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Five Study Abroad Programs in South Korea

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2003 04:56:34 +0000

The biggest obstacle to study abroad in South Korea seems to be a lack of students wanting to study abroad there. So if you're reading this because you're interested in it, you've already overcome a...

Celeste Goes to the Movies

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 23:23:13 +0000

Film Reviews by Celeste Heiter

Movie Theme Tours in Korea: Winter Sonata and Autumn in My Heart

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:20:32 +0000

Theme travel has taken a different turn for many travelers with tourism associations collaborating with film makers to portray the finest sceneries and traditions of their countries through movies.

The World's Largest Wholesale District...

Anonymous — Thu, 16 May 2002 04:41:25 +0000

I am not exactly sure whether this place is home to the world's largest wholesale shopping district or not but that is what I gather from the tour guide at my recent trip to Korea. To the Koreans,...

The Joy of Samgyetang

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:00:48 +0000

A tonic for the health in both warm and cold weather and a mental stimulant, this amazing dish is also said to provide a libidinous boost for fun in the boudoir.

The DMZ

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:29:21 +0000

Was there ever a more ironic name? The acronym DMZ stands for Demilitarized Zone. Yet this is one of the most patrolled and barb-wired frontiers in the history of mankind! The grassy strip of no man's...

Japanese Colonial Architecture

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:20:38 +0000

SEOUL, Aug 5, 2005 - Like the British, the Dutch, the Spanish and the French before them, Japanese colonists were prolific builders in their Asian empire prior to its collapse 60 years ago. For the...

Film Review: 301/302

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:57:56 +0000

Dark matters are treated with a light touch in this food-as-metaphor film by Korean director Cheol-su Park. The title "301/302" refers to the apartment numbers of two young Korean women who live next...

Gray Noodle Gate (Incheon Chinatown)

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:13:03 +0000

The Second in a trilogy of stories about Chinatown, Gray Noodle Gate is about Seoul's somewhat underwhelming Chinatown experience.

Film Review: The Way Home

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 19:39:22 +0000

Sang Woo is seven years old. His deaf-mute grandmother is 75. Sang Woo is bratty, mischievous, rude, undisciplined, disrespectful, and spoiled rotten. His grandmother lives a simple, rustic life with...

All Work and All Play: An Interview with Cartoon Animator Jack Heiter

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2003 01:34:51 +0000

To those of us with kids of our own, and those of us with toddler-aged nieces and nephews, and even those of us who are just big old overgrown kids ourselves, the bright and bouncy theme song to the...

Film Review: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2006 20:07:32 +0000

Boys will be boys, even living a monastic life in the middle of a remote lake in Korea. But the childish pranks of one young Buddhist monk gone horribly wrong provide a lifelong lesson as he lives out...

Seven Hours in the Soul of Seoul

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:35:37 +0000

A couple of hours before dawn and xenophobia hangs thickly in the air. I'm standing at the tail end of the longest airport line I've ever seen, waiting with a hundred or more haggard, jet-lagged...

Everland

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Aug 2002 04:50:02 +0000

It was a bright Thursday as I made way to Everland Theme Park . The time was about 11 in the morning and upon reaching the parking lot of the 7th largest theme park in the world (and definitely...

Exquisite Experience Of Korean Hospitality

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Nov 2001 16:46:33 +0000

As a holiday destination, South Korea was far from the top of my list of must see places. I had harbored the mistaken impression that it was an industrialized nation filled with grim-looking...