So far, it is my 7th month in Korea and the last semester at Ewha. However, I want to say that choosing Ewha Womans University was the wisest decision I have ever made.I believe fulfilling the main si
Last February, American President Barack Obama’s speech on the medieval Christian crusades reignited a series of hot debates surrounding Christianity and national identity. In the speech, Presid
Imagine when you are hanging around with a tired body after your school day or work, suddenly a group of youths starts dancing and singing beside you on the street. In Seoul, a city full of youth cult
Shanghai is where my childhood memories lie – going on a fieldtrip to the Oriental Pearl Tower, dining on the Bund to celebrate my 13th birthday, getting annoyed by the loud fireworks on Chinese
It was my first day at the university, feeling half excited and half fearful. For a freshman who had just finished high school, this college class starting with a question, “Who do you think own
You know how in the news during holiday seasons reporters broadcast about more and more people going on trips abroad instead of visiting their families? Well that would be me – or to be more pre
Coming from the motherland of beer, Germany, many Koreans I have met begin to tell me about the experience of beer with Currywurst, sausage with curry, when they’ve been to Germany. I am always
Retirement may not be a very appealing topic of discussion for my readers, who are college students busy accumulating specs, planning an exchange year abroad, applying for an internship or job intervi
Revelation of the top split second decision in college: the moment I decided to print my application out in the midst of fighting for seconds to get to my second period class. That flash of instant wa
Many people these days are overly consumed with the “every day” tasks and routines. This can be due to our ever more globalizing society; a society where information is transferred anywher
David Fincher’s film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tells a story about a man who lives his life backward: he was born as an old man, becomes younger and younger, and dies as an infant. The
This summer, I had a chance to read Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse. It is a novel that deals with a boy named Hans and his struggle that stems from the academic pressure by his surroundings. Becau
“I now declare the end of 60th Homecoming Day of Ewha Voice.” As soon as I spoke out the words, numerous memories during the last couple of months were brought back in rapid succession. Mo
Nearly thirty years later and I still vividly remember a particular image of contrast. As if they were before me even now, I clearly see two elderly men wearing ramie hanboks, smoking long pipes, inte
No one thought Taean, South Korea would face a huge oil spill by Samsung Heavy Industries in 2007. The awful convergence of disasters in Japan, a 9.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami and a devastating
Has anyone heard about the law of attraction? Its principle lies in the idea that “like” attracts “like,” that how one thinks, either positively or negatively, attracts or bege
A few days ago, I happened to make a brief trip to Insa-dong alone. As we all know, Insa-dong is no longer a space only for us now. It attracts many domestic and foreign tourists, so the street was, a
There is a dead man sitting on a chair. He does not look all that dead. He just looks still. At another table, there is a woman writing a letter. Suddenly, a cell phone rings. It is coming from the de
It has been more than half a year that I have been working as a PEACE Buddy. What PEACE stands for simply explains everything: Professional Ewhaians At Cultural Exchange. Every semester, I am matched
Food is the crucial source that keeps us alive. Since human beings cannot produce energy with their own power, they have no choice but to seek energy through other resources. Nonetheless, there are pe