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Five Study Abroad Programs in South Korea

The biggest obstacle to study abroad in South Korea seems to be a lack of students wanting to stu...

Korea, S Dawn Stanton

Go to the movies with Celeste...

Celeste Goes to the Movies

Film Reviews by Celeste Heiter

Vietnam / Thailand / Japan Celeste Heiter

Movie Theme Tours in Korea: Winter Sonata and Autumn in My Heart

Theme travel has taken a different turn for many travelers with tourism associations collaboratin...

Korea, S Ee Lin Wan

Busy streets at Dongdaemun Market

The World's Largest Wholesale District...

I am not exactly sure whether this place is home to the world's largest wholesale shopping distri...

Korea, S Audrey Lim

solo samgyetang

The Joy of Samgyetang

A tonic for the health in both warm and cold weather and a mental stimulant, this amazing dish is...

Korea, N / Korea, S Joshua Samuel Brown

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Was there ever a more ironic name? The acronym DMZ stands for Demilitarized Zone. Yet this is one...

Korea, S Ian Douglas

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Japanese Colonial Architecture

SEOUL, Aug 5, 2005 - Like the British, the Dutch, the Spanish and the French before them, Japanes...

Singapore / Japan / China AFP

Film Review: 301/302

Dark matters are treated with a light touch in this food-as-metaphor film by Korean director Cheo...

Korea, S Celeste Heiter

Gray Gate separating Chinatown from Seoul proper.

Gray Noodle Gate (Incheon Chinatown)

The Second in a trilogy of stories about Chinatown, Gray Noodle Gate is about Seoul's somewhat un...

Korea, S Joshua Samuel Brown

All Work and All Play: An Interview with Cartoon Animator Jack Heiter

To those of us with kids of our own, and those of us with toddler-aged nieces and nephews, and ev...

Korea, S Celeste Heiter

The Way Home

Film Review: The Way Home

Sang Woo is seven years old. His deaf-mute grandmother is 75. Sang Woo is bratty, mischievous, ru...

Korea, S Celeste Heiter

Jogyesa temple

Seven Hours in the Soul of Seoul

A couple of hours before dawn and xenophobia hangs thickly in the air. I'm standing at the tail e...

Korea, S Joshua Samuel Brown

Film Review: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring

Boys will be boys, even living a monastic life in the middle of a remote lake in Korea. But the c...

Korea, S Celeste Heiter

Tulip Festival at Everland

It was a bright Thursday as I made way to Everland Theme Park . The time was about 11 in the morn...

Korea, S Audrey Lim

Exquisite Experience Of Korean Hospitality

As a holiday destination, South Korea was far from the top of my list of must see places. I had h...

Korea, S Doreen Cheong

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Mr. Lowell Goes to Asia

A review of Percival Lowell's The Soul of the Far East, a dusty but nevertheless interesting book.

Japan / China / Korea, S Kenneth Champeon

301/302 Dinner & a Movie Recipes

Breaded Prawns with Chili Mayonnaise 12 large prawns, peeled and de-veined, tails intact 1 1/2 cu...

Korea, S Celeste Heiter

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South Korea: What should Soccer Spouses Do?

World Cup fever is here again, and hubby is trying his best to convince you to tag along for a ho...

Korea, S Doreen Cheong

Tapsa Temple on Mount Maisan

The Horse Ear Mountain

When we awoke the next day, it was already the fourth day of our tour and none of us were looking...

Korea, S Audrey Lim

Bullfight Festival, Chongdo, South Korea.

No coup de grace, just guts and glory at Korean bullfights

CHEONGDO, South Korea, March 28, 2005 - With steam pouring from their nostrils and hooves poundin...

Korea, S AFP/Park Chan-Kyong

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