Egypt, One Year On
Mahmoud Abdul Ghaffar shared his thoughts on what the year 2012 holds for his country, Egypt.
Category: Features
Barley – A Story of Resilience
The Irish Association of Korea is a non-profit organization that actively seeks to promote Ireland and all that falls under the banner of ‘Irishness’ within Korea. The IAK is supported by the Embassy of Ireland in Seoul.
ESL Teaching: Keeping the Fire
Establishing a rapport with your students is one of the most important things a teacher can do. And to actually “care” about what they tell you – that is best of all.
A Revolution Without Dancing is not a Revolution Worth Having
As Russian-born American writer Emma Goldman once said “If I can’t dance, it’s not my revolution! If I can’t dance, I don’t want your revolution! If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” Emma was absolutely right about dancing and celebrating a revolution. These two elements were born together and without having both, a movement can’t be called a revolution.
Uhang Ri Dinosaur Museum
The Uhang-ri Dinosaur Museum is south of Gwangju and Mokpo, near Haenam. It is set in rolling hills with life-sized dinosaurs placed around the parking lot and the sidewalks on the way to the museum.
Dance Is for Everyone
On Sunday, March 11, the GIC hosted a dance workshop entitled “Interpretive Dance Does not Exist… Or does it?” Angie Hartley, a dancer who currently works as an English teacher with the EPIK program here in Gwangju, led the participants through a variety of movement-based exercises.
The Language Barrier
What does it mean to pack up and come to a country without having to know the language? Distance from a community is never part of a plan. Perhaps it is the adventure of it all that wins in the end; the desire to radically transform our realities into something new and exciting, something that might be uncomfortable but promises growth in the end.
Black Sesame Gangjeong (깨강정) How-to
Gangjeong is often served during important events such as weddings, ancestral rites and Lunar New Year (Seollal). It is covered with white sesame, black sesame, white soybean flour and black soybean flour. Gangjeong is a Korean traditional confectionery popular with women as a low-calorie snack.