Korean Baseball Culture

Kim Min Jung Do you know that a lot of Koreans love baseball? I also like watching baseball and I’m fan of Samsung Lions, one of the teams in the Korean baseball league. There are ten teams, each supported by big corporations in Korea and regions where they have their home-stadiums. There are three teams, […]

The Korean Demilitarized Zone

Lee Jung As most of you are well aware, the political and diplomatic complications between South and North Korea are still on-going. Korea is the one of the only two divided nations in the world, along with Cyprus. Since the Korean Civil War and the Armistice Agreement, which put an end to the war, the […]

Cafés with Unique Concepts in Korea

Nam InHan There are cafés all over Korea. Some, however, are quite unique and will provide you with an experience that you won’t be able to obtain anywhere else. Let me introduce a few of my favorite spots! Cartoon cafés   In a cartoon café, you can spend your time reading cartoons or novels. There […]

Koreans’ unique culture: Enjoying hot spicy food

Kim Min Jung Have you ever tried any spicy food in Korea? Maybe you have tried Kimchi and felt it was spicy. However, Koreans are very famous for enjoying hot spicy food. So we do not think Kimchi as a spicy menu and there are a lot of red dishes such as Tteokbokki(떡볶이), Ramyeon, meat […]

Seoul Bamdokkebi Night Market

Lee Jung Spring is always nice for night excursions. The fickle weather in Korea has been confusing us with our outfit choices, but I am delightful to go around on journeys at night. Seoul Bamdokkebi (night goblin) Night Market is a set of marketplaces that opens at night and disappear in the morning (that’s why […]

Enjoy Seoul City with the Green Bike!

Nam In Han You’ve probably seen this green bike around the school. the Seoul Metropolitan Government has been operating a fully unmanned public bike rental service. The duration of use on regular tickets range from a week to a year and allows one hour or two hours of use per day. On one-hour-per-day basis, weekly […]

Back Alley Eateries Day 2: HanYangChon

Youn Seng Min Hi guys! How are you all doing? Another great week I hope! With an exam coming next Thursday, I really should be studying. I just keep telling myself that life isn’t all about grades. Except it’s not like I’m doing anything productive instead of studying… Anyway, how are you adjusting to the […]

Grilled Intestine and Intestine Soup

Youn Seng Min Back when I first started working in New York, I offhandedly mentioned that I missed eating ‘Gop-Chang (tripe)’ to some of my new American friends. Most of them, being chefs, were curious whilst some seemed to be disgusted by the idea of eating the organs of an animal. Back in Korea, I […]