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

Home in My Heart

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

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…

Tis the season to make kimchi.

“Kimjang” (김장) is one Korean word that isn’t too hard to say, but the meaning is colossal: kimchi-making…

Snail Soup

On one of the hottest days in May this year when most people were seeking shade and water, my cousin and I went running. People looked at…