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One Shot: Something Old Something New

Despite the whirling speed at which South Korea has industrialized and entered the global economy in the last few decades, the former hermit kingdom still highly values certain old traditions […]

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One Shot: “Youth suicides in Korea rise second-fastest among OECD”

While doing the research for my article on suicide for Groove Korea, I noticed that while suicide in South Korea had stabilised in the last few years, the data showed […]

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Edible Curios: Confessions of a Kimchi Craver

There was a brief stretch in my first month in Korea when I stopped eating kimchi (김치). I blame culture shock. I had not yet grown my Asian palate and […]

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One Shot: The Natural Beauty Project

As is evident in my post on perceptions of beauty, I am fascinated by the way that appearance, status and success are intertwined in Korea. It is with great interest […]

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One Shot: New Laws for Multicultural Marriages in Korea

A new law in South Korea requires foreign spouses to speak basic Korean and Korean spouses to have a minimum income.

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One Shot: The Changing Korean Family

A recent post on Facebook by Cho’s Family Law office was a reminder that divorce among multicultural couples in Korea is high. And while multicultural marriages have decreased recently, the birthrate...

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Finding Jeong in South Korea

My first dispatch as a Glimpse correspondent for Matador Network. This piece was originally entitled “Fed by Strangers”, something that happens with almost ritualistic regularity in South Korea.  I was...

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One Shot: Winter Street Food

Daegu residents may recognise this ajumma, who roasts chestnuts in the winter outside the express bus terminal. She serves this popular winter street food regardless of the weather, and I […]

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How not to look like an idiot in Korea

For those who’ve never been to Northeast Asia, there’s only so much googling that can prepare you. If you’re from a Western country, you’ll be bringing a knapsack full of […]

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Seoul’s Baby Box needs a closer look

The walls of Seoul’s Jusarang church are brightly painted with butterflies and ladybirds. This is how a desperate new mother will know she has come to the right place. After […]

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One Shot: The Natural Beauty Project

As is evident in my post on perceptions of beauty, I am fascinated by the way that appearance, status and success are intertwined in Korea. It is with great interest […]

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