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Korea’s East Coast Unification Observatory
DPRK Studies | October 6th 2008
South Korea has a “unification observatory” (통일전망대) along the DMZ at either coast. Odusan Observatory is on the west coast, while Goseong Unification Observatory is on the east coast, 60-70 km north of Sokcho. I’ve been to both an Gos read more
South Korean Vacation
DPRK Studies | October 3rd 2008
During this vacation we spent several days over the Chusok Holiday (추석, Korea’s harvest thanksgiving) at my mother-in-law’s home in the farm country outside Tae-an, very near the west coast. For the first time on a trip to Korea, I didn’ read more
Pattern in old things
Todays Korea | September 23rd 2008 by Junhyo Jin
catch a pattern of old things. in asia particularly in korea. doors. lock, wall, etc. read more
Happy Chuseok!
Getting My Suwon | September 17th 2008 by Janine
This has been my second Chuseok in Korea and, as always, we go all out at Maple Bear! My kids got all dressed up in their hanboks, we played traditional Korean games and we talked about what families in Korea do for Chuseok. The top three ways to cel read more
Korea traditional clothes. 'Han bok'
Todays Korea | September 14th 2008 by Junhyo Jin
Korea traditional clothes. 'Han bok'this clothes implys a noble man read more
Korean Streat Art 1
Todays Korea | September 12th 2008 by Junhyo Jin
Hongik University has most famous Art education college in south korea.if you work near hongik university, you can see many streat art in the wall,this is a article about the art.woman painting near hongik univesity parking areawoman painting 2 near read more
Back to the Grind...
Getting My Suwon | August 27th 2008 by Janine
Hello Blogosphere!It's been awhile since I last posted. Let's just say the last two months of my life have been a whirlwind; what with the finishing of my contract and then signing another one, thinking I will have to move and then ending up staying read more
South Korea’s Kiss Rooms - 키스방
DPRK Studies | August 26th 2008
There is the “song room” (노래방), the “video room” (비디오방), and now the “kiss room” (키스방). Yes, that’s right – you can pay for a young lady to kiss you in a private room (Korean). Apparently, it’s becoming a popula read more
Pyongyang Soju Updates Lables for U.S. Market
DPRK Studies | August 24th 2008
In a previous post on Pyongyang Soju being imported to the U.S., I used pics from a bottle I have, which was purchased in South Korea. Jason Perlow of Off the Broiler sampled some Pyongyang Soju at a Korean restaurant in New Jersey and has photos of read more
Koreans protest dog eating
YeinJee's Asian Journal | July 29th 2008 by Yein Jee
A group of Korean animal rights activists held a demonstration at a large dog meat market in Seongnam (near Seoul) last weekend to protest against dog eating. Koreans protest against dog eating (Image from Chosun) Dog meat is a common food in Korea; read more
When Enough is Enough
I Dream of Kimchee | June 29th 2008
I'm worried about Korea. It's a bit strange. I've been back here for a week and a half and in some ways feel like I never left, but at the same time it feels like everything has been kicked up a notch and I'm beginning to see the seedy underbelly. read more
South Korea’s Brummagem Civil Society
DPRK Studies | June 18th 2008
A good number of South Koreans seem to confuse democracy with truly mindless mass protesting based on blatantly false information that could easily be debunked but rarely is, at least by South Koreans themselves. The uproar, this time, ostensibly be read more
Yeongjong-do
Getting My Suwon | May 13th 2008 by Janine
After months of five day weeks with little time to rest and re-lax, we have finally been able to enjoy some long weekends! Two weeks ago we had a long weekend for Children's Day, and this past weekend was, of course, Buddha's birthday, so we definite read more
Young Southerner Views on North Korea and Reunification
DPRK Studies | May 13th 2008
A reader in Glasgow, Scotland sends in the following questions: What do you think the feeling is of the younger generation within South Korea to North Korea? What do you think the general feeling amongst younger South Koreans towards reunification? read more
South Korea Ejects Leftist Propaganda from Education System
DPRK Studies | April 29th 2008
Better late than never: The Unification Ministry has adjusted the content of unification education for both adults and students with President Lee Myung-bak’s North Korea policy, emphasizing the importance of national security and North Korea’s read more
Young Korean Herrenvolk Engaging in Agoge
DPRK Studies | April 27th 2008
Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that read more
Everland: The (2nd) Most Magical Place on Earth
Getting My Suwon | April 22nd 2008 by Janine
Enjoying our day: Mich, Patrick, Ciara, Me, Kim, Paul and Molly (Kamal's taking the picture). We're all Now Bar homies. I had planned on going to Seoul on Saturday, mostly because I haven't yet picked up some much needed birthday gifts for loved ones read more
Engrish 101
DPRK Studies | April 1st 2008
Via the Korea Times: “Seoul education authorities have started to train native English speaking teachers to improve on their English teaching ability.” read more
LiNK’s Chollima Leadership Program for DPRK Defectors
DPRK Studies | March 28th 2008
Liberty in North Korea, or LiNK, is excited to announce a new initiative inviting North Korean defectors from all over the world. The Chollima Leadership Program is a three-week leadership development program to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, f read more
Korean Commercials: How Indie Artists Make Money
Getting My Suwon | February 14th 2008 by Janine
I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but commercials in Korea play really excellent music. Actually, I have to add (sheepishly) that sometimes they even play artists I've forgotten about but never stopped loving, so I rush to the nearest computer read more
Namdaemun Suffers Arson
DPRK Studies | February 14th 2008
Namdaemun (the Southern Great Gate), which was perhaps the most renowned historical landmark in Seoul, suffered arson. A little bit about the perpetrator: Chae Jong-gi, a former fortuneteller who was angry about the amount of compensation the governm read more
Happy New Year! (설날)
Korean Diary | February 7th 2008 by Maureen
설날 (Sol-Nal) is the first day of the Korean Lunar New Year and it is one of the most important holidays of the year, a celebration of good fortune for the year to come. It is typically spent with your family, and during this holiday season, S read more
You Are So Beautiful
Korean Diary | February 5th 2008 by Maureen
Koreans use an ancient firing process to make their ceramics, called celadon. You can often see this stuff sold on eBay and it is marked by its greenish tint. Here’s a beautiful picture of a water pitcher that I found. read more
Sujeo
Korean Diary | February 1st 2008 by Maureen
Hangul: 수저 Sujeo (수저) is the Korean word for the set of eating utensils commonly used in eating Korean cuisine or food. The word is a contraction of the word sutgarak (숟가락 - spoon) and jeotgarak (젓가락 - chopsticks). The sujeo set i read more
Korean War Museum
Getting My Suwon | January 29th 2008 by Janine
Just three subways stops away from Itaewon, the Korean War Museum was easily accessed when we stayed in Seoul a few weeks ago. I read a lot of Korean expat blogs, and honestly, I think everyone has done a post on the war museum over the last few week read more
Helen's Birthday Dinner
Getting My Suwon | January 17th 2008 by Janine
Last Friday we all went out for Helen's (Kerri's teaching partner) birthday. She decided that we should have spicy shabu shabu and mandhu (steamed pork dumplings) for dinner and it was a lovely choice. The food was pretty yummy.I sympethize with Kim, read more
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