Gangneung Danoje Festival

Korea’s annual Dano (단오) holiday, falling on May 5th of the lunar calendar each year, is one of the three most celebrated holidays in the nation. While Dano is one of the three major holidays together with the Lunar New Year (설날) and Chuseok (추석), its customs have been largely forgotten. However, the traditions and customs of […]

Korean Handicrafts

If you walk through Insadong, one of Seoul’s historic areas, you’ll notice all of the beautiful handicrafts for display and for sale. This is of no surprise of course. Seoul has a long history of wonderful craftsmanship that many people, both Korean and foreign celebrate. Not only will you see traditional arts and crafts, but […]

Purchasing Necessities for Your Life on Exchange

As the semester is wrapping up, I want to give some advice to incoming exchange students on what to bring to Korea and how to get your hands on some of the necessary items you won’t probably pack with you.   Medication One of the things that appears most on these types of lists of […]

HY-COOP

HY-COOP 하이쿱) is a student cooperative association that Hanyang University’s (한양대학교) students, and the school personnel can participate in. It aims for promoting the welfare of the member of the association and democratic business that contribute to the community. It is special that HY-COOP is managed by Hanyang University’s students. HY-COOP is the field placement […]

Glitters’ Week During the Spring Festivals

We, Glitters, finally have thrown up our second event during this year’s school festival. The Hanyang University festival lasted over 3 days, beginning on May 24th and ending on May 27th. We decided to hold this event for 2 days, which were Wednesday and Thursday. It’s because we think that those are the most populated […]

An Adventure to Costco Wholesale (Part 2)

Following last week’s post, this post is going to be about the rest of my Costco Wholesale experience. As I went downstairs, I could see a huge stacks of…. FOOD. Item #4 Baked Chicken: It is not difficult to find chicken restaurants in South Korea. However, if you are looking for baked chicken, especially a […]

A TRIP TO Shanghai

This week, I traveled for a 4-day stay in Shanghai, China. I stayed in an apartment located right next to Yuyuan Garden, which is very close to the central area of the city. We went on many tourist excursions and enjoyed the nightlife with some of our friends from Mexico that are currently doing their […]

A Night Out at Seoul’s Palaces

When you visit Seoul, Korea, one thing that you should not miss is walking around one of the city’s ancient palaces, such as Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁), Gyeonghuigung Palace, (경희궁) Deoksugung Palace (덕수궁), Changgyeonggung Palace (창경궁), and Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁) and Huwon (창덕궁). These architectural gems were not only residences of kings and queens, but were […]