Hangang | Meditation in Motion

Week 16: Chuseok & Sarcasm

Entering the week meant one thing: 추석 (Chuseok, aka Korean Thanksgiving or Mid-Autumn Festival). Like American Thanksgiving, most folks get a kick-ass long weekend to spend quality time with friends and family. However, South Korea seems to turn off during this time with only a…

Week 2: Changing Pace

I haven’t been fully honest with you. Yes, I am at a Korean university learning Korean. Yet, everyday feels like I’m breaking an unspoken moral code by not only studying at an all-girl, Christian university, but I also live in 이화여자대학교 (Ewha Womans University). To reconcile…

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