There’s no excuse for being cooped up within your apartment now that the weather is consistently improving. There are many things to do and experience and even more blogs and websites with suggestions. A little overwhelming, maybe? Not to worry. Here are some of our favorite sites and articles to find out what’s going on…
Author: MACG Staff
What To Do If You Can’t Access Your Money While Traveling
It’s happened, one of your worst travel nightmares. You’re preparing to buy a new trinket or pay for the meal you’ve just finished and your bank card is declined. You’re confident you have money in the account but for the life of you, that debit card or credit card isn’t working now. Or, you’ve been…
The Real Seoul Fashion Week
I’m no one’s fashionista. I’m not even a remote style inspiration for the average person. Nonetheless, I’ve attended Seoul Fashion Week every year since I moved to South Korea. Sometimes, it’s for official press purposes, but usually, I’m there for the experience. It’s colorful, dynamic and has a community of its own. The fashion swings…
The Last Living Heir of the Joseon Dynasty
On a recent lazy weekend, I came across some figurative living history that blew my mind: there is a living royal from the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. Within the city of Jeonju, a man lives as the last piece in Korea to its last and longest-ruling imperial family. And it gets better: the historical bloodline…
What I Learned Traveling Overseas for the First Time
Note: This guest post is not an endorsement of any travel or airfare websites or services. I’m a simple guy, not really on social media or things like that much, but I wanted to share what I learned. I’m from the midwest, a small town in Ohio actually. I didn’t travel much before coming to…
Things Students Say While You’re Teaching in Korea
Kids have likely asked crazy questions and have said silly things since the dawn of civilization. These are certainly some of the best I’ve heard while living in Korea.
The Thing About Vanity
It’s different here. Nor is this a jab at the choices that people are capable of making out of their own free will. It’s an acknowledgment that some norms aren’t norms for everyone. I mean, duh, but when faced with the reality of it, there’s still an Aha! Moment.
Are You a Runaway Or Just Brave?
It pains me to admit that it still surprises me just how many foreigners I come across in South Korea who are exposed to one of three stereotypes about why we’re here. The pigeonholing usually comes from well-meaning friends and family still in their home country. They are either asked what they are running away from, put on a pedestal of bravery that they could never muster up, or that they’ve consumed too much K-pop and K-dramas and have culturally lost their mind. Why does this happen?
Silla
A time-traveling-trek took place this past weekend for myself and two friends. Fresh off of payday and ready to spend our hard earned won (within reason), we planned a day trip from Daegu to Gyeongju to see remnants of the Silla Dynasty. Known as the smallest of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Silla lacked in…
Drop my Gmarket at the door, PLEASE.
I hate ordering things online. With the exception of a pizza or computer crap from Amazon while in the States, I’m not cut out for it. I prefer to frustrate myself with physically getting up, traveling to a store, finding out that they don’t have what I want in my size/color or the store’s all…
