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새해 복 많이 받으세요!!

Happy New Year from the beautiful beaches of Boracay in the Philippines.

Café Review: Lilac House

Lilac House is a cute little café located in a residential section of Uijeongbu. It’s got great brunch food, croiffles…

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Itaewon, Post-Tragedy

Minutes to death: Itaewon Halloween selfies help families piece together tragedy that killed 158 Two of my friends and I…

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KUMFA Holiday Gift Drive

KUMFA (Korean Unwed Mothers and Families Association) is once again holding a holiday gift drive for children here. Please consider…

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Day Trip to Busan, 10/30/22

At the end of October, I won two tickets to the BOF K-Pop Concert, part of Busan One Asia Festival.…

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Korean Self-Service Convenience Store

Every now and again, you’ll come across a self-service convenience store in Korea. It’s unmanned and boasts a variety of…

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Giving Blood in Korea

I’ve wanted to give blood for a while now, but I finally managed to do it. The basic requirements for…

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수능 Suneung, the College Scholastic Ability Test

At 1 o’clock this afternoon, the skies of South Korea were silent. All planes were prohibited from either taking off…

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Cafe Review: Cafe Onion, Gwangjang Market

“Guys. GUYS. I found the fourth Onion.” I had seen the Instagram posts about a fourth Cafe Onion but assumed,…

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In the Aftermath of the Itaewon Tragedy

These are links to news and op-ed pieces about the tragedy in Itaewon. These are by no means the only…

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