The 2019 Gurye Ironman Race
Written and photographed by Mary Wagner. Racers have many different reasons for choosing a specific event; for me, the Gurye Ironman race was the chance to come home again. Months … Read More
Category: Community
Seven Reasons to Choose Gwangju for Your Academic Career
Written and photographed by Baha Komilov. Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. — Malcom X It is very important … 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
A Decade of Deliciousness: The First Alleyway Celebrates 10 Years
Written by William Urbanski. If ever there was a business in Gwangju that acted as a community institution, The First Alleyway would be it. Since first coming to Korea over … Read More
Mudolgil, Gwangju’s Camino de Jeollado
Written by Ian Knecht. Some of us fantasize of trekking across the Spanish countryside on the Camino de Santiago. For those of us living in Korea, how about the Mudolgil? … Read More
Meet the Gwangju Bombers
Written by Joel Klimas. The Gwangju Bombers baseball team is now finishing its sixth official season in the city, although the team did exist in an unofficial capacity for a … Read More
Reverse-Reverse Culture “Shock”: Politics and Language
Written by Caleb Sekeres. When I first left the United States for Korea in 2008, I told myself that I wanted to travel more. It was not about a job … Read More