Ponderings & Contemplations: Home and Hearth
By Park Nahm-Sheik || It’s my privilege to call Gwangju home. It’s the abode of my genuine home and hearth. It’s where I’m most comfortable. It’s where I feel the … Read More
Category: Ponderings and Contemplations
Ponderings & Contemplations: Place Names with Intriguing Revelations
By Park Nahm-Sheik || Place names often come with meanings not always apparent on the surface. Take, for example, a village known as Bae-bau (배바우), located on the outskirts of … Read More
Ponderings & Contemplations: Thinking of My Hometown
By Park Nahm-Sheik || Let me start by saying that I happen to hail from Gwangju-Jeonnam. I am but an old geezer in love with my hometown. Homesickness may be … Read More
Gwangju: On the Forefront of Justice
By Park Nahm-Sheik Gwangju has consistently been on the vanguard of freedom, justice, and sovereignty for Korea. It has eloquently demonstrated time and again that freedom is anything but free. We may cite the … Read More
Ponderings & Contemplations: Luminaries from Mokpo
By Park Nahm-Sheik When thinking of famous Koreans who were from the city of Mokpo, first to come to mind for most is the late President Kim Daejung, who I … Read More
Ponderings & Contemplations: Yeosu – A Storied City
By Park Nahm-Sheik Yeosu is often mentioned along with Odong Island, a one-of-a-kind island within Yeosu’s jurisdiction. Odong Island is well-known for its unique colony of camellias. The island attracts … Read More
Uldolmok and Admiral Yi Sunsin
By Park Nahm-Sheik Uldolmok (울돌목) is a wild whirlpool of a strait off the coast of Haenam on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. To be more precise, it … Read More
Sorok-do: Island of Agony
By Park Nahm-Sheik This article is meant to be a sad trip down our collective memory lane. Covering an area of close to five square kilometers, Sorok-do is a moderate-sized … Read More