Snap, Crackle, Pop: What to Expect If You Break a Bone in Korea

By William Urbanski. Spring of 2021 started for me on a very positive note. Besides being able to finally go outside and play with my friends, I was happy to … Read More

Is This NIRVANA?! Small Business Survival While Social Distancing

By Caleb Sekeres. Acknowledging a passion’s failure must be one of the more painful experiences in life, though I am not sure working long days in a barely occupied bar … Read More

Mastering Language the Tong Tong Way: Where Korean Becomes Easy

Interview by Melline Galani. Photographs courtesy of Tong Tong Language Class. Gwangju News (GN): Hello, and thank you for taking the time to do this interview. Please introduce yourselves to … Read More

Top of the Drop

By Daniel J. Springer. This month, the Gwangju News introduces a new column, “Top of the Drop” by Daniel Springer of the Gwangju Foreign Language Network (GFN). Each month, Danno … Read More

All Good Things… The End of GFN’s City of Light

By Arlo Matisz. All good things must come to an end, but this is not an end to all good things. From April 1, 2009, until March 19, 2021, GFN’s … Read More

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

GFN at 12

Serving the Community. Interview with Han Soo-hee. In continuing its collaboration with the Gwangju Foreign Language Network (GFN), in this issue the Gwangju News offers an interview with GFN’s program … Read More

Falling in Love with Volunteering

My Experiences in Indonesia By Emmanuela Sabatini. The Initial StepMy volunteer life first started in 2015, back when I was working for a company in Indonesia. I decided to join … Read More