It’s easy to get started with Pickleball but also easy to get the wrong equipment that will be a waste of money. If you haven’t tried Pickleball yet it’s time to give it a try. It’s a great family game that takes the edge off skill levels and age differences plus it’s super easy to…
When BTS fans talk about the group’s world domination, they’re not exaggerating. Following the release of their new Japanese album, Map of the Soul: Journey, the Korean pop septet now claims the bestselling album of 2020 in the United States, Korea, Japan and worldwide. Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey easily became the…
How is America not the leader in the world’s response to a global pandemic? How is it, instead, the world leader in Covid deaths? One ready answer is that, the full implications of unconstrained individualism, namely, selfishness, has reared its ugly head, and that there is no turning back for us. As our country limps…
What it’s like to fly right now and eat in Koreatown. After four months of lockdown in our two bedroom condo in Minneapolis, my wife and I finally broke down and decided it was time to fly East to see our kids and parents for a summer vacation. During those four months, we dreamed of…
Like most of you, I am holed up with my family, quarantined, isolated, missing man time. I’m missing 2:00 am kimchee jjigae with my boys in Koreatown after a night of drunken karaoke where we had just spent the last two hours singing love songs to each other because the wives had left at midnight.…
Young You won the South Korean Figure Skating Championship aged 11, and is only the 11th female skater to land a feared triple axel in competition – will she repeat the feat at Beijing 2020? The 16-year-old Young You – dubbed the “next Yuna Kim” – is just like any other girl of her age…
11 pieces of advice for first time travelers to Korea. Growing up as a Korean American in Minnesota, you would be safe to presume that I’m not all that Korean. So when my mom asked me if I wanted to apply to attend a summer camp in Korea at the end of my senior year…
If you are looking to improve your Korean and haven’t heard of Eggbun yet you need to download the app now! As someone who’s tried so many different ways to learn Korean- watching Youtube videos, completing workbooks, listening to podcasts, etc- I’ve found that Eggbun is the answer, and in my opinion the best app…
Our least expensive meal in Paris also turned out to be the best. Bulgogi jeongol is now one of our favorite things to make at home. Korean bulgogi jeongol might be the last thing you might expect to enjoy during your European vacation but hear me out. A Paris itinerary loaded with Michelin-starred restaurants may…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has the world’s lowest birth rate, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday, as women in Asia’s fourth-largest economy struggle to achieve a balance between work and other life demands. The annual report by the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) found the fertility rate per woman in South Korea…