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