The Life and Language of an Expat: To Learn or Not Learn the Local Lingo
By Bianca Hill I moved from South Africa to South Korea in February 2025. Over the last ten months, I have met all manner of expat here. From first-time visitors, … Read More
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The Same Roof but Different Roles: How Korean Teachers and American Teachers Experience Korean Academies Differently
By Yuri Kim and Madeline Miller You can see countless academies, especially for math and English, while you are living in South Korea. According to the Korean Education Statistics Service, … Read More
Growing Together in Diversity: A Kindergarten with 80% Foreign Students
By Saqib Sharif Yes, you read that right – nearly 80 percent of the children at Munheung Elementary School’s kindergarten in Gwangju are from foreign families. This small government-run kindergarten … Read More
Teaching on Both Sides of the Pacific: Two Educators’ Perspectives
By Murdock O’ Mooney and Kuamah Lee Travel writer Paul Theroux once told The Atlantic in an interview, “My advice to any young person who wants to write is ‘Leave … Read More
Goodbye Fireworks, Hello Drones: A New Era in the Night Sky
By Dhivyaa S. P. For decades, fireworks owned the night sky. But today, a new kind of spectacle is stealing the spotlight: the drone light show. This year, drone performances … Read More
Autumn Nights at Daein Art Market: Vitality in the Arts
By Luis Andrés Every Saturday in October, Gwangju’s Daein Market became a lively Night Art Market celebrating autumn and Halloween. The historic market, revived through art since 2008, welcomed crowds attracted by … Read More
Transitions: When Art Crosses Borders – An Art Exhibition for Togetherness
By Luis Andrés From October 16 to November 2, the Soam Art Museum in Gwangju hosted the exhibition titled Transition (전환/轉換). It showcased artwork by student artists from Chonnam National … Read More
Book Review: Transient Desires
Reviewed by Michael Attard As of my writing of this review, Donna Leon has written thirty books about an Italian detective from the city of Venice, known as Commissario Guido … Read More