A Final Farewell
By William Urbanski. Korea is a beautiful country that I love, but it is not exactly known for having the best beer in the world. In a sea of barely … Read More
Category: Community Leaders
The 2020 Michael Simning Community Builder Award
Written by Cami Ismanova. Every year, the Michael Simning Community Builder Award (MSCBA) is given to recognize members of society who contribute their time and effort to make Gwangju better. … Read More
GFET: More Than Gwangju Filipinos Teaching English
Written and photographed by Sun-young Yoon (Sherryl Sambo). Gwangju is home to diverse foreign residents of different nationalities, professions, and backgrounds. This includes a significant number of Filipinos who have … Read More
Leo Mendoza’s Shindogs Air: Keeping Pets with Their People
Written by Sarah Pittman. If you have spent any time in one of the many Facebook groups dedicated to living as a foreigner in Korea, you are sure to have … Read More
Introducing Toastmasters: The Birth of a Gwangju Club
Written by Yun-hee Seol. “Everywhere and anywhere, in whatever field you work, there are two fundamental skills that are required for you to be successful: communication and leadership,” says Dong-Wan … Read More
“Builders and Brainchilds” Supports Ugandan Primary School
Written by Mary Abura. Akadot is a land of bounty in Uganda interspersed with self-propagating tropical fruit. Though poverty is prevalent, people are joyful despite living off subsistence farming. Akadot … Read More
Donge Hotteok: Adventures in Entrepreneurship
Written and photographed by William Urbanski. How far would you go to learn a recipe? If you’re anything like me, maybe to the other side of town, tops. But faced … Read More
Yangnim Travel Lounge: Art and History Fills Its Alleys
Written by Karina Prananto Gwangju’s Yangnim-dong (양림동) has recently transformed itself into an artistic neighborhood. It is an area where new trends have begun in many fields, such as culture … Read More