The whole of South Korea is still clouded by the corona outbreak. But hey, it has not halted our everyday life. We just modified our day-to-day routine, but no virus outbreak can break our spirit! Life in the time of the corona outbreak has made families spend time with each other more than other times… Read More DIY Project: Wine Corks
An afternoon walk along Jeongdong-gil, the romantic stone-wall road beside Deoksugung Palace brought me to a stately building called Jungmyeongjeon Hall. It isn’t grand in size, but its facade is elegant and dignified. I had little idea then of its bitter mark in Korea’s history. It was originally a single-story building that served as a… Read More Tracing back Sam-Il to Jungmyeongjeon Hall
(first published at Korea.net) My family lives in Seoul, less than three hours away from Korea’s epicenter of the outbreak: Daegu. But the corona virus’ outbreak knows no location, religion, nationality or race. It is taking the whole of South Korea by surprise from the time the “super spreader” from the Shincheonji cult was discovered.… Read More Life in the Time of the Corona Outbreak
reposting…. blogged in 2017 Since I came to Korea, I have always urged my husband for us to go check South Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). But he was just not interested. When the DMZ train came into operation in 2014, my hopes were high again. I planned on going there with friends… whoever was willing.… Read More Taking a Peek at North Korea from Korea’s DMZ
edited version published in Korea.net: Recollecting my 2 years as an Honorary Reporter On January 23, 2018, I was inducted into the 7th batch of the Honorary Reporters Program. It has been a two-year journey since then. And what a journey it has been. Aside from consistently writing articles for the Korea.net website, I can… Read More A Lookback of my Two Years as an Honorary Reporter
edited version published in Korea.net: How Foreign Wives of Koreans Celebrate Lunar New Year A few days from now, the whole country will be celebrating one of the biggest holidays here in Korea, the Lunar New Year. This year, it will be celebrated on January 25, 2020. The holidays will start this Friday until Monday.… Read More How the Foreign Spouses of Koreans Celebrate the Lunar New Year
(first published here: Korea.net) The nation saw the successful ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit and the 1st Mekong-ROK Summit last week held in Busan from November 25-27, 2019. It was a glorious time for the Moon administration especially as this was the biggest diplomatic event since President Moon Jae-in assumed the Presidency. For an event of this… Read More Interview with Head of Council of ASEAN Professors in Korea
first published here: Korea.net One of the major special events held as part of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit is ‘Korea-ASEAN Food Street, ASEAN Taste’ where the ten member countries of the ASEAN are showcasing their national dishes. ‘Korea-ASEAN Food Street, ASEAN Taste’ makes these dishes readily available at their respective food booths from Nov. 15… Read More Sharing Food Culture at the ASEAN-ROK Summit
also published here: TASTE ASEAN at the ASEAN-ROK Food Street A group of Honorary Reporters went to Busan’s 놀이마루 , located just beside the famous Coffee Street, last November 15, 2019. It was the first day of the ASEAN-ROK Food Street and will be ongoing until the end of the ASEAN-ROK Summit on November 27,… Read More Taste ASEAN at the ASEAN-ROK Food Street Festival
also published here: Fascinating Afternoon at Museum DAH What comes to mind when you hear the word “museum”? Without a doubt, you immediately visualize a quiet place with impeccably curated high-valued works of art that are meant to be seen but never touched. Or you visualize exhibitions encased in glasses lest the well-preserved relics of… Read More Honorary Reporters Were Fascinated at Museum DAH
