Our three-day lunar new year holiday or “seollal” started on February 2nd. I didn’t have a full week holiday but
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Year of the Rabbit give-away
The Year of the Rabbit officially starts on Thursday, February 3rd. To welcome the new year in the lunar calendar,
Continue readingIn the news: More Migrant women engage in selling sex
According to a Korea Times report, there are more women married to Korean men who engage in prostitution due to
Continue readingJaz Lee for Seoul Global Center
I’ve passed by this billboard so many times but it wasn’t until last week that I truly noticed it. It
Continue readingKimjang and Bossam
Does it sound like a title of something? Nah. My sister-in-law and I did “kimjang” in mid-December last year. Kimjang
Continue reading1 Night 2 Days – Foreign Workers episode
One of the few Korean TV shows that I enjoy watching is 1ë°•2ì¼ or 1 Night 2 Days (which refers
Continue readingExemption from Re-entry Permit
A reader is asking whether she could still come back to Korea without a re-entry permit. She went home to
Continue readingGift for Seollal
The lunar new year is just around the corner. I’m just so happy that we’re going to have a five-day
Continue readingIn the news: Filipina commits suicide
From Korea Times, written by Cathy Garcia: A Filipina woman committed suicide last week, after allegedly suffering abuse and forced
Continue readingHoedeopbap (raw fish on rice and veggies)
This is definitely one of my favorite Korean dishes. It’s called “hoedeopbap” or raw fish mixed with veggies and rice.
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