Spring in Ulsan
It has been a sad spring for everyone. Now summer is almost here; the days are getting hotter, and it’s raining today in Ulsan. (Rain always reminds me of summer. […]
Category Archives: Korean Nomad
Rest in peace, Sewol
South Korea is on edge. A government official has been sacked for initiating an employee group picture at the port where the Sewol victims’ parents were waiting. A politician has been demonized […]
Handemy: An alternative agricultural village?
Danyang is a town of 30,000 people in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. In front of the Danyang Bus Terminal, there is a big red bridge across a big river. […]
Handemy WWOOFs in Australia
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming) means you get free housing and food in return for your labor at a host farm. It started in the 1970s in Scotland, […]
A non-Kpop guide to Korean music
Hi guys. Here are some cool sounds from South Korea. They’re no “Gangnam Style,” which I’m sick of anyway, but I like them and I hope you like them too. […]
Anyeonghaseyo from Incheon!
A few months into my new life in South Korea, this is my first Nomad dispatch. I’ve been living here in Incheon since the beginning of September. I came here […]
Kimchi Festival in Handemy Village
Koreans like kimchi. There’s cabbage kimchi, cucumber kimchi, radish kimchi; kimchi can be seasoned with apricot, fish, shrimp; there’s kimchi stew, kimchi pancake, kimchi burger, “Shinkimchi” (kimchi that has been […]
I Got Censored By Anti-Dog Eating Activists…
“Stop the Dog and Cat Consumption in Korea” is a Facebook group devoted to battling dog and cat consumption in Korea. It currently has 14,329 likes and I am not […]
I’m Sick of Gangnam Style
PSY, or Jaesang Park (35), is the pride of South Korea. His song is everywhere, even in North Korea. That song with the funny music video, where people dance like […]
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