I have been asked to offer my thoughts in this first edition of the Ewha Voice for the academic year 2012. Many issues could be addressed – from the political rise of Kim Jong-un to the politica

Moving to and living in a new country and environment were never challenging for me. However, joining the Ewha Musical for U (EMU) was an obstacle for me.Loving to sing, dance, and play musical instru

Last semester I received a call from a Seoul area high school teacher who inquired about the use of an uncommon English collocation that a student had written on her cloze test. The teacher thought th

I have recently watched the movie “The Help” which is about racism in America back in the early 1960s. In the movie, white people even make a separate toilet for their African-American hou

Earlier this month I attended a conference about competition in the Korean society (SBS’s Future Korea Report: Competition Dilemma). Presenters lamented that there is excessive competition in li

I am soon facing my first full year at Ewha after this semester. The most outrageous sight that caught my eye when I first entered Ewha was students doing everything on their own, including eating and

We study, eat and live in a wonderful environment, especially in Ewha. However, are you truly grateful for what you have? If you are under some kind of depression derived from your poor grades or rela

Everyone likes to feel special, and enjoys making other people feel special, too. One morning last week, I phoned my neighbour from the apartment parking lot and told him in my broken Korean that he h

Already being in the second semester of my freshmen year, so far, I am proud for being an Ewha student. However, if I were to mention an improvement Ewha needs to make, it would be the number of Engli

About ten years ago, when I studied business related subjects, I had come to believe that the goal of company was to maximize profit. One day I read a case study about a US power plant company, and a

The Korean economy’s dependence on foreign trade is nearly 90 percent, so the Korea’s case would be somewhat different from that of Japan, whose dependence on foreign trade is only about 2

As an overseas Korean student, taking ‘Korean Language and Writing’ comes as a burden. Often, Korean taught language classes weigh down overseas Korean students.Due to the school’s p

The last 15th of August was the 66th Independence Day of Korea. This day is not just to celebrate the independence of our country after 35 years of colonial rules by Japan, but also to remember the pe

As the Korea-EU free trade agreement goes into effect, the legal services market faces an imminent turning point. The Korean economy has attained rapid growth through market opening and competition. T

As a freshman, participating in one of the biggest school events, Daedongje, is very exciting job since taking part in the festival is a huge privilege for university students. Despite the rumor that

After several years in banking and finance, I landed into my current career field as a professor at the world’s largest women’s university. One part of my job as a professor is that I actu

So you want to be a lawyer or thinking of law school?But what is a lawyer’s life like in a “typical day” and what types of career paths, both domestic and international, exist with a

There are many women going on a diet. To go on diet is a hot issue even for skinny people. Regardless of their weights, women usually think of themselves fat even though they are on normal weights. I

Quickly getting used to the new surroundings of Taiwan, the destination of my exchange program last year, I was able to make many new friends from all over the world. Our favorite place to hang out wa

“I’m confused!” “I do not know how and where I place the information unites in preparation of the mid-term!” “Please confirm whether my note-taking is correct.&rdqu