Recently, the peace of humanity has slowly been breaking down with the threat of war increasing in many countries. In particular, the Russia-Ukraine War in February 2022 and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that reignited in October 2023 heightened international tensions. Additionally, as the pro-Am
Self-diagnosis is the process of identifying medical conditions in oneself, often by searching for symptoms online. This phenomenon of self-diagnosing, especially neurodivergent conditions such as attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social anxiety, has been amplified through social
Recently, with the news of South Korea’s Furincess, Fu Bao, returning to China, there has been a growing sense of interest in panda diplomacy. Panda diplomacy refers to China leasing its giant pandas to friendly nations as a tool of diplomacy. Here, leasing implies that the pandas must be returned t
When watching YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok, users can easily come across touching social experiment content. A social experiment video is a form of media content that captures the reactions of citizens who observe discomforting situations fabricated by the production team. Therefore, m
A Baby box is a private facility which accepts an infant from a parent who cannot afford to raise a child. In Korea, three baby boxes are operated by Jusarang Community Church in Seoul City and New Canaan Church in Gunpo City to prevent the tragedy of infants losing their lives due to abandonment. H
While tuition fees for domestic students at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) were frozen in 2023 for the 11th consecutive year, the same cannot be said for fees for international students. In fact, SKKU has raised international students’ tuition by 5% for each of the past five years. This rise has res
Today, Generation MZ (Gen MZ) is gaining widespread attention from the media and society. If you search Gen MZ on major news sites such as JoongAng Ilbo, you may find thousands of articles, showing society’s current obsession with Gen MZ.Gen MZ includes the Millennials from the early 1980s to the ea
“Pax Americana” is a term political science professor Michael Beckley used to describe the current era in his book Why America Will Remain the World’s Sole Superpower. While it is unclear if the world’s only superpower, the United States (US), will be able to maintain this status, the US is currentl
What Is Co-Living?Have you ever thought about the housing crisis? Money problems, safety problems, loneliness about living alone, or the discomfort of living together... It's probably something that most people have thought about once in their life. Recently, co-living has become an alternative
I have always dreamed of traveling abroad for a year. I would like to have deeper experiences overseas than just visiting famous tourist attractions for the holidays. Therefore, I thought of living in Korea for quite a long time. Since I was young, I have had a great interest in Asia. Japanese cultu
“Psst,” I heard. I looked around to see who it was. Then I heard, “I’m up here in the tree, stupid.” Up in the tree, there was a koala, chewing a eucalyptus leaf scampishly. “You are talking!” I cried. “Yeah, tell your mama that a koala is talking to you, like she would believe THAT!” said the koala
From my experience in Korea over the past 3-4 years, I can say that Koreans always care about what others think about them and get stressed by it. I used to be the same, because I was born and raised in a society where girls are not allowed to go to university away from home, and do what they want t
In August 2018, I came to Korea by invitation of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to take part in the Global Master of Public Administration (GMPA) program at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). While studying in Korea, I have participated in a variety of conferences, workshops, and cu
On September 7th, 2018, the third and final diplomacy examinations were held to recruit the next diplomats for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Korea. From this examination, there were a total of 45 successful candidates, six of whom were proud Kingos.Every student that enters a university
Zombie narratives are not new. They have been around for quite some time. Regardless of genres, most of them have revolved around monstrous zombies, and therefore we are quite used to hideous-looking ones. They are, however, changing now: some of them appear almost like humans. This article examines
“I really want to see the starry sky in the desert.”“Me too!”In the beginning, it was just all about stars. Only with the goal of “standing under the starry sky in the desert,” one of my dearest friends, So-jeong, and I made a promise to visit Mongolia some day in the future. It took about one and a
Last month, the two Koreas held a historical event where the two Korean leaders, Chairman Kim Jongun and President Moon Jae-in, met and made a joint statement of peace and unity. Kim stated that the Koreas are “linked by blood as a family and compatriots who cannot live separately.” Both North and S
In 1969, Korean Air Lines YS-11 was hijacked and taken to North Korea; 50 people were on board. North Korea eventually released 39 of the passengers through the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom, but kept 11 people including the aircraft crew, and the rest of the remaining passengers. With the upcomi