local organic food producers have a few options to … Read More
Pungam-dong
Having lived in Gwangju for over six years, I have been around the block… literally. I have lived in Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Gwangsan-gu, and now Seo-gu. And of all these places, … Read More
Gwangju Women Link: Creating a World Free of Discrimination
Photos courtesy of Gwangju Women Link On March 8, people around the world will celebrate the annual International Women’s Day. While originally turn-of-the-20th-century day of commemoration for female garment workers … Read More
Back to School: Perspectives on Korean Education
Photos courtesy of Kat Sten and Kelsey Rivers March sees not only warm spring breezes sweeping into the country and flowers blossoming on trees, but hordes of students returning to … Read More
City of Art: Guide to Gwangju’s Art Museums and Art Street
Photos courtesy of Gwangju Metropolitan City Gwangju sits in the middle of a fertile valley surrounded on all sides by mountains. In spring, the cherry trees blossom along the streets … Read More
The 3rd Annual Gwangju Performance Project Cabaret
Words by (Paranoid) Peter G Photos courtesy of Ben Robins Photography “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?” (Do you want to sleep with me?) — From “Lady Marmelade” to appear in Cabaret … Read More