Inside Hanyang University Business School
This week I’ll be introducing 5 of my favourite Korean snacks, which you can easily purchase from local convenience stores and markets. You can usually find these Korean snacks for cheaper (or a second box for free) if you purchase them in bulk at Seoul Station’s (서울역) Lotte Mart or Wangsimni’s (왕십리) E-mart. Both are […]
I had heard legends of the electronics market in Seoul and decided to go find it. I was quite impressed when I found it. The huge eight story IPark Mall(아이파크몰) dedicated to electronics of all sorts with each floor having different types of goods with hundreds of shops and booths displaying and selling wares. […]
Lindy Hop is a dance that originated in Harlem during the 1920’s and 30’s along with Swing Jazz music. In the 60’s and 70’s it disappeared almost completely but a revival started in the 1980’s when some young dancers found the old timers who used to dance at the Savoy Ballroom and brought them out […]
When I was young I dreamed of traveling to Korea and attending a video game match by some of the professional teams in a stadium match. Last weekend my wish came true when I attended the League of Legends Championship in Seoul. According to Forbes magazine League of Legends (LOL) is the most played video […]
Have you heard about Ssamzigil? Ssamzigil refers to the building in Insa-dong (인사동). “Ssamzi” means pocket in Korean. It is a Craft exclusive shopping mall and has become a major tourist attraction. It is a spiral structure consisting of over 70 Korea’s traditional hand crafted accessories, souvenir shops, galleries, and restaurants. The reason for a […]
I went on a short trip to Busan last weekend! Since it was only a one-day trip, I didn’t get a chance to visit many places. How to get to Busan? Take the KTX (High speed rail system)! The Korean government offers a discount ticket (called the KR pass) for foreigners. It’s much cheaper […]
The Hanyang University Festival (애한제) has finally came and gone and this article is of my general impressions of the festival. The festival this year was at first met with mixed views especially with the festival being pushed to the second semester due to the sad national tragedy of Sewol shipwreck. Those who had experienced […]
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