March 13, 2013 / Issue No. 571 Ask a Korean Dude: In Kindle Format! Get yourself informed the digital way Curious about Korean culture? Got a Kindle or Kindle reader for your computer/tablet? Well, your ship has come in—Seoul Selection CEO Hank Kim’s best-selling guide to all things Korean Ask a Korean Dude is now […]
A view of the Hangang River from Ttukseom Resort. Photo by Arnab Sen.
[box_dark]Breakfast[/box_dark] Go to Butterfinger Pancakes in Apgujeong to get an Americanized breakfast with sausage, pancakes, eggs, hash browns, toast, and a giant cup of coffee. Here the breakfast will fill you up and get you ready. Butterfinger Pancakes | 버터핑거 팬케잌 FYI> Cost: 10,000–15,000 won Open from 10am–10pm T. 02-3448-1070 (85-6 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul | 서울시 강남구 청담동 85-6) GO> Apgujeong […]
[box_success] Behind the Belfry An evening around Jonggak Station Written by Daisy Larios [/box_success] The Gwancheol-dong area in Jongno by Jonggak Station 종각역 (Line 1), Exit 4—the labyrinth of alleys that lie between the Bosingak Belfry 보신각 and Cheonggyecheon Stream 청계천 and extend eastward past Piano Street—is an oft-overlooked nightlife area in the heart of […]
[box_success] White Day Keeping the woman in your life happy Written by Robert Koehler Photographs courtesy of various manufacturers [/box_success] Korea celebrates White Day on March 14, one month after Valentine’s Day. Whereas women give men chocolate and other gifts on Valentine’s Day (at least in Korea), White Day is for men to return […]
Seoul International School Seoul International School (SIS) is a dedicated learning community driven by the belief that challenging curricula, inspired instruction, and high expectations are the hallmarks of an outstanding education. Its teaching staff are carefully chosen from among the very best schools around the world; more than two-thirds hold Master’s degrees or higher and […]
The Yonsei University Center for Counseling and Coaching Services provides counseling services to members of Korea’s foreign-born community. “Our department tries to serve foreigners in Korea, especially foreign workers and multicultural family members who need [foreign] language services,” explains Esther Jang, a pastoral counselor for the center. “So we have counselors from seven countries—[from] China, […]
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March 5, 2013 / Issue No. 570 Goodreads Book Giveaway For ‘Once Around the Sun’ Melanie Steyn’s novel provides a window into Korea “Social cataloging” website Goodreads is hosting a book giveaway for Once Around the Sun (Seoul Selection, 2010), Melanie Steyn’s novel about a Korean family. Providing a window into Korea, Once Around the Sun introduces […]