Although I’m not a huge fan of Kpop, I have nothing against it. I just wanna give some love to some other artists out there in other genres that may not get as much play as all the idol groups. The artists above don’t necessarily reflect how popular they are, but they are the ones … Read more
Asking for your blood type is one of the most common questions you will get in Korea. As I wrote in the infographic, most people do not take it seriously and just use it for fun or as an icebreaker when meeting someone. I actually didn’t know my blood type until I came to Korea … Read more
With the New Year passing a few weeks ago, thought I would make this. Note that in Korea, the Year of the Rooster can also be called chicken or hen, the Year of the Goat can also be called ram or sheep, and the Year of the Pig can also be called Boar. Each animal … Read more
I love this time of the year. It usually means about 3 days off from school for me (and Hyo’s rare time off as well). Hyo’s mom also cooks me lots of food to last me a couple of days and usually I go over and help as well for a few hours. Then we … Read more
I love bridges, so I enjoyed researching the bridges in Seoul for this graphic. Keep in mind I only did bridges within the actual Seoul city limits. There are several more bridges outside the city along the Han River that I may add to this graphic later. Bridges are listed in order from west to … Read more
Street food is a big part of Korea and if you have visited or lived here you know that you can see the street food carts and tents pretty much everywhere and the prices are usually very cheap. I’d wager that 90% of the time you are always within a 3-5 minute walk of … Read more
*For the romanization, I used “bahng” because so many people pronounce it as “baeng” (as in the sound from a gun) when they first see it or arrive in Korea.*
For the picture about names in red, sorry for anyone named Robert. I don’t want you to die.
