
Author: Ian Baldessari


My First Week in Seoul: The Quest for Goshiwon Dwellers.
It’s been a long search trying to find a Korean resident living in a goshiwon. Despite huge efforts my teammate, Halisia Hubbard, and I still haven’t found one. With less than a week of […]

Getting Kidnapped by a Korean Cult
Before I left for Korea, I was told by a couple of friends that it was fairly common for younger locals to approach you on the street and try out their English skills with […]

South Korea’s Trump Supporters
Over the weekend, Mikensi and I spent an afternoon at the Seoul Museum of Art. While walking to the subway station, we heard what sounded like a marching band drumline booming around the corner. […]