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WorknPlay Magazine
Welcome, from WorknPlay July, Issue #1
ContactsCEO Lee Kiwon [email protected] 070-7602-5882General Manager Emily [email protected] 070-7602-5885Assistant Manager Rin [email protected] 02-568-7690Web Promotion & Marketing Emma [email protected] 070-7602-5887Editor Hannah [email protected] 070-7602-5888Editor Soo [email protected] 070-7602-5883Marketing Inquiries:[email protected]
Calendar Events: [email protected]
Contribute: [email protected]
Questions/Comments: [email protected], [email protected]
Contributors:
Jeff Blake
Su Lee
Emma Jang
Sunny Kim
Michelle Lee
Maria Ham
Angela
Jason Levine
Lauren Johnson
Qasar
Su Yeon
Hi everyone,
Welcome to the first issue of WorknPlay’s new magazine. Some of you might have come across us during your job search in Korea, and others of you may have joined us on one or more of our trips. Although we have for some time been featuring all the latest entertainment and events news on our website, we really wanted to bring that part of our job to life with this magazine. After all, life should never be all work and no play.
We’ve tried really hard to try and create a publication which you can enjoy, but will also be useful. You’ll find all kinds of exciting events, news and reviews along with some top notch travel advice. This first issue is packed full of ways to make the most of your Korean summer, from our cover feature: Top Five Summer Holidays, to our special feature, putting the spotlight on Korea’s biggest jolly, the Boryeong Mud Festival.
As well as being a magazine for expats, in all lines of work, this is also a great resource for Koreans who want to study English, learn about foreign cultures, or just share their knowledge about Korea. We want to be as inclusive as possible and make it relevant to all our reader’s different interests. For that reason, you will find features including Home from Home, where expats tell us about their home country, and the how they have managed to make Korea their second home. You will also find Campus life, where International students tell us about their experiences here, as well as Ask a Korean, where locals impart their valuable knowledge of this fair country we all live in.
We wouldn’t have been able to do this without the help of some fantastic contributors. Michelle for instance, wrote a fantastic piece on summer water sports, something I’m sure we’ll all be eager to get involved in once the humidity hits. Enjoy reading them all, and if they inspire you to put pen to paper, get in touch!
We can’t emphasize enough; this magazine really is all about reader participation. We want it to be as interactive as possible, and welcome as much feedback, and as many suggestions as you wish to offer. If you want to get involved by contributing words or images, even better. We know that there are many talented writers and photographers out there, and it would be a pleasure to work with you. We’re not strict on style or topic, because we want the WorknPlay Magazine to represent the colorful, lively community of expats and Koreans we hope to have among our readership.
So, enjoy issue #1, get in touch, and have a fantastic summer!
From everyone at WorknPlay. Contributors Wanted!
Like writing about your experiences, taking pictures on your travels, or even better, both? Then get in touch! Email Hannah at [email protected] for more information.
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Email Soo at [email protected] for more information.
Contributors
ShinHe
Maria
Angela
Jason
Lauren
Her passion for writing started when she was young. She first flew to Ko-rea 2 years ago, but never thought it would be a step-ping stone in her career as a writer.
She is currently an English Teacher in Seoul and has been living and working in S. Korea since June 2008. Her studies are an interesting mix of audio engineering, media and film studies and English literature.
Jason is spending 2010 teaching English here. He is 23 in America and a happy Texan and said his self-esteem is directly related to the amount of hits that his personal blog gets.
From the breathtaking beach in Hawaii to glamor-ous nights in Seoul, she explores the world and loves to meet new people. While in Seoul, she hopes to meet as many as pos-sible.
In her spare time, she loves to travel, jog and participate in active sports. Her current focus is running marathons and after extensive training this past winter, she com-pleted her first 100km in March 2010’s Jeju Ultra-marathon.
Contents
14 Top News
16 Campus Life
19 Home from Home: UK
20 Cover Feature: Boryeong Mud Festival 26 Special Feature: Magkeolli 31 Ginseng for health
35 Korean pizzas
36 Buddhism
38 Gyeongju
40 The Korean in Shanghai
42 Hidden Korea 48 The Arts: Interview 55 Employer spotlight: CEO
56 Inspirational School Supplies
59 Competition
Weird & Wonderful KoreaThe most unusual tourist attractions on the peninsula, brought to you by WorknPlay
Toilet house Location: Suwon, Gyeonggi do (subway line 1)
The Toilet House in Suwon has to be one of the strangest tourist at-tractions in Korea. But, if you take a quick look into the history of Suwon, the whole idea doesn’t seem quite so odd. The man behind the toilet is the city’s former mayor, who was a strong advocate of clean facilities. In fact, the tourist brochure for Suwon raves about the toilet tour you take to admire all the immaculate facili-ties. But first things first, hop in a taxi and take a peak at the mirrored mu-seum/gues house that is the Toilewt House.
Strange World African Penguins get World Cup Fever
It’s not just us humans that get all excited about the World Cup. A group of South African penguins were spot-ted training for the big tournament just outside of Toky, Japan. The little fellas had a great time kicking the ball around, on a daily basis, at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Aquarium and Amusement Park in Yokohama. Visitors to the park were allowed to pet the little chaps after their matches.
Top 10: Sports for summer
-1- Soccer-2- Swimming-3- Surfing -4- Scuba diving -5- Wakeboarding-6- Hiking -7- Badminton-8- Tennis-9- Volleyball-10- Walking in the park
Poll results This month you told us where you’re off on your holidays, here are the hotspots:
Votes in for Local Elections
Total 16 metropolitan city mayor and provincial governor elections were held on 2nd of June. General opinion about the result of the election was this was a determined gesture toward the ruling party, Grand National Party (GNP). The out-come was completely opposite to the previous prediction of Chung-wa-dae. The Demo-crats won in more places than
GNP showing the big change of preference of Korean citi-zen. GNP made a victory in Seoul mayor election with Oh Se-hoon, the current mayor, but he won the election by a razor-thin margin, only 0.6% gap over his rival, Han myeong-sook. The unpredict-able result was cliffhanging to all of the party. Overall, while the GNP won only 6 six while Democrats harvested their victory in seven place.
GNP won in Seoul, Gyeong-gi, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan and North Gyeongsang while Democrates won in Incheon, Gwangju, Gangwon, North and South Chungcheong and North and South Jeolla.
South Korean waits for IPad Despite the Korean’s enthu-siasm for the new technol-ogy, introducing IPad to Ko-rea has been delayed more than anyone expected. The IPad was released in two months ago in the US, but it hasn’t made its way and the exact date hasn’t been officially announced, either.Rock Festivals to shake Koreans are coming
Proving the passion for rock music of Koreas, world class rock stars are coming to Korea for two summer Rock Fes-tivals; Pentaport and Jisan Valley. After the line ups were relapsed, rock music fans
N.K take a tough stand against UN and South Korea
N.K announces to take the toughest retaliation if the punishment against N.K over the sinking of S.Korean war-ship is on the table to discuss. Through this severe comment, the tension over the Korean peninsula has been increased.
How can politicians win votes?
Jeff Blake
SuLee
As a foreigner in Korea for the last 10 years, it has been interesting for me to watch politics evolve. I’ve definitely noticed that although there is still cor-ruption, as with many countries around the world, it has improved a great deal. For me, the most important thing that politicians can do to is be honest with their voters.
If I’m honest, I usually don’t pay too much attention to politicians, or political par-ties. I feel bad about it, because women haven’t always had the opportunity to vote, but sometimes they seem so dull and out of touch to me. To win my vote, they need to appeal to things I like and care about. It seems they just appeal to big businesses, not the average person.
Lifestyle News
Going up/going down
Samsung – Galaxy S
The New Samsung Smart Phone, Galaxy S is revealing its secrets on June bringing the anticipation to intense competition of the smart phone market. When Apple released its first iPhones in Korea, Sam-sung had a tough time losing their massive number of customers to iPhones. But it couldn’t stop Samsung from inventing this remarkable device that might be the breakthrough to obtain the crown of most pow-erful brand back to Samsung again. Now Samsung is taking its bold step to the fierce market with Android, OS from Google, announcing the war to iPhone 4 released only 6 hours ahead. Galaxy S is super slim in only 9.9 mm with Super AMOLED 4 inches. It will be available from about 110 companies in 80 countries in the world. Is this time for Samsung to get all those customers back? Or is it just another begin-ning to the unpredictable war? We’ll have to wait to see who takes the crown.
Apple – iPhone 4
Finally breaking the airtight secrecy out, Apple opens their mouth about iPhone 4 on June 7 in San Francisco. This release was unannounced by their spy world level secrecy policy but predicted with new-tech lov-ers waiting for long time with their eyeball wide opened. As the world most popular smartphone, all iPhone series has been very successful with a growing thick layer of iPhone manias. The number of iPhone sold in the world is about 27 million, ranking top in the market. This iP-hone 4 is predicted to be even more successful than previous models with highly developed new technology. It is 24% slimmer than previ-ous model, contains more then 100 functions and is installed Retina Display. Creating folder to organize the applications in a category and multi tasking are also possible. It will be available on the market on June 24th in the United States, and will be exported to 88 counties by September.
Pizza Hill- Go Korea PromotionRoot for Korean plays during the World Cup season with cool beer and original Italian pizza. Reds Set: 91,000 won -> 59,000 won (Large Size Pizza + Family Size Salad + 2 cups of Asahi Beer)Korea Set: 116,000 won -> 79,000 won (Large Size Pizza + Oven Spaghetti, Family Size Salad + 2 cups of Asahi Beer) June 11th to July 12th- Triple Lunch SetTaste 3 representative menus and enjoy your relaxed afternoon. Triple One: 63,000 won -> 48,000 won (Small Size Pizza + Couple Size Salad + 1 Soft Drink + 1 coffee) Triple two: 95,000 won -> 66,000 won (Large Size Pizza + Family Size Salad + 2 Soft Drinks + 2 coffees) Sheraton Walkerhill Hill Hotel Seoul, 02-455-5000Taxes and Service Charges are not included.
Summer Dessert Special Choices of ginseng ice flakes, fresh yo-gurt ice flakes or well-being grain power will cool you off this summer. Café Amiga is introducing new desserts not only deli-cious but also very healthy. Have some cool patbingsu and beat the summer heats away!June 1st ~ August 30th, Café Amiga in Imperial Palace Hotel, 02-3440-8000
Enjoy the Fresh & Sweet Ice Cream Novotel Daegu City Center is showing their mouth watering ice cream with vari-ous kinds of topping. Including Novotel Special Patbingsu, you don’t have to worry about how to satisfy your sweet tooth. Novotel Daegu, 8F, 053-664-1169
Lobster SpecialJW’s Grill offers you a special chance to have various kinds of lobster dishes. Pro-motion menu contains two courses as well with grilled Foie Gras, lobster with fresh mangoes, king crab cake, and etc. June 1st ~ August 31st, JW Marriott, (02) 6282-6759
Emotional Lunch Experience A Must For the Epicurean Pierre Gagnaire Offers You an Emotional Culinary Journey. Treat yourself to a sumptuous lunch at Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul! You can now enjoy the state-of-the-art meal even on Saturdays, surrounded by the extraordinary interior design and gorgeous backdrop of downtown Seoul. The new lunch course, with carefully selected items, will make your afternoon more special than ever with its delicate touch. Lotte Hotel Seoul, New Wing 35F, 02-317-7181Monday ~ Saturday 12:00~15:00/ 18:00~22:00 (Closed on Sundays and holidays)
Your Forum Questions,Answered!Q In order to work in Korea, what does the applica-tion and interview process consist of and how long does the process take until you know if you have been ac-cepted or not?
harriswhite50
May. 28,2010 AM 10:35
A The application process should be like this:
Find a school and submit your resume and photo, have an interview, get a contract and send your documents to Korea to get your visa issuance num-ber. Then you will get your visa at the Korean Embassy and-come to Korea
Normally the whole process takes up to 1 or 2 months.
Q . I am currently traveling in South-
east Asia and would be available for work at any time after the mid-dle of April.
Would I be able to directly go to Ko-rea from here?
Love_Bungeob-bang
May. 24,2010 PM 04:33
“You can extend your visa on the hikorea site”A To get a proper work visa as an English teacher in Korea, you need to get an E2 visa, and this requires you to prepare some documents like sealed transcripts, diploma, apostilled criminal record check, and etc.
I’m not sure if you have all those documents in your hand
now, but without them you can’t work in Korea. Plus if it is your first time to get a work visa, you have to get it done in your home country.
Q Can I stay in Korea after my E2 visa expires?
My work visa is go-ing to expire at the end of this month, but I was hoping to stay in Korea for another month to see more of the country. I’m not gonna have a job, so I don’t need to have a work visa anymore, right? Am I allowed to stay here after my visa expires, or do I need to go home right away?
youngallen331
May. 26,2010 AM 10:53
A You can apply to stay for an extra 30 days online at the hikorea site.
Q Is there a draw-ing class in Eng-lish?
Does anyone know drawing or painting class in English?
I thought it’s time to learn something new, and drawing sounds coolbut I can’t find any in Eng. in Seoul. un-cool.
laura.baker65
May. 17,2010 PM 08:38
A Mike Stewart runs art classes in English in Myeong-dong. Contact him at [email protected] for more informa-tion.
Hope that helps!
Home from Home
Quick KoreanQuick Korean: Making a room reservation A: Bin-bang-ee-sseo-yo?) Do you have a room available? B: Meon-myeong-ee-se-yo? How many? A: Doo-myeong-ee-yo Two people. B: Un-je-yo? When? A: ee-bun-ju-to-yo-il-ee-yo This Saturday.
Carolina Ruiz is a teacher in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do. A native of the Philip-pines, she hasn’t been back for 10 years, but now speaks Korean to such a level that she volunteers as a translator and tourist guide.
Vocabulary bang = room doo-myeong = two people se-myeong = three people ne-myeong = four people hyeon-geum = cash un-je = when ee-bun-ju = this week to-yo-il = Saturday
At home in the Philippines:What language do you speak in your home country? I speak Filipino.What do you miss most about it there? I really miss cycling with my family, and eating the food the most.Do you get the chance to celebrate Filipino holidays in Korea? Yes of course, Christ-mas and Easter.Describe your favorite food there? I like avocados - they’re a delicious, smooth fruit.Tell us about an interesting culture or custom in your country: We greet people by hugging, touching cheek to cheek and shaking hands.Do you have any other tips for visitors? Just be careful when you travel.What 3 words best describe your home country and the people there?Very hospitable.kind and warm hearted
At home in Korea:What made you decide to come to Korea? I got married here!What do you like most about it here? The food, the tradition and the culture.Was there anything you found it hard to get used to? The language, and the winter here is really cold!Name one thing that helps you feel more at home here: Definitely, the friendly peo-ple, Korean have been very kind to me. What’s your favorite activity here? I like to volunteer as a translator/tour guide.Do you like Korean food? What’s your favorite? Yes, of course! Kimchi!!!Can you recommend a good restaurant, with food from your home country, in Korea? Kabayan restaurant is great.Do you spend time with other members of the expat community from the Philip-pines? Yes. at the English cafe.
Boryeong is for Mud Lovers
WorknPlay find out why the annual mud festival has become one of the biggest festivals in Korea for both foreigners and Koreans alike
Boryeong is for Mud Lovers
Boryeong Mud FestivalWebsite: http://www.mud-festival.or.kr/
Boryeong Tour with Workn-Play: July 17th (Saturday) ~ July 18th (Sunday)Departure Time: July 17th - 8AM at Seolleung Station Exit #5 (Subway Line #2)July 18th - 4PM at Bo-ryeongPrice: 75,000 KRW ~ 80,000 KRW Contact Emma Jang for more informatione-mail: [email protected]: 070-7602-5887 (010-3732-5169)
Letter from the Mayor of Boryeong City
First of all, I’d like to welcome all of you com-ing to Boryeong where you will experience the fantastic world of Mud. Boryeong Mud Festi-val was chosen as the representative festival of Korea, and has drawn the world’s attention. Cover your body with soft mud which is good for your skin and take part in the programs that will blow your stress away. With the kind smiles of Boryeong citizens and dynamic programs you will build beautiful memo-ries.
Hottrend patterned tights
Forever 21 15,000 KRW
Uniqlo10,000 KRW
Topshop30,000 KRW
Monsoon 10,000 KRW
H&M 20,000 KRW
Men’s Appearance
Top (singer), Kim namkil (actor), Jang keunsuk (actor), Lee byounghun (actor) – They are representative celeb-rities well fit for eye makeup. Wearing skinny jeans, grooming their eyebrows, having white and smooth skin, emphasizing the newest fashion style... Nowadays, we can see some men having these features. Other names for these men are ‘the groomings’ or ‘the pretty boys’. Namely, it’s a new trend in modern men.Men following this trend want to look polished and intelligent; also they have a sort of an androgynous appeal. The pretty boys have concerns about makeup as well as diet. Not only models and service men, but also normal worker and univer-sity student prefer a slim and trendy appearance. Socially appearance is treated as competitiveness, so recently men having regular weight or low weight want to be slim guys. Also, they don’t hesitate to go to a cosmetic store and pick up powder or BBcream(to revise their skin color). They say, “Like wearing clothes neatly, makeup and diet are kinds of self-appearance care. As you know, slim shape is a current trend, not muscular man because it makes men feel. By Qasar
Buwhang .
Have you seen an ajumma with weird circle bruises in public bath and wondered what on the earth is that? Lucky you, I have an answer for that. When I had a problem with my ankles, I had a suggestion from my boss to try this cool acupuncture. So instead of running to the doctor in the western hospital, I decided to take a risk of experiencing Korean medical treatment. Fortunately, I had no problem with putting all those sharp needles in my body, but I wasn’t aware of this weird cup thing. At that time, I knew nothing about the process, but as my boss explained how it works and experience it myself, now I can tell the procedure is “Buwhang” It started with prinking my ankles with lots of needles so that when the cup was on the painful part, the blood could flow out. By letting the bloods out, it helps the gas inside the blood out though the skin and clear the blood. It’s especially good for pain on the shoulder caused by fatigue. The procedure might look a lot terrifying, but the effect was worthy to take all the scary parts. So when you try this Korean style acupuncture for your chronic pain, you might find yourself happy with all the weird circles on your back.
Ginseng, Good for Everything Why ginseng is so good for your health
Known as Insam, Ginseng is one of the most exported items in Korea. The name Insam comes from the appearance looks like a person. ‘In’ means a person in Korean. It is well known for its unbelievably superb effect as a medicine for many diseases. Science experiment has proven that Ginseng is very effective on more than few illnesses. It helps to regain the appetite, digest, and stop vomiting and pain in the chest as well as makes your immune system, heart and other organs strong. Also, its anti-cancel effect was recently proven, too. For the last to mention from all other unmentioned effective due to the space, it helps to stabilize your mental health as well. But before you buy Ginseng, talk to the doctor first and make sure that your body goes well with the nature of the Ginseng because it could be also bad to some people based on their constitution. Since its first appearance in Korea in 799 on a book, Samguksagi that states history of the Three States, it has been the favorite medicine among Korean.
Baeksam – dried 4 years old ginseng under the sunlight. If it’s dried in straight shape, it’s called ‘Jicsam’ (which literally mean straight ginseng), and if it’s dried in curved shape, it’s called “Goksam” (Curved Ginseng)
Rose Hill feature
In search of Bok From Korea to Japan to find a deadly feast
Nowadays, whenever I travel, especially to the East, I get this overpow-ering urge to eat bizarre delicacies. Something about the local faire, the tentacles squirming in buckets at neighborhood markets, strange new meats, and steam rising off grills charring unrec-ognizable animal parts gets my blood pumping - it almost makes me feel that, despite the McDon-alds and KFCs at any given corner, I’m actually traveling to places that are authentically different from where I grew up. During my last break, I became obsessed with finding and consuming fugu, or blowfish. Blowfish, or bok (복) as it is known in Ko-rea, is a fish prized for its unique look, its delicate flesh, and its ability to puff up to scare preda-tors. It’s also extremely poisonous to humans. Every year, hun-dreds of people, usually amateur chefs, die from blowfish poisoning. The fish must be prepared in a particular manner by specially trained chefs to prevent the dish from killing the diner. The fish contains a neurotoxin that slowly numbs the body, eventually causing paralysis and death. The most nerve-wracking
part of the entire expe-rience is that even if the fish is prepared prop-erly, if you eat enough, trace toxins in the fish cause your mouth to go numb. If that’s not a culinary double-dare, I don’t know what is. The problem is that blowfish seemed dreadfully difficult to find in Korea. After a few half-hearted at-tempts, I was reminded that the blowfish capital of the world is Osaka, a short flight away. So, on a complete whim, I went to Osaka, for adventure, for culinary enjoyment, and to test my own mortality. In the trendy Shinsaibashi area of Osaka, I easily found several fugu restau-rants, heralded by huge blowfish balloons. For a reasonable price I found a great set menu, which served the fish sashimi, deep-fried, and in a soup. The fish was delicate, but definitely not the culinary explo-sion that I had antici-pated. So, to me, it was all about the numbness. Was the toxin working? Was that numbness I felt? No. So, naturally, I ordered another huge
platter of sashimi, the fish cut so thin that you could see the ceramic pattern of the dish underneath. I waited, and then waited a little more. Nothing. But then something felt.....different. And sure enough, with a few questions to confirm that I wasn’t just dream-ing it, I realized that I was high. Not like alco-hol, not like numbness, but a floating, dreamlike sensation that clouded my mind. NOW I un-derstood the goofy grins plastering the faces of the regulars. As I walked – no - floated through Shin-saibashi, the aches and pains from traveling fell away and I realized that foreigners in Korea might just have a more traditional option to fall back on when their bar of choice is closed for the day. With the memory of that delicate and deadly fish still lingering in my nerves on my flight back, I decided to redouble my search for bok in Korea.
Temple for World Peace The official name of this temple is ‘The Buddha Sharira Stupa for World Peace and Unification* Upon arriving to the low gateway (which comically inappropriate, made me flashback to the nunnery’s foyer from The Sound of Music), the sun strikes the golden pagoda atop the dome-shaped temple ceil-ing like a beacon reaching for the heavens above. I awwed at the beautiful grounds, statues of lime-stone and granite, and humbling tranquility within the temple walls. The green sign ahead explained al-most everything one needs to know into the historical background of the fairly new and untouched hid-den gem. Word-by-word, error-by-error, here is what it said:1) We held the ceremony
of laying foundation stone for the Buddha Sharira Stupa on October 10 of the lunar Buddhist era 2532 (1988 AD) on the founding day of Korea in order to inherit and develop the nation’s spirit & the humanitarian ideal.2) The front gate of the Buddha Sharira Stupa faces the crater lake on Mount Paek-du which means the peaceful unification from South’s Mount Halla to North’s Mount Paekdu.3) The round-shaped 360 pyeong (1 pyeong = 3.3 square meters) of the bottom of the Stupa means the entire peace & happiness of the round universe.4) The height of 33 meters of the Stupa means attaining pure Buddhahood of 33 heavens in the universe.5) The shape of the Buddha Sharira Stupa engrafts those of the pagoda of Prabhutar-atna and the Pagoda of Shakyamumi, and the parapet of the Stupa revives the circling around the pagoda of 9 stories of Hwangry-ong temple in Silla Kingdom to glorify na-tional culture.6) The place of the Buddha Sharira Stupa is the religious martyrdom site where the great zen masters Heoung Bowoo and Hwanseong Jiahn died in Chosun dynasty. Erecting a stone monument for matyr is to inherit & develop the spirit of martyr for human beings’
happiness.7) When the collection of hand written copies of the Lotus Sutra has enshrined since Buddhist era 2532 (1988 AD) on August 15, Independence Day of Korea, the aurora, natural radiance, fancy phenomena of rising Stupa appeared several times for a few hours in the Stupa, a buddhist statue and the sky during ceremony in 1994.8)180 hand-written copies of the Lotus Stupa were enshrined on August 15, buddhist era 2545, 2001 CA.DJ. Now 1 million people are writing the Lotus Stupa in the world.We vow that the writing movement spreads all over the world for peace, the Buddha World, and the supreme perfect enlightment of mankind. Feeling like an unworthy intruder, I quietly walked around the outside cor-ridors when suddenly a short man with kind, fatherly eyes rushes out. Startled by my presence but quickly averting his hurried legs towards me he smiles, drops his grey bag (which matched his robes to a T) and turns right back around while gesturing me to follow him. Curious and having no choice but to
Temple for World Peace
Information Box
Temple for World Peace
Address: 2268, 695-813 (zip) /
Phone #: 064-783-8801 /
Directions: from the Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal take a bus heading towards Hapdeok or ask to get off at Jocheon-ri. Once you get off, back-track and take Jowa-ro(street) going uphill from across the childrens school with the soccer and play field. (Travel and walk time about 1 hour).
follow, I walked through the sliding doors towards a cluttered table of books, candles, ink brushes and a signature book. I must have been a rare sight (a young, lone traveler and her techy camera) for Master Kim Kyung, and not wanting to miss the opportunity to give a semi-welcoming to his home, he made sure to provide me with booklets (in English and Korean) and the Lotus Book of the True Law (their version of the Bible). He also had me write down my name, birth date as well as contact information in Korea which I gladly obliged. His generos-ity and willingness to let me take as many pictures as I wanted was a stoke of good luck and timing. In addi-tion, I took it as a blessing in disguise – some people may have thought I rebuke my Christian roots by com-ing here, but having been to several temples in the past (to pray, meditate, clean and homestay) I always returned more relaxed with a new found inner peace and energy.
Korea Spotting in Shanghai
Seoul’s great, but every once in a while an escape is necessary. Being a city person, my idea of relaxation wasn’t a trip to Phuket or Boracay, but to the even larger city of Shanghai. Sure, Shanghai may be the largest city in the world, population-wise, (according to Wikipedia, which we know is NEVER wrong), but the site also points out how much more population-dense Seoul is. Yeah, we blow NYC out of the water…. Anyway, it was time for a quick getaway.Although I escaped, I didn’t seem to get too far. Per-haps it was the “Korean Wave” that washed ashore prior to my visit, but Korean culture seemed to be splashed all over the city. Okay, technically this was pre-China, but while I was hoping to have my first Chinese meal enroute to the country, a thick kimchi jjigae-type dish and vegetables
with gochujang was served on the plane. And this was on China Eastern Airlines, not a Korean carrier.... That’s okay; there would be plenty of dumplings to be had soon enough.Speaking of Korean food, though, there was a lot of it to be found around the city. I had a pu-erh and plum bubble tea at Chamate (an Asian-fusion place with a nice selection of hot and iced teas), and there was kim-chi fried rice and a couple of other Korean-inspired dishes on the menu. On my way out of the building, I heard Korean music and saw this restaurant. Walking back from Nanjing Road, I spotted this place that seemed to serve up all the casual Korean favorites. I can’t vouch for the taste of these dishes, the pictures at least looked stuff I’d eaten in Korea. Apparently they’re not getting their revenge for the “Chinese” food
served in Korea…. Something about the eggs atop those dishes, though. The yolk-to-white ratio seems to be a bit off or something.Checking out the clothing markets one day, there were all sorts of huge ad posters up featuring white people dressed in Asian clothes. These gals seem to be wearing some hanbok-esque outfits, with a green word written in Hangul that apparently has no Ko-rean meaning.I decided to take a look at a rather small grocery store, which had a surprising amount of foreign items. I marveled at their several varieties of Oreos and spotted a couple of essential Korean items. At the current exchange rate, the soju is about 2,800 won, while the Pepero is about 800 won. Not so bad, con-sidering how much soju is back in the US.Later, when I was at a convenience store my hostel
roommate Bella, she pointed me toward a shelf of snack cakes. Oh look, Rain cakes, in a variety of fla-vors! Since I didn’t take a picture of the snacks (and didn’t feel like buying them myself), I found one online. You can see of more of him (and the snacks) on the Fu Ma Food website. My Chinese co-worker also tracked down this commercial: Speaking of Rain, Bella and I later went to get foot massages (a must in Shanghai), and the masseuse gave us control of the TV’s remote. We watched a Chinese movie for a while, then some 80s Ameri-can movie and then there was Rain again. It was an episode of Full House (no, not the Uncle Jesse one), dubbed into Mandarin. So that was pretty much it. Bunches of Korean stuff everywhere in China. So much for my escape…. By Angela
Hidden Korea
The weekend trip to Sok-modo Island in Incheon came as the result of a pre-planned trip to another destination gone awry when my fellow travel buddies turned out to be no-shows. This random adventure excited me nonetheless, as I was eager to get out of the concrete jungle otherwise known as Seoul. After a few wrong turns and some Saturday traffic, my boyfriend and I made it to the tiny island. A ferry gets you across at a price of 10 000 won.The island itself was very quiet, the quiet was ex-actly what I was looking for. A sea of soil, far and rocks greeted my eyes as we drove aroun looking for a place to spend the night. We found a motel situated above a sushi
restaurant, rooms were going at 30,000 won per night.On the island you can enjoy the scenery by walking along the beach, eating and drinking, so we commenced our time in this order. The beach seemed to come with a mini swamp, the brown sand mixed with seawater created a muddyseashore. The late afternoon sun shone hazily through a blanket of clouds setting a relaxed mood.After the road trip the pangs of hunger led us to the sushi restaurant just below our hotel room where we dined on eel and the accompanying side dishes. A short while later an influx of people filled the restaurant creat-ing a cheery atmosphere. Later I learnt that they
were some sort of inter-net club that organized trips in order to socialize and just have fun.The note on out hotel room door said that rooms are to be exited at 11:30am, which we did. After lunch we checked out the local temple. I was not sure if I could take a photo of this particular Buddha so I snapped a shot on the down-low.What seems to be a sleeping BuddhaThe trip concluded with getting slightly lost on the way back to the harbor. I used this as another photo op-portunity to snap some more pictures of the sea. With that I said farewell to Sokmodo Island. An-other adventure com-pleted in my exploration of Korea.By Lauren Jo
Sokmodo Island
Ask a Korean ....
Where is the best place to buy a camera?
Well, if you like Lomography (really cool cameras that take unusual pictures), you should go to the Lomography shop in Hongdae. There are all kinds of fun cameras there, and some of them are as cheap as 20,000 won! That one is a multi-sampler, and takes four pictures at once.
A lot of people say go to Yongsan, but I find it too stressful, so buy my electrical goods on the internet instead. There are lots of great deals to be found on internet site like GMarket, but the problem is that most of them are in Korean, so you might need some help with that.
I usually go to Emart, just because it’s so easy to find what you need there, and the staff are really helpful. Also, once I got a camera second-hand, which made it really cheap, but you need to be careful that who-ever you are buying it off is genuine and not fake. Be careful!
Go to Yongsan electronics mart. You can find some great deals there, but you have to make sure that you don’t get tricked into buying something for an unreasonable price. There are so many vendors and they will all be shouting something at you, which you might not understand, so it’s best to take a Korean friend to help! Good luck!
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Seoul World DJ Festival
I actually own Toby Keith’s Greatest Hits CD, so am not the most qualified to talk about the World DJ Festival. The important part, however, is that this festival is a total freak show. And I mean that in a good way. Animal cos-tumes, face paint, drum parades, body tattoos, etc. etc. I saw someone dancing with a full-sized mannequin. Lots of eye candy, if you ever wanted to live inside The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine movie for a few hours. Oh, and a ton of foreigners. We made up at least a good quarter of the people attending.Here’s the thing about the clubbing scene, and the festival was essentially an extreme outdoor club. People either enjoy it or they don’t. Tickets were 55,000 won each. For many of us, we had to take buses to Seoul. This event was a commitment. If you live for techno and trance, this festival may as well be Jesus coming back. If you wear shorts that cut off circulation to your gonads and sunglasses that are half the size of your face, this festival may as well be winning the audio lottery. But much like Jimmy Buffett, people either love the music or hate it. And if you hate techno, the World DJ Festival is a waste of your time. Of course, no harm in going once. Gives you stories to tell your grandkids.
I thought of this on our 5:30 AM walk back to the subway station, but the animal outfits, like the giraffe costume above and a raccoon I saw wandering around are quite possibly the perfect outfits to wear to these dance festivals. Putting on a raccoon suit makes you fearless. Everyone wants to dance with the raccoon and no one will dare reject a full body costume. It makes you seem as if you love a good time, have balls of steel, and know enough to stay warm when it gets cold later in the night. An entire group of animal costumes is disturbing, but a single giraffe or antelope in a crowd of tens of thousands is the move of a genius.And while it’s well-known to everyone in Korea, the foreigners party hard. I like to consider myself fun, but when it comes to long-term partying, I can’t compete with the others. There were six of us that went to the festival and I ended up leaving the festival with two of them. One carried around a large, bulky backpack for the entire seven hours we were there, including spending at least two-thirds of that dancing. Another had half his shirt covered in a yellow Jagermeister stain. He wore the shirt on the walk back, on the subway, at the bus station, on the bus, and from the cab to his apartment. And both of them are a good five and ten years older than me. I’m mostly amazed and a little bit jealous, but I know what I am getting into when I agree to go out to these overnight parties.
By Jason Levine
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Book Review : The ReaderAfter its dramatic appearance from the Book Club of Oprah Winfrey show, The reader was sold more than million copies only in the USA. As I heard the title, I couldn’t help but smiling as imagining a handsome guy reading a book to me on the bedside. But the book was not something you can read with your smile on. The story tells the very first love of a young man who used to read a book to the loved one as if it were a sacred ceremony. But unlike any other light love story, this one handles a heavy subject, too. The love story between 15 years old weak boy and
mature 36 years old woman with a fatal secret makes you think about what the real love is. Especially, when the secret that Hanna was desperately trying to hide for her entire life reveals, the reaction of Michael brings lots of question. With all of those various opinions with strong logics might shake your thought and make you confused, but it doesn’t really matter. After all, the decision is all for you to make. Whether the relationship they had was true love or not, it is definitely sure that this is a quite enchanting story that has caught million readers mind. Title:
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The ArtsMeeting Flower Painter Flo
W: Hi Flo, great to meet you. I’ve been a fan of your paint-ings for some time now. How long have you been painting in Korea? F: Nice to meet you too! Well, I’ve been in Korea for 4 years now, but it’s only in the last two that I’ve been able to concentrate more on my painting. I original-ly came here to teach, like many other expats in Korea. Before arriv-ing here, I’d only really done it as a hobby, but it was always some-thing I’d loved doing. W: So when did you decide to shift the focus from teaching to painting? F: It all started when I painted a picture for best friend’s birthday, it was a street scene of Samcheong-dong. He hung it in his apart-ment, as any good friend would, and it eventually got spotted
by a local gallery owner at a party. He asked me to show him some more of my work, and I ended up doing an exhibition at his gallery. From there, I set up a website, and found that I didn’t need to be a struggling artist, after all! It was definitely a sur-prise for me, I have to say. W: That’s an amazing story, and one I’m sure many struggling art-ists out there are pretty jealous of! Do you think your progression to professional artist would have been the same back in London, where you’re from?F: No, absolutely not! I’ve been very fortunate in Korea, and I’m so grateful to all the wonderful peo-ple who’ve come along to my exhibitions and sup-ported my work. How-ever, I’m not so naive as to imagine it’s all down to skill! The fact is, the expat art scene is very new and exciting in Korea, and still very small. So, unlike
The ArtsMeeting Flower Painter Flo
in London, which is full of brilliant artists from all walks of life, I’m still kind of a novelty here. W: So tell us about your latest project.F: Oh yes, I’d love to. I’m really very excited about this one; it makes me smile every day because it’s such a happy subject matter. My latest works are all detailed projec-tions of wedding flow-ers. It’s been difficult to achieve, but I’ve been trying to bring some-thing about the person-ality of each couple and their relationship into the simple beauty of the flowers they chose for their big day. I can’t go into too much detail before the exhibition opens, but for just as a little taster, there’ll be a surprise awaiting all visi-tors. It has to do with the real couples who I based the paintings on, let’s just say that
Events HighlightsUsher Concert June 3rd, 19 pmOlympic Park Gymnastics Gymnasium (First Gymna-sium)
Standing R section - 146,000 Won R section Reseved seats 146,000 Won S section Reserved seats 126,000 Won A section Reseved seats 100,000 Won B section Reseved seats 80,000 Won
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2010 Jisan Valley Rock Festival
July 30th ~ August 1st Jisan Forest ResortTo reserve: ticket.interpark.com/Global/
3 days pass – 176,000 won, 2 days pass – 143,000 won, 1 day pass – 99,000 won, camp-ing ticket- 15,000 won
Puchon International Fantastic Film FestivalJuly 15th ~ 25th Puchon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Boryeong Mud Festival July 17th ~ 25thDaecheon Beach, Boryeong
The Power of12 Cellos 2010July 1st ~ 2nd, 8 pmSeoul Art Center02-580-1301, 02-368-1515
VIP- 150,000 won, R- 120,000 won, S- 90,000 won, A- 60,000 won, B- 40,000, C- 30,000 won
Rodin ExhibitionApril 30th ~ August 22nd Seoul Museum of Art 1577-8968
Adults – 12,000 won, Teens – 10,000 won, Children – 8,000 won
Carmen (Opera)7.3~7.7, 7:30 pm(Weekdays&Sat), 4:00 pm (Sun), No performance on Monday) Seoul Arts Center 02-3476-6224Admission VVIP 250,000, VIP 200,000 won, R- 150,000, S- 100,000 A- 50,000, B 30,000
Modern English Landscape PaintingsJune 25th ~ September 26th, 11:00 am ~ 20:00 pm, Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Art MuseumClosed on July 26th,August 30thAdmission – Adults – 11,000 won, Student under 17 – 8,000won, Child under 11 – 6,000 won
Ditto Recital Ⅱ July.2 8pm, Seoul Hoam Art Hall 1577-5266
Ditto Family Concert July 4 1577-5266, Seoul Arts Center
Guro Indie Rock Festival July 2~3, Seoul Guro Art Vally theater 02-2029-1700
Seoul international Youth File Festival July 8 ~ 14, Seoul siyff.com, 02-775-0501,
Incheon Jazz Festival7. 16~18, at 8:00 pm (Fri) at 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm (Sat), 2:30pm, 5:00pm (Sun), Incheon Culture and Arts Center 032-420-2027, 032-420-2027The 5th Incheon Jazz Festival is coming back with more powerful artists with talented voice. Nicholas Payton, often mentioned as ‘The Second Armstrong”, Miguel Zenon, the genius whose first album was chosen as the best al-bum of the year in 2002, and Shin Yeawon, acknowledged by the father of World Music, Egberto Gismonti will show you the new level of Jazz world.
Dong-gang International Photo Festival 7.23 ~ 8.22, Dong-gang Photo Museum, 033-370-2227
Pohang International Fireworks Festival 7.23rd ~ 26th, Pohang, 054-270-2114 * Light Parade – 24th, 18:00 ~ 20:00 pm
Pentaport Rock Festival July 23rd ~ 25th , pentapor-trock.com, Dream parkAdmission – One day – 88,000 won, Two days – 132,000 won, 3 days – 165,000 won
Jungnamjin Aqua Festival July 28th ~ August 1st, jhwa-ter.kr/
Theo Jansen Exhibition2010.06.12 ~ 2010.10.17, Gwacheon National Science Museum, 1544-0113Environment friendly Kinetic Artist, Teho Jansen is having an extraordinary exhibition at Gwacheon this year. The exhibition will be held for 130 days with 16 artworks, including the first work, Ani-maris Vulgaris and the latest work, Animaris Umerus.
Keith Haring 2010June 17 ~ September 5, 10 am ~ 20 pm (Admission are allowed until one hour before the closing time)Soma Museum in Olympic Park, Admission - Adult 12,000 won, Teens 10,000 won, Children 8,000 won, 02-3210-4555 For 10 years, he had hold more than 100 exhibitions. His art works are consisted with simple lines and strong color, showing the general idea about life, death, love, war, sex, etc in light and de-lightful drawings
Beauty of the Century April 30 ~ July 24, 11:00 am ~ 20:00 pm, Closed on June 28th, Seoul Arts Center, 1666-4252Admission - Adults 9,000 won, Teens - 8,000 won, Chil-dren - 6,000 wonBritish Photographer, Cecil Beaton’s great works came to Seoul for the exhibition. Those beautiful celebrities become alive through his extraordinary works as his picture brings the genuine person behind this beauti-ful mask, revealing the true person in the picture.
Peace at the DMZ with Artie Kornfeld the Father of Wood-stock69August 6th ~ 8th, Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park, 070-4035-0864
Busan International Magic FestivalAugust 4th ~ 8th, Bexco Con-vention Center 051-626-7002 Entrance Admission – Adults – 10,000 won, Teens and Children – 8,000 won
The 10th Seoul Interna-tional NewMedia Festi-valAugust 5th ~ 14th, Hongik Univ. Area
TURANDOT August 12th ~ 14th, 8 pm, Seoul World Cup Stadium, 02-373-5570Admission – VIP - 210,000 won, R – 175,000 won, S – 140,000 won, A – 105,000 won
The Pulitzer Prize PhotographsJune 22nd ~ August 29th, 11:00 am ~ 20 pm, Closed on July 26th, Seoul Arts Center, 1588-7890 Admission – Adults 10,000 won, Teens – 8,000 won, Children – 6,000 won
Busan International Advertising Festival August 26th ~ 28th, Haeun-dae Area, 051-623-5539
Employer Spotlight Companies of Korea
CEO
Randy Thomas, 50, is the CEO of English Time, Seoul
Tell us about your company: English Time is a large hagwon franchise, based in Seoul. We employ 300 teachers and staff, and operate in over 50 schools across the city. We are known for taking a relaxed approach to English education, and getting great results from the students.
What does your role involve? As CEO of English Time, my job can sometimes be quite stressful, as I’m sure you can imagine! Ultimately, I am responsible for every decision the company makes, so I need to be on top of all of our schools at once, constantly watching out for problems, or areas where improvements can be made. My role also involves alot of meeting people and eating, which I love!
How many people do you employ? As I said earlier, 300 teachers and staff. Staff includes cleaners, receptionists, cooks etc.
Why do you think yours is a good company to work for? English Time is well known for treating it’s staff well. Not only do we offer 2 months holiday a year for our teachers, we also make sure their work environment in happy and productive.
What do you look for in potential candidates? Humor, enthusiasm, passion and of course a love for kids.
What do you like most about what you do? The fascinating people I get to meet.
What are your company’s plans for the future? To keep educating, and keep improving.
Inspirational School Supplies
When a little Korean child is getting ready for their first day at their private English school (hagwan for the new kids), it’s always a good idea to impress the teach-ers. That means adorable, colorful school supplies with fancy English lettering will cement themselves into the frozen hearts of their teach-ers. I would have preferred candy myself, but I won’t complain, because read-ing these pencil cases and notebooks has become the joy of my day.I’m offended on one level just because of the hor-rendous grammar most of these school supplies have. You figure marketing would make sure that the design-ers hired a copywriter or something, but no point in nitpicking. And maybe my ability to detect cuteness
has diminished as I’ve got-ten older and crankier, but doesn’t that picture look like a woodland animal cult? Note that none of them are smiling and they all have wide eyes and blank stares. There definitely filled with love, but most likely only for their fellow Branch David-ians.Teasing aside, all my anger is subsided, if only for the adorable images and positive messages. While SpongeBob SquarePants is loved and adored by millions of children, I highly doubt his lunch boxes are promoting love and hap-piness. Yes, your son or daughter will be the envy of his friends when he waves around his or her Wizards of Waverly Place notebook, but in Korea, the journals and folders are used to
teach their classmates the true meaning of friendship.A wonderful life lesson amongst a horrific Eng-lish grammar lesson. In the classroom, we have to promote the highest standards and always give our best efforts. That’s our job. But perfection isn’t the job of the businessmen who brought this product to the market. Hiring a flu-ent English speaker would have cut into their precious profits, and I don’t think most parents who buy this notebook know how badly it’s written anyway.I’m pretty sure the reason these poorly written English phrases get into stores so easily and frequently is the same reason that Toyota didn’t recall their cars until someone got hurt: they don’t care. Who’s going to
complain? Us? Most of us can barely read Korean, much less pen a carefully worded complaint letter or raise awareness on the growing concern of bad English on school supplies. So we’ll just do what we can, and that means teach-ing the kids grammar.
Campus Life
Meilan Zhang studied as an international under-graduate student from China at Sungshin Wom-en’s University. She and I were in the same class at school. Last fall’s semester was her last one in Korea. She will graduate this February and go back to China. After I heard the news, I made a plan to meet up with her. We met at the Hollys Café near my office, and or-dered a grande Green Tea Latte and tall Café Mocha. Here’s part of the conver-sation that we had, about her experiences studying in Korea. I’ve translated the conversation we had from Korean.
Emma: Congratulations on your graduation! How do you feel?Meilan: I feel something is missing. I know going home sounds wonder-ful, but there are a few reasons I don’t want to go back to China. The first is food: ice cream and bread. Korean ice cream and bread are great! Nowadays, I can find Korean-brand foods in China, but the taste is different. I will miss them a lot. The other thing is shop-ping: Korean clothes are fancy and cheap! E: What? I cannot be-lieve that… most Korean people visit China to go
shopping because their goods are cheap. Moreo-ver, most of our goods are from China!M: Yes, but the design is from Korea. And I bought sunglasses in Korea that were cheaper than in China!E: Sounds interesting. In that case, I should seri-ously reconsider planning a trip to China. Haha!By the way, why did you choose Korea to study abroad?M: Oh… I cannot re-member that now, be-cause I made that deci-sion almost five years ago. I’m just kidding!I am from the Choson tribe, so I have been interested in Korea for a long time. I wanted to learn Korean and study in Korea. That is the big-gest reason why I chose Korea.The other reason is the competition for getting a job. I believe that I will have more advantages with a bachelor’s degree from a university in Korea, compared to other college students in China, because this degree will not only show my Korean skills but also my interna-
tional experience. E: I heard you transferred into third-year classes. How did you prepare for transferring to Korea?M: I prepared to study abroad with an agency, so it was not that hard. They gave me a list of universi-ties in Korea and recom-mended transferring. As you know, transferring can save you time and money.I entered Sungshin Wom-en’s University’s Korean language class for for-eigners. Korean language class is necessary to study in Korea because most of the college’s classes are offered only in Korean. I could enter into the Uni-versity after passing the language class’s test. E: Were there both fun and hard experiences while studying in Korea? Can you tell me about them?M: Well… Last summer, I went to Ocean World with my friends. I went to many amusement parks in Korea, such as Lotte World and Everland. However, Ocean World was the most fun because I took a free shuttle bus to get there. They had a free
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Photo of the month Title: The SunTaken by : NooriLocation: AndongDate: 2010. 6. 13
Noori took this beautiful picture of the sun whilst out walking near her home iin An-dong. She prides herself on nevr having used an SLR, instead opting to use cheao and cherful cameras and seeking out the best photographic opportunites. Noori is the win-ner of Lomographs Holga camera.
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Prince Hotel, princehotel.co.kr 053-628-1001Novotel Hotel 053-664-1101 Gyeongju- HotelHilton Gyeongju Hotel, 054-745-7788Hyundai Hotel, hyun-daihotel.com, 054-779-7200Kolon Hotel, kolonhotel.co.kr 054-746-9001- Guest House/Resort/CondoSarangchae, kjstay.com, 054-773-4868Hanwha resort: 054-745-8060 Mauna ocean con-do:054-740-0500 Tovice condo: 0502-107-5544Kesington resort : 054-748-8400Corean Condo: 054-777-2779Andong- HotelRak-Ko-Jae AnDong, rkj.co.kr, 054-857-3410 Andong Park Hotel, 054-853-1501- Guest HouseChirye, chirye.com, 054-822-2590Suaedang, suaedang.co.kr 054-822-6661Pohang- HotelRamada Encore, rama-daencore.co.kr, 054-282-2700Commodore, commo-dore.co.kr, 054-241-1400
Jeolla GwangjuGwangju Youth Hostel 061-943-4378Ramada Plaza Gwangju,
ramadagwangju.com, 062-717-7000MujuMuju Resort, 063-322-9000Tirol Hotel, mujuresort.com, 063-320-7200Family Hotel, JeonjuCore-Riviera Hotel, core-riviera.co.kr, 063-232-7000Core Hotel, corehotel.co.kr, 063-285-1100Jeon-ju Tourist Hotel, jjhotel.co.kr, 063-280-7700Hansung Hotel, hotelhan-sung.kr, 063-288-0014 GunsanRitz Plaza Hotel, ritzp-laza.co.kr, 1588-4681Residence Hill, residence-hill.com, 063-443-8000Anesville, anes.kr, 063-468-2127
JejuHotel Lotte Jeju, hotel-lotte.co.kr, 064-731-1000Jeju Hiking Inn, hiking-inn.com, 064-763-2380Ramada Plaza Jeju, ramadajeju.co.kr, 064-729-8100 Haevichi Resort, haevi-chi.com, 064-780-8000Hyatt Hotel, hyattjeju.com, 064-733-1234
Food & Drink
SeoulFood/Drink Ggong Si Myeon Gwan (Chinese) 02-778-8861복, JongnoGwanghwamunjip (Korean) 02-739-7737복, GwanghwamumJinsadeak (Korean) 02-
774-9605복 Myoung-dongMyeong-dong Chungmu Gimbap, (Korean) 02-755-8488Myeong-dong Sundubu (Korean) 02-755-1336복Myoung-dong Kyoja, (Korean) mdkj.co.kr, 02-776-5348Rak-ko-jae, (Korean) rkj.co.kr, 02-742-3410, 010-5286-1588, JongnoTomatillo, (Cali-Mex) tomatillo.co.kr/main.html, 02-734-9225, GwanghwamumTosokchon, (Korean) 02-737-7444, Gwanghwa-mumSpice Table 02-796-0509 ItaewonFradia fradia.co.kr 02-3477-0033 GangnamOn the Border, (Ameri-can) ontheborder.co.kr, 02-795-9711, Sinchon, COEX, Time SquareBuddha’s Belly (Thai) 02-796-9330 ItaewonClubsNB clubnb.com, 02-326-1716 HongdaeW hotel wseoul.com, 02-465-2222 Hive 010-3994-6694 ItaewonBlue Sprit 010-8671-405 HongdaeM2 02-3143-7573 Hong-daeMass 02-599-4037 Gang-namMiro 02-544-9930 Gang-nam
ChungcheongFood/Drink Gasan (Korean) 041-561-9500, CheonanSpain House (Spanish) 041-571-7474, Cheonan
Olive Farms (Buffet) 043-215-3311, Cheongju
GyeonggiFood/Drink Sushi Mom (Japanese) letseat.at/sushimom, 032-332-0058, Bucheon La Mia Cucina (Italian pub) 010-2327-8882m IlsanFirst Nepal Restaurant (Nepalese) firstnepal.com, 032-525-8771, Incheon
ClubsClub Psycho, bcmusic-world.com, 010-7754-0409
GyeongsangBusanMokjangwon (Korean) 051-404-5000, Dongsam-dong, yongdo-guMipo Hoe Street (Ko-rean) 051-888-8255, HaeundaeGeumsu-bokguk, (Ko-rean) 051-741-3600, HaeundaeGecko’s (Western), 051-747-3069 HaeundaeKebabistan (Russian) 051-581-4050 Busan Sta-tionSunset Lounge (Ameri-can) 051-742-2959 Hae-undaeBreeze Burns (American) 051-754-4670, Gwang-mari and Haeundae, Busan ClubsElune, clubelune.com, 010-5525-4055, Paradise HotelMaktum, 051-742-0770 HaeundaeNEO Starface “Latin
Club” 051- 746-1746, HaeundaeDeaguAtrium (Western) 053-754-3111 Soosung-gu Bumo-dongBerkeley (Italian) 053-421-8577 DongsungnoCafé Francesco (Italian) 053-252-9625 Dong-sungnoDijon (French) 053-422-2426 DongsungnoHami Mamis (American) 053-475-5242 Near US BaseLeo Chow (Mexican) 053-255-7111 Dong-sungnoMaya (Indian) 053-214-1916 Gyeongbuk Univ.Mies (Western) 016-517-1427 DongsungnoSiji Taco (Mexican) 053-791-5050, SijiClubsClub That, clubthat.co.kr 010-6587-4147 Dong-sungnoGyeongjuCheonyeon Minsok Res-taurant (Korean), 1000y.co.kr, 054-741-9632, Bomun Lake TownSilla Hoegwan, (Korean) sillafood.com, 054-749-7727, Hwangnam-dongWoljungha-yunji (Ko-rean), 054-777-5432, Tob-dongAndongPhungjeon Hanjungsik, (Korea), 054-858-4036, Phungsan-ubChaesik Sarang (Vegan), 054-821-3043, Down-townAndongGwan, (Korean) 054-854-9933, Enmsikui-Geori (Food Street)Mammoth Bakery,
DowntownPohangSaramgwa-pulneaum,(Korean) 054-262-2339, BukguDi Oliva (Italian), 054-277-1041, DowntownGuryeong Jang-eo (Ko-rean) 054-284-7242, Guryeong-po
Jeolla Food/DrinkFirst Nepal Restaurant (Nepalese) firstnepal.com, 062-225-8771Tequilaz (Mexican) tequilaz.com, [email protected], Gwangju JejuFood/Drink Bagdad Café (Indian) 064-757-8182, Near City Hall, Jeju City Dom Jang (Japanese) 064-738-2550, several locations around JejuEl Paso (Mexican) 064-752-8252, Jeju CityIsland Gecko’s (Ameri-can) www.geckosterrace.com. 064-739-0845, near Jungmun beaches
SeoulMuseums Bank of Korea Museum, museum.bok.or.kr/eng-lish/, 02-759-4881Gana Art Space, ganaart.com, 02)736-1020Kyung-in Museum of Fine Art, kyunginart.co.kr, 02-733-4448National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, moca.go.kr/eng, 02-2022-0600
Tourist Attractions
Seoul Museum of Art, seoulmoa.seoul.go.kr, (02) 120Seoul Museum of His-tory, museum.seoul.kr, 02-120World Jewelry Museum, wjmuseum.com, 02-730-1610PalaceChangdeokgung Palace, cdg.go.kr/main/main.htm, 02- 762-2070Deoksugung Palace, deoksugung.go.kr, 02-771-9955Gyeongbokgung Palace, royalpalace.go.kr, 02-723-4283Shopping AreaTongin Store, tonginstore.com, 02-733-4867Ssamziegil, 02-736-6720Namdaemun Market, indm.net/main/main.php, 02-991-7718
ChungcheongBuyeoMuseumBuyeo National Museum, buyeo.museum.go.kr, 041-833-8562Baekje History Museum, bhm.or.kr, 041-830-3400 GongjuMuseumNatural History Museum, jidang.co.kr, 041-857-0001Gongju National Mu-seum, gongju.museum.go.kr, 041-850-6300TaeanTaean National Park, taean.knps.or.kr, 041-672-9737
Cheonan MuseumCheonan Museum,
museum.cheonan.go.kr, 041-521-2823
AsanAsan Botanical Garden, asangarden.com, 041-544-0746Pinnacle Land (theme park), pinnacleland.net, 041-534-2580MuseumOnyang Folk Museum, onyangmuseum.or.kr, 041-542-6001YesanMuseumKorea traditional Archi-tecture Museum, ktam.or.kr, 041-337-5877BoryeongGaehwa Art Park, gae-hwaartpark.com, 041-931-6789
GyeonggiYonginGyeonggi-do Museum, musenet.or.kr, 031-288-5300Ever Land (Amusement Park), everland.com, 031-320-5000Caribbean Bay (Water Park), everland.com 031-320-5000GoyangCentral America Culture Center, latina.or.kr, 031-962-7171PajuHeyri Art Village- Art Factory, artfacto-ry4u.com, 031-957-1054- Book Café Bandi, book-cafebandi.com, 031-948-7952- Porcelain Academy, heeporcelain.com, 031-946-9870Elvis Presley Memorial Hall, paju.go.kr, 031-948-
3358Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do)Face Museum, visagej.org, 031-334-0797AnseongAnseong Machum Museum, museum.anseong.go.kr, 031-676-4352PochonHangaone (Traditional desert), hangaone.com, 031-533-7347
GangwonPheongchangPhoenix Park (Ski), phoe-nixpark.co.kr, 1588-2828Odae Mt, Natural Park, odae.knps.or.kr, 033-332-6417 Yongpyong Resort (Ski, Golf), yongpyong.co.kr, 033-335-5757Alpensia Resort (Ski, Golf, Water park), alpensiaresort.co.kr, 033-339-0000HongcheonVivaldi Park (Ski, Water park), daemyungresort.com, 033-434-8311SokchoSeorak Water Pia (Water Park), seorakwaterpia.co.kr, 033-635-7700Hoengsung Hyundai Sungwoo Resort (Ski, Golf), hdsungwoo.co.kr, 033-340-3000ChuncheonNamisum, namisum.com, 031-580-8114Jeongdongjin Haslla Art World, haslla.kr, 033-644-9411Jeongdongjin station (beach/sunrise) Jeongdongjin.co.kr, 033-644-5062
GyeongsangBusan
Busan Aquarium, busan-aquarium.com, 051-740-1711APEC House, 051-743-1975Youngdosan Park, 051-860-7821Gwanganri Beach 051-610-4061Haeundae Beach 051-749-7611MuseumsBusan Art Museum 051-744-2602Dalmaji Gallery chon, 051-749-4000Johyen Gallery 051-747-8853Shopping AreaCentum City 051-747-3872 Lotte Department Store Busan, lotteshopping.com, 051-810-4650Jagalchi Market, 051-245-2594
DeaguHerb Hillz, herbhillz.com, 053-767-6341 MuseumsDaegu Museum, 053-768-6051Leeahn Gallery, leeahn-gallery.com 053-424-2203Shopping AreaLotte Department Store 053-660-2500Daegu Department Store 053-426-1234GyeongjuGyeongju Culture and Tour Festival Office: 054-748-7721/ 7722Gyeongju City Tour, cm-tour.co.kr 054-743-6001Bulguksa, 054-746-9913, eminent temple on UN-ESCO’s World Heritage listAnapji 054-772-4041,
pond built in Silla Dy-nasty for a big party in a country for entertaining important guests.MuseumsGyeongju National Mu-seum, gyeongju.museum.go.kr, 054-740-7500Art Sonje Museum art-sonje.org, 054-745-7075, Hilton Hotel, Closed on Mondays, 10:00 am ~ 6:00 pm, Admission: Adults-3,000 won Chil-dren and Students (with valid ID)- 1,500 wonShopping AreaGyeongju Folk Craft Vil-lage, kyongju-fcv.comAndongHahoe Town, hahoe.or.kr, 054-854-3669MuseumsAndong Folk Museum, adfm.or.kr, 054-821-0649Andong Soju Museum, andongsoju.net, 054-858-4541Hahoe Traditional Mask Museum, mask.kr, 054-853-2288PohangJukdo Market, jukdosi-jang.kr, 1566-8253 Homigot, 054-284-5026, Daebo-myeonMuseumsThe national Lighthouse Museum lighthouse-museum.or.kr, 054-284-4857, Daebo-myenYong-il Folk Museum, 054-261-2798Pohang Art Museum, ipohang.org, 054-250-6000
Jeolla BuanBuan Theme Park (Movie
shooting place), buan-park.com, 063-583-0975GochangGochang Dolmen Mu-seum, gcdolmen.go.kr, 063-560-2576IksanIksan Jewel Museum, jewelmuseum.go.kr, 063-859-4641JeonjuJeonju Botanical Garden, 063-212-0652 Jeonju Hanok Town, hanokmaeul.com, 063-282-1330Jeonju Oriental Medicine Cultural Center, han-bangcenter.com, 063-232-2500Jeonju Traditional Alco-hol Museum, urisul.net, 063-287-6305Jeonju Traditional Cul-tural Center, jt.or.kr, 063-280-7045JinanMai Mt. Park, 063-433-3313MokpoMokpo natural Museum, mokpo.go.kr, 061-294-3655Mokpo Caramic Liv-ingware Museum doja,mokpo.go.kr, 061-270-8480MujuMuju Resort (Ski, Golf), mujuresort.com, 063-322-9000
JejuJeju Olle, jejuolle.org 064-762-2190, Mt. Halla, hallasan.go.kr 064-713-9950Alice in the Wonderland,(Theme park) jejualice.com, 064-
794-4700 Soingook (Theme park), soingook.com, 064-794-5400Seogwipo Natural Rec-reation Forest, huyang.seogwipo.go.kr, 064-738-4544Elephant Land (Theme Park), eleland.com, 064-724-1230 MuseumTeddy Bear Museum, teddybearmuseum.co.kr, 064-738-7600Haenyeo Museum, hae-nyeo.go.kr, 064-782-9898 (Haenyeo means a female diver)Sinyoung Cinema Mu-seum, jejuscm.co.kr, 064-764-7777Jeju Folk Village Muse-um, jejufolk.com, 064-787-4501Jeju National Museum, jeju.museum.go.kr, 064-720-8000Museum of African Art, africamuseum.or.kr, 064-738-6565Jeju-do Folklore and Natural History Museum, museum.jeju.go.kr, 064-722-2465Chocolate Museum, chocolatemuseum.org, 064-792-3121Trick Art Museum, trick-art.co.kr, 064-787-8774Psyche World (Theme park), psycheworld.net, 064-799-7272O’sulloc Tea Culture Creator, osulloc.co.kr, 064-794-5312
