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> Alex Reid Living in Korea you sometimes feel like you’re living in an Asian version of the United States. You buy your food at “Home Plus” or “Mega Mart,” you drink your beer at a western style bar or at 7-Eleven and spend your days teaching American English at a hagwon. The point is one occasionally feels as though we’re ... Read More

> Maggie Nancarrow With summer in full swing, many of us are finding it a lot easier to travel, and with summer vacation quickly approaching, many teachers are planning how to best use their time. For many, this means getting out of the country, but for those on a tighter budget, here are two summer fun locations that don’t require a plane ... Read More

> Alexia Khrist Before I decided to teach in Korea, I had millions of questions that no one could answer: Could I do it? Do I have the skills and patience to teach children? Will I be just thrown into a classroom and be expected to teach from the top of my head? Does a college degree really give you the ... Read More

> Brooke Petersen Korea has had a long and vigorous history beginning with the founding of Gojoseon some 4,433 years ago. This heritage and greatness continued to follow through into the following eras, including that of The Three Kingdoms and Gaya (57BC – 668AD). The three kingdoms, Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of ... Read More

> Brooke Petersen South Korean actor and singer Park Yong-ha was found dead at his house in southern Seoul on July 30. Park’s mother found him hanging from a cell phone charging cable in his room, police have said. His death comes not long after repeatedly saying “I’m sorry” to his family, including his father who has stomach cancer. Among his roles on TV ... Read More

> Brooke Petersen For those of you out there not familiar with the awesomeness and hotness that is Rain, and his religious following known as Rainism, I cannot help but wonder what rock you have been living under for the past eight years. Indeed, so great is the greatly growing popularity and fame of Rain, born Jung Ji-Hoon in 1982, that one ... Read More

> Darrell Slater South Korea's World Cup dream came to a premature end last Saturday night as South American powerhouse Uruguay disposed of their Asian foes in the Round of 16. It had been a great run and an enthralling tournament for a team that most soccer pundits expected only to be there making up the numbers and gave them no chance ... Read More

> Brooke Petersen The U.S. urged North Korea on June 24 to release an American citizen on humanitarian grounds, who is being held for illegal entry. The U.S. demanded that the case proceed untarnished by the sinking of the South Korean warship earlier this year. Earlier that day North Korea had threatened to increase ... Read More

July is the month of rain and humid heat - the perfect month to crack open a beer, and get down and dirty at the mud festival as well. There are a variety of festivals happening across Korea this month, though none so famous as the Daegu International Music Festival, the Boryeong Mud Festival and the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, ... Read More

> Brooke Petersen Mokpo has recently been the subject of great interest for foreigners. Since everyone seems to be putting pen to paper, or finger to button, it is no doubt the flavour of the month. The small coastal town has a variety of beaches, though none as good as Busan, and is the home of the fish market so don’t be ... Read More