published in Korea.net: Celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Philippines I recently had a fantastic chance to personally learn how to cook Korea’s two Lunar New Year must-eats, the tteokguk and the mandu guk. Four Honorary Reporters were invited to the Hana Go Lunar New Year episode and we delighted at how Professor Sook Ja… Read More A Look at the New Year Celebrations of Korea and the Philippines
(also published in Korea.net: Bridging Peace) The Dorasan Peace Park has an art installation by Filipino artist, Roger Tibon. It has a small hanging bridge in the middle aptly titled “Bridging Peace” #BridgeofPeace by Filipino artist Roger Tibon @ #DorasanPeacePark #DemilitarizedZone A post shared by Wendyflor (@wendyflor_40) on Jun 12, 2017 at 3:59pm PDT The… Read More Bridging Peace
(published in the April 2018 print issue of Groove Magazine) I am always looking forward to the pottery classes of the National Museum of Korea, particularly their Blue and White Porcelain and Buncheong Celadon classes. My amateur hands have painted and shaped some of the art works I am displaying at home but I know… Read More Icheon and Yeoju: Pottery Capital of South Korea
(also published in Korea.net as Children From Around the Globe at 2018 Winter Olympics) Who are those children who sang the Korean national anthem “Aegukga” during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics? They are members of the Rainbow Children’s Choir. The choir members are children of multicultural and foreign families here in Korea. Among the Rainbow… Read More The Adorable Children at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics
(published at Korea.net) How many days has it been since that grand opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics? It was grand and impressive in every way and I am proud to be living here in South Korea at this very festive time. Sadly, I can’t go to Pyeongchang. And there are others who can’t… Read More Fun and Freebies at the Pyeongchang 2018 Live Sites
The 2 biggest holidays of Korea are Chuseok (Thanksgiving) and Seolnal (Lunar New Year). Everyone heads over to their families and celebrate these very family oriented holidays. The family performs jesa, a ceremony that honors their ancestors before they enjoy the food and the games. Dwight School Seoul, though an international school catering to the… Read More Dwight School Seoul Celebrates Lunar New Year
