The Vegetarian Experience In Jeollanam-do & Gwangju
Written by Michael Goonan. Most people would say that Korea is not an easy place to be a vegetarian. The national cuisine is based heavily on meat and seafood, and … Read More
Category: Community
The Difference Between Book and Practice: A Conversation with Indie Bookshop Owner Shin Hyeon-chang
Written and photographed by Esther Kim. Book and Practice (책과생활, Chaek-gwa Saenghwal) is an independent bookshop specializing in literature, philosophy, art, and design located on the second floor of a … 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
Gwangju’s Punk Apes: Monkey Pee Quartet
Written and photographed by Jon Dunbar. Punk, a musical genre of disobedience and nonconformity, is just what Korea needs in these times of political discord and societal misery. Although punk … Read More
Blades of Steel
Written and photographed by William Urbanski. One of my favorite Gwangju traditions is strapping on the skates at the city hall skating rink every winter. For anyone who hasn’t been … Read More
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
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