The 18th Gimje The Horizon Festival (by Malek)

What is formidable in South Korea is that there are festivals and events almost all the time and year round. When you’re a foreign student, the university, and the partner groups regularly send us messages to inform us of the activities we can participate. The last festival I attended was held in in Gimje City, […]

Enjoy the West Coastline at Taean

As we all know, Korea is a country which is surrounded by the sea. Therefore, you can enjoy beautiful and awesome sea scenery in many places in Korea. Today, I want to introduce you a small and unknown place to you. Although it is not famous to visitors, you will be surprised at its attractive sunset […]

Share and Be Happy: The Beautiful Store

If you came to (한양대학교) more than a year ago, you might have heard of “the Beautiful Store” which was located on the first floor of Hanyang Alumnus Hall (동문회관) next to Hanyang University Hospital (한양대학교병원). Sadly, the store went out of business last year after a ten-year service. It is a pity that now […]

Meet Beauty and Nature at Petite France and Nami Island!

Last week we had Chuseok holiday (추석연휴) in Korea. Because we have 5 days off, so it is a good time for us to go for a trip. We chose to go to 2 places including Petite France (쁘띠프랑스), Nami Island (남이섬) on Chuseok Day. It is an unforgettable and worthy trip. Now, please allow […]

Unforgettable Trip to Taiwan (Part 2)

This is the second part of my story, ‘Trip to Taiwan’. You can refer to Part 1 if you want to know more about where to go in Taiwan.   Day 3 (Jinguashi – Shifen Old Street – Jiufen – Yehliu Geopark – Raohe St. Night Market) Before departing from Korea, we reserved a bus […]

Trip to Everland During Chuseok

Foreign students who are coming in Korea for the Fall semester should know about Chuseok (추석). As you can read in wiki, this is a is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. The best […]

Unforgettable trip to Taiwan (Part 1)

Ever since attending Hanyang University, it was my first time to go travel abroad for sightseeing with my friend. Setting a plan for 5 days trip, it was hard for us to pick up only one country in Southeast Asia. However, considering the price of plane tickets and the general food price in that country, […]

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 […]