Internet Shopping in Korea for Expats

Shopping as an expat in Korea located outside of Seoul can at times be a difficult task, especially when you’re looking for Western goods. Here are some places you’d like to know about.

Lazer Eyes!

Brave reporters Jason and Emily heard about the process – common in Korea –
of getting eyes zapped in a ‘lazek surgery’ operation.

Happy Valentines Day!

A Happy Valentine’s Day gift from Jjang Migukin to Gwangju, and Gwangju News Online.

Daily Life in Korea: At the Hairdresser

Jacob takes us on a journey into getting a haircut in Korea.

Farewell to Hughie, Lindsay and Whit

Lindsay Nash and Whit Altizer are already waiting outside the GIC building, Whit’s index fingers clasped tightly by their toddling son, Finn, who is enthusiastically practicing his new upright mobility skills. Hughie Samson soon joins us, and we wait a little while longer for the photographer.

Christmas at Seongbin Girl’s Home

Every Saturday, a group of volunters visit Seongbin Girls’ Orphanage to spend time with the kids. Gwangju Volunteers Youth Assistance Group (GVYAG), the official name of the group, has been spear-headed by Al Barnum.

Meet the Neighbors – January 2012

In keeping with the style of the Gwangju News print column ‘Meet the Neighbors’ – for the first time here online – here are their thoughts and reflections on six divergent questions of life in Gwangju and beyond in 2012.

The Fourth Anniversary of the Taean Oil Spill

December 2011 marked four years since South Korea’s worst natural disaster, an oil spill on the west coast.