Gwangju Cultural Mapping Project: Bridging Differences, Highlighting Humanities

Being a foreigner in a foreign land, I am really curious to understand more about the place where I reside here in Korea. However, due to my slow learning of … Read More

Buying a Used Car in Gwangju

Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters Last month’s edition of Expat Living gave readers a detailed account of how to get a driver’s license here in Korea. Fittingly, in this … Read More

The Art of Victory: A Profile of Gwangju’s Art Players Baseball Team

Written by Wilson Melbostad Photographed by Lee Seon-woo Can artists play baseball? Can baseball players create art? Can an obnoxiously loud journalist write an interview feature that is enjoyable to … Read More

My Exposure to Diversity at the Eid Mubarak International Fiesta

Written by Mazaher Akbari Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Muslim Cultural Community In theosophy, Eid is interpreted as being anything new, whether it is clothes, lifestyle, or thinking. During Eid, people … Read More

What Can Be Done About the Fine Dust Problem?

Written by Jennifer Marlton Special thanks to Dr. Shin Gyonggu Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Metropolitan City Climate Change Response Division One of the largest risks to respiratory health in South … Read More

National Foods Mart: A Feeling of Home Far from Home

Written by Harsh Kumar Mishra Globalization is not the change seen in one aspect of a city, but all-around change that makes for friendly living among people of different cultures … Read More

Getting a Korean Driver’s License

Written by Karina Prananto   Deciding to get a driver’s license in Korea is probably one of the best decisions I have ever made. Not only does it give me … Read More

Jeju Dark Tours: A Walk Back to the Start of Modern Korean History

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographed by Anastasia Traynin and courtesy of Jeju Dark Tours Living in Gwangju, walking down Geumnam-ro, and around the blue fountain, clock tower, and the former … Read More