Apart from living in Korea, also on my list was to read some translated Korean literature. I would say that maybe it wasn't on my radar back home as translated books are more expensive and any efforts at trying to find it at the local library were in vain. There were some that I had …
Last week, the biggest Korean exams took place. The annual high school exam for entrance into University locally known as the suneung or the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), is a big deal in Korea. Each year, about 500 000 students sit this exam hoping to get top marks that will allow them to enter …
Jeonju is located roughly 2 hours south west of Seoul and is easily accessible via the KTX or Express buses. Previously, I wrote about visiting Gyeongju which was the capital of the Silla Kingdom on the eastern side of the country. Jeonju, on the other hand, was in the area that belonged to the Baekje …
When someone recently asked me how long I have been in Korea for, I had to count as by now, I have lost track of all time. I can't believe I'm in my 6th month here already! There is some truth then that time flies when you're having fun. Winter has officially started by the …
One a sunny and pleasant Sunday morning, I agreed to go hiking with my sister. It seemed like half of Seoul had the same idea. The online information will tell you to take the metro to Gupabal but we decided to meet at the stop before at Yeonsinnae instead as we needed lockers. I spotted …
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Gyeongju is located 2.5 hours southeast from Seoul via the KTX (express train). It's the city that use to be the capital of the Silla Kingdom in 57 BC – 935 AD. Today, Gyeongju is a small town that attracts both local and international visitors. The city doesn't have the skyscrapers or tall apartment complexes …
“Books took me to places I could never go otherwise. They shared the confessions of people I'd never met and lives I'd never witnessed. The emotions I could never feel, and the events I hadn't experienced could all be found in those volumes.” ― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond
The orange latte was brilliant Coffee and cafe culture is huge in Korea. There are so many cafes everywhere and most of them if not all are aesthetic in one way or another. One cafe however, is not like the others and that is the Greem Cafe. The concept of this cafe is 2D. So …
Autumn is here and in full swing. I think this is the first time I'm living somewhere where there is such autumn scenery everywhere. Back home, we don't have many deciduous trees. South Korea is a lush and mountainous country and at the moment, the country's landscape is a wash of reds, orange and yellows. …
One of my favourite neighbourhoods in Seoul so far is Insadong. Located just about right in the middle of Seoul, this area contains traditional teahouses, crafts and craft products. This area also contains over 100 galleries and is one of the oldest culturally important areas of Seoul. This area use to be the point of …
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