Veritas: Everybody Loves Harvard

This is the image we know of Harvard. It’s the dream of every parent to have a son or daughter attend. Yet that is all it is, an image. VERITAS – which is Harvard’s motto, Latin for “truth” – is a documentary that has no interest in portraying that same facet.

Athletic Supporters “Freeze Their Asses Off” For the Environment

Temperatures were mercifully a touch milder than in previous weeks on the morning of January 13 as the Gwangju-based nonprofit charity group Athletic Supporters (AS) gathered for the first annual “Freeze Your Ass Off” 10K run to benefit the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) – Korea.

Seollal

Is Seollal really just about money?

Register Your Lease, Protect Your Key Money

Here are some tips on renting in Korea.

Korean Literature Review – The Other Side of Dark Remembrance

“The shared agony of history is an essential aspect of the bond that exists among Koreans.” Elton LaClare reviews “The Other Side of Dark Remembrance” by Lee Kyun Young.

Korea’s First Woman President

Park Geun-hye will be the first woman president of South Korea. Michael Bielawski gives us his take.

Korean Recipe: Jeongol

Here’s a recipe that helps people cope with the weather and hangovers. It is a stew considered to be a ‘detox vitamin’ called Jeongol.

Charmed in Ecuador

Like many countries in South America, Ecuador surprised me, in the most brilliant and wonderful way. I entered not knowing what to expect, but I left dreaming of returning someday.