As I hit the “upload” button, I peeked at the clock on my desk which flashed 11:52 p.m. Rubbing my eyes, I sighed heavily and traced back the list of things I had left for the night. It was a Friday. Not just any Friday, but a Friday where there were no emails, no meetings, no revisions, no edits, n
Even in Korea, I couldn’t distill the California saltwater from my veins when I wrote countless drafts of short stories and memoirs between Korean language arts and Social Studies. The rhythms of traditional Indian dances alongside my best friend, the memories of climbing trees and 4th of July firew
Everyone knows that COVID19 strengthened individualism in a global society. Yet some people neglect how much it solidified the individual connections itself. Some of the 2023 trend keywords were: R : Redistribution of the AverageA : Arrival of a New Office Culture B : Born Picky, Cherry-sumerB: Budd
Sky Castle is a comic satire drama that satirizes the lives of 0.1 percent of high-class families who struggle by any means to send their children to prestigious universities. The factors behind the success of the drama were, above all, the actors’ masterpiece performances and the dramatic plot line
When I was asked to write a column, I made a bulleted list of things I have done in the past years, and I realized something: I have done so many different things that have nothing to do with each other. For your information, the list goes like this: studying abroad, Drama Club, Student Council, Val
I am going to tell you a really hard story today. I don’t know how many people will agree with me because this is so difficult in reality. However, I am sure that this story is worth discussing. There is my favorite quote. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to d
With the development of social standards and interest in equal rights, the Caste system that was dominant in all social groups for a long time has slowly and subtly disappeared into history. The international community as a whole has matured to value “fairness,” which is the factor that comes up in
For the past ten years I have never gone a day without completing my daily workout routine – running six miles, performing three sets of fifty squats and box jumps, and finishing up with a light stretch to ease my muscles. Quite impressive, except for the fact that they were all done inside my mind.
Do you read books? These days I’m thinking a lot about the importance of books in our life. Living in this era means you need to work hard, and study hard with strong efficiency. You might encounter difficulties with the noise and light pollution of the busy city. Books, however, are calm and peacef
What’s the most unconventional search amongst your search history as of late? Maybe a random fact about an animal, or how long your body hair should grow, or something that you can’t tell someone else. I see you. Mine would be, “What is the average college entrance age?”. In Korea, formalities and a
As a rising junior majoring in a field that has zero relation with STEM, I had mixed feelings about ChatGPT when it started trending after its release. To be frank, my immediate reaction was indifference. Technology has always failed to attract my attention, and ChatGPT seemed to be no different fro
“I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers.” Don’t Look Up, an apocalyptic political satire black comedy film, opens with a somehow profound yet witty quote. It first had everyone’s attention for featuring astonishing casts. After watching
For a while in October, the expressions on my friends’ faces whenever I told them the title of my latest read were sights to behold. Understandable, though, because when is the last time you’ve heard of a memoir with a title this shocking? The cover of the book doesn’t dull the blow either. Former N
Ever since I was a kid, Kyung Wha Chung has been my Superhero. Whenever I was having a hard time, her music comforted me. When I was happy, her music filled me with energy. Her music was a textbook for me to learn the violin as a hobby. Her music was my teacher and also my friend. I especially liked
Throughout my whole life, I’ve aspired to excel at everything. In school, receiving good grades in math and science as a student in STEM was never my final goal. The ultimate destination went further: to be well-versed in other subjects like English or French, to do side projects, to win in contests
TThe Miracle on the Han river, south Korea’s tremendous rise from being one of the poorest countries in the world during the 1950s now to one of the richest and self- claimed developed country. Making them the leader in manufacturing and technological Innovations. Moreover, the Hallyu wave reached i
The start of marriage dates back to before recorded history, with the first recorded evidence of something like a marriage ceremony estimated to come from the 2350 B.C. Far East. There is no doubt that marriage, a mature human way of “breeding” with more formalities and social roles being given to b
Living in a city outside Seoul, I commute a long distance to Ewha when the traffic is the worst. I transfer from a Red Bus to bus number 470 getting straight to the Education Building. Generally, when I try to transfer to the bus, it is already jam- packed with commuters who are heading to offices l
Choosing what to write about was quite a difficult question for me, and I wanted this short but long piece of writing to be valuable for those who read it. After a long thought, I decided to write things in my head, considering many others will be the same. Looking back on the year that has passed,
A lower-middle class Korean man in his mid-40’s, making a living in the dynamic 00’s, being the weary sole breadwinner for his family, is persuaded by his best friend to abandon his livelihood to start a fishing business in a country 15-something thousand kilometers away, Suriname. And he does so in