Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
By Andriievska Anastasiia || Ukraine continues to rank among the world’s top ten suppliers of agricultural products, holding fourth place in corn exports and sixth place in wheat exports. In … Read More
By Murdock O’ Mooney || If you’ve visited South Korea, you’ve probably observed the ppalli-ppalli (Hurry, hurry) culture in action. Buses take off suddenly, tossing passengers down the aisle; taxi … Read More
By Siddhant Kumar || “Seollal is the rare moment when time slows enough for Koreans to remember that the present stands on borrowed ground”— Kim Young-ha, Author Every year, when … Read More
By Neha Bisht || Gwangju may not always be the first city foreigners think of when planning a weekend in South Korea, but those who spend time here quickly discover … Read More
By Châu Lê || February, the month of Valentine’s Day, in South Jeolla is not about big gestures. It is about small, shared moments: walking slowly, warming hands around a … Read More
By Dhivyaa S. P. || After spending two and a half years living in the Chonnam National University dormitory, my roommate and I finally decided it was time to move … Read More
By Muhammad Umar Tahir || I did not realize how important the Korean language was until a bus driver at Incheon Airport looked at me, spoke rapidly in Korean, and … Read More
By Park Yeonju || In July of 2025, I left for Weihai in Shandong Province of China to study Chinese. On a day when the hot sunlight beat down, I … Read More
