Fulbright Korea Application deadline for the Teaching Program is October 10, 2023. Here are some tips for applying for this life-changing experience. “The Fulbright experience will not help you professionally.” That’s what a mentor told me when I made it through the second round of my Fulbright application. But, as a Korean-American who was not…
Longevity and healthy aging are hot topics these days. The Wall Street Journal recently reported a spike in interest in ice baths while Harvard genetics professor David Sinclair offers a compelling argument for becoming healthier through actions such as calorie restriction, cold therapy, and of course exercise in his bestseller “Lifespan: Why We Age and…
What are the absolute best things to do in Seoul right now? Travelers from all over the world are coming to Korea in droves and asking that very question. With the explosion of interest in K Dramas, K Pop, Korean cuisine and so much more, there are many different ways to enjoy Seoul! But your…
Fall In Love and Feel Your Heart Break as In-Yun Takes Center Stage Who hasn’t wondered, What if? “Past Lives” tells a remarkably tender story of the quiet devastation that can remain when people leave. In Celine Song’s film, it’s the engineer who’s the dreamer and the playwright who prefers decisions based on practicality over…
On the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War, “Ode to My Father” still stands as one of the most moving films about a war that divided both a nation also divided thousands of families caught in the cruel crosshairs of the battle for Korea. It was reported earlier this month that approximately 16,000 elderly South…
Air Purifiers are the norm in most homes in Korea due to the wildly fluctuating air quality. Many Americans are following suit. As New York City and the entire Northeast US experienced the worst air pollution in recent memory this week due to Canadian wildfires, air purifiers have become as essential as they are in…
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Sourcing Korean seeds and cooking heirloom Korean vegetables in the U.S. with Leach’s favorite Korean American chefs Take a scroll through farmer Kristyn Leach’s Instagram feed, @namu_farm, and you’ll find Korean produce unlike anything in your town’s H Mart. There are eye-catching gaeguri chamoe – evergreen-speckled, watermelon-like “frog melons” that fit in the palm of…
Private equity billionaire Michael ByungJu Kim is on top of this year’s Forbes 50 Richest Koreans list. With a personal net worth of $9.7 billion, Kim manages more than $26 billion in assets through his company MBK Partners. Forbes reported that only a few on the list of 50 richest saw their wealth rise last…
Revolutionary Artist Remembered in a Luminous Documentary Narrated by Steven Yeun Called “the Nostradamus of the video age” and the “father of digital art”, Nam June Paik was lionized for his visionary artistry decades ago. But now? His foundational contributions to digital pop culture have largely faded from collective memory, outside the art world. Amanda…