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?
Why Are Koreans Skinny? Korean Women Weigh In. Well here it is — the last installment of my series on Korean diets. I’m all packed up and ready to go back to the land of the lumberjacks and hopefully back to
From the Beaches Florida to the Beaches of South Korea I hail from another peninsula that is very flat (Florida). We don’t have hills; we have beaches, and I am very turned on by beaches. Unfortunately, Seoul is not blessed