Music in Death Alley: Itaewon, Seoul

Playing my violin for those who were there: the victims and…

Where foreigners shed foreignness.

People often ask why I am in South Korea, and I give varying answers — which are more like guesses…

Connected or estranged?

It’s August and they’re ripe. My watermelons, my oriental melons (참외), my…

Is language a love barrier?

Climbing over the wall of linguistic limitations from both sides.

Trekking

O Little Town

It’s almost Christmas. Life is busy even in small-town Korea and when I’m finally nestled snuggly in bed, instead of sugar plums…

Home in My Heart

In English, when I see or hear something for the first time and I have a positive…

Mountain Farming

It was probably about 6 a.m. when I arrived. Others were already working. Dewdrops caught the sun, a distant spotlight beyond the…

The Old. The New.

Recently a friend invited me to Seoul for a weekend. Most people leave the city for refreshment in the countryside but the…

Born to be our Sun.

Merry Christmas from Korea! We are in the last days of 2022 now, our white…