“You don’t smoke?”Yeah, I get that a lot. (Disclaimer: I do not have anything against smokers, as long as he, she or they doesn’t blow the fume in my face.) And the reason I get that comment is because I have a LOT of tattoos. And this isn’t just my assumption, because I have asked people why they t

I write a diary every day. Even if I draw a single smiling face, it is my habit to record every day. Entering Ewha Womans University and coming to Seoul, I brought some of the diaries I wrote during the three years in high school. It was to actually do things that I wrote while I was preparing colle

Time is like a clock that keeps running, but one that will stop at one point. This stopping point, however, is different for everyone. So why should people be running a race against each other? Life becomes a pointless race when one starts comparing it to those of other people.Unfortunately, there a

Ranking lowest out of the 29 OECD countries in the “Glass Ceiling Index” announced by the Economist earlier this year, Korea is once again a laughing stock when it comes to gender equality. Korea received 20 points out of a 100, falling short of the OECD countries average of 60 points. The index was

For poetry makes nothing happen: it survivesIn the valley of its saying where executivesWould never want to tamper; it flows southFrom ranches of isolation and the busy griefs,Raw towns that we believe and die in; it survives,A way of happening, a mouth.W. H. Auden’s poem In Memory of W. B. Yeats de

Is there a certain period of time in your life that you miss? Do you long for your childhood or your teenage years? If you are an adult, do you miss your twenties? Since the past is the only element of life we have no control over, it causes a sentimental feeling of nostalgia that grows over our dai

EWHA Womens University has been well known for its exterior looks and its beautiful view, and I was glad to be able to enjoy this campus during my university life. However, this merit that has given my eyes a blissful time, was also in some manner a demerit when considering the factor that it also a

I first started yoga by the guidance of my mother, who has been practicing yoga for nearly a decade since her back problem started to worsen after an accident 12 years ago. I was going through a difficult time trying to cope with both my grade and my deteriorating health as a year 12 student getting

When I had first arrived in Korea, it was certainly a surprise. The fast-paced culture and ever-changing trends. For someone who is considered ethnically Korean, yet has the mindset of an Islander, adjusting to this new culture was one of many challenges.For someone who had left Korea at a young age

“Look at this painting! Does a camel cry?” someone said with confusion while I was standing at an art exhibition. These words brought me back to reality when I was lost in my mind. I immed

Religious cults have always been a problem in a modern society. The founders and so-called “fathers” try to recruit as many people as possible to gain some profit from the potential member

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t like the camera. Ever since I was young my dad took pictures of me all the time. Being a silly kid, I would pose for the camera and run around in exci

When hearing the word “Poland” oftentimes the first thing I hear from people is “I went to Warsaw, for holidays” or “I really loved Krakow”. But, to me, it’s

Did you know that only a person with a medical license can make tattoos in South Korea? Most of the Korean people with whom I had the opportunity to converse responded negatively. The reason for their

In October of 2017, The New York Times reported rape, sexual assault, and abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein, a critically-acclaimed and successful film producer in Hollywood. The #MeToo movem

“Are you insane? Why are you going to South Korea to get your bachelors when you could get it in your own country?” It was a statement that I had heard many times when I announced I will b

Why South Korea? Why Ewha Womans University? How does it feel for you to be here? Questions I am constantly asked about for the last eight months of proudly being a full time and western student in Ew

The moment I stepped into the Incheon Airport, it was a new life for me. I am sure everyone feels the same way when they leave for a new adventure in a different country. When I was in high school pre

Convenience is the Damocles’ sword of our generation. The metaphor of the sword of Damocles that is hanging over someones head, has its roots in ancient Greece, where the servant Damocles called

Being a fulltime ethnically whiteforeign undergraduate student at Ewha is as rare as it gets. There’s very few like me, with most being within the master’s program, transfer program or exc