In 1969, a small group of Koreans studying in Washington, DC, decided to raise money to help their fellow students who were struggling to pay tuition and expenses. Walter K. Park and a few friends decided to hold a charity concert and ended up raising $325. That money, or rather the determined effort behind raising…
Immersive learning is probably the best way to learn any language and many people go to Seoul with a goal to learn Korean. Language programs for college students at places like Yonsei University are very popular. Less known, however, are schools that welcome students who are older or younger. If you’re not in college and…
Fulbright Korea Application deadline for the Teaching Program is October 10, 2023. Here are some tips for applying for this life-changing experience. “The Fulbright experience will not help you professionally.” That’s what a mentor told me when I made it through the second round of my Fulbright application. But, as a Korean-American who was not…
Yonsei University, located in Seoul, South Korea, is a prestigious university that is consistently ranked among the top universities in Asia, and a tour of the campus (information below) should definitely be on your list of things to do when visiting Seoul. The university is known for its strong academic programs and the campus is…
90 Day Korean is an online language program that will help you understand your favorite Korean dramas, sing along to K-Pop songs, and speak to family and friends in Korean.
With quarantine restrictions starting to lift in South Korea, summer study-abroad programs have been gaining popularity again. Hosted by the largest universities in Korea, these summer programs offer opportunities to learn Korea’s language and culture while immersed in the heart of Seoul. Since the late 1970s, going on a pilgrimage to Seoul on a Summer…
A Review of English/Korean Bi-Lingual Picture Books My parents learned English from Koreans who in turn learned it from Koreans who had never met or even talked to an English-speaking person. Not surprisingly, these successive Korean teachers imparted misplaced accents and Konglish galore to their pupils. When my parents arrived in the U.S., no one…
As a mother of two young (not yet school-age) boys with the attention spans of a gnat and an exceptional ability to make our house feel twice as small, I have serious reservations about buying them new toys. But I don’t have the same qualms when it comes to books. Our house is cluttered with…
A look back at the violent protests that is now seen as the first shot in the mass movement that swept aside a quarter-century of dictatorship to create one of the world’s most impressive democracies. On May 18, South Koreans paused to mark the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising of 1980, one of the…
Korean phrase of the day: Ggumae keugiga geu saramae geureuseul junghanda | 꿈의크기가 그사람의 그릇을 정한다 Translation: The size of one’s dream determines the size of one’s bowl/capacity Similar phrase in English: You’ll only be as big as your dream. The ‘size of one’s bowl’ is the Korean way to describe someone’s potential or capability. To…