For the sake of my trip, I did quite a bit of research on the changing diplomatic relationships between North and South Korea but I certainly wouldn’t consider myself an expert on the topic. Before […]
Chasing down Seoul’s yogurt ajummas
I first heard about Seoul’s yogurt delivery women almost a year ago from my brother, who was living here at the time. He described the ajummas, or middle-aged women, as wearing uniforms, racing down the […]
McDonald’s vs. Squid Snacks
Missoula is not a racially diverse town. When I moved there a year ago from China, I felt like an outsider. Missoula has little to offer foreigners to make them feel at home. I can’t […]
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 […]
Baseball: Seoul Style
Before we even made it out of the subway station, fried chicken hawkers beckoned us into the convenience stores lining the stairs up to the Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which is tucked into a sports […]
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 […]
A Long-Awaited Interview
On Monday, May 21, Eli, Mikensi and I hopped on a train to meet up with our first North Korean source. After working for four months to set up interviews with North Korean defectors, […]
Tuesday 5/22 Photo Gallery – Buddha’s Birthday
A man hangs lanterns in preparation for the Buddha’s birthday. Photo taken by Winter Ramos. Candles burn at the foot of the Maitreya statue at Bongeunsa temple in Seoul. Photo taken by Mikensi Romersa. A […]
