Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
Japan is rich in culture and has many smaller cities worth exploring. One of these cities is Shimonoseki, which lies on the western edge of the main island of Honshu. Shimonoseki’s location has historically made it an important gateway between Japan and the rest of the world. Being a port city, Shimonoseki also has diverse foreign cultural flavors.
Leroy travels through Egypt as the Arab Spring erupts…
On December 17, MDream Garden Children’s Home sponsored a Christmas concert to thank its volunteers and sponsors from 2011.
Budae jjigae is made up of various meats, vegetables, and noodles combined together in a spicy stew. Most Koreans really enjoy it, and you can find it anywhere in Korea, sometimes at any hour! This stew is very quick and easy to make.
There is a saying, “If you feed three to four octopuses to a scraggy cow, it will soon have strength.” Octopus is a low-cholesterol, low-calorie stamina food and has been enjoyed as a health food for a long time.
Have you ever wanted to change your life? Have you wanted to get fit, lose weight, or change a habit? What’s held you back? Did it seem too difficult? Maybe you couldn’t figure out where to start. Here’s Kristi Heyd’s story – a personal testimony that all is possible – even when living right here in the south west of South Korea.
Fukuoka, Japan, is a city located on the southern island of Kyushu, at about the same latitude as Jeju Island. It’s Japan’s seventh largest city by population, and a convenient destination for those in Korea looking to experience Japan.
Jacob Lotinga, author of A South Korean Mountain Sketchbook and China’s Holy Hikes, recommends two easy rambles that can make for an interesting and manageable weekend trip from Gwangju.