The very recent issue that is gaining the brightest spotlight is the fundamental transformation around labor and job market. Innovative digital technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is replacing human labor and jobs in a rapid pace through industrial structure reformation. Of course, the soci
Time runs at the speed of light. You do not have time to look back as the seasons replace each other, the years change, you grow up, and life runs with you, sometimes by you. In this cycle of life, we all strive to achieve something. Someone is chasing fame, someone is after love, someone is
In the past one year, the pandemic has rendered commercial flights not only between South Korea and Vietnam but also between Vietnam and many other countries in the world scarce and unpredictable. There are many Vietnamese students studying in South Korea who have boarded what is so-called a rescue
I get to know a lot of students through the courses I teach. Many students ask me for advice regarding their future careers: what should I do, what should I study, and so on. I’ve had many students in their final year of university tell me they really don’t know what they want to do after they gradu
Readers would most likely agree that even articles have trends. Reporters scavenge for new issues, but as writings reflect the society it is hard not writing about overlapping contents. Last year when COVID-19 brought a halt in people’s lives, most editorials were written about writers’ overwhelming
For those of you who had been to academies when you were in elementary, middle, or high school, what kind of memories come to your mind when you think of those days? For me, not only teachers, the atmosphere of studying, and something related to education, but the moments of eating snacks, enjoying
About a month ago, an old student of mine sent me an unexpected e-mail. She reminded me that she took my course last winter, right before the COVID outbreak, and that the conversations we had in-between classes inspired her to achieve her goals: to be admitted into Law School. To share a bit more ab
How did you spend your winter break? I confess I spent a considerable amount of time on media content platforms watching TV shows, dramas, and movies. I assume many will empathize with me. With coronavirus confirmed cases spiking to more than 1,000 a day and the social distancing remaining at Level
Right after I graduated from high school, I was really looking forward to putting on makeup to be a ‘pretty’ university student. I watched a lot of videos of makeup artists on YouTube and learned how to do it. I was worried that I will be fat, and if I was not ‘pretty’. After I entered univer
When the world came face-to- face with the Covid19 crisis a year ago, we all had to quickly adjust to a “new normal” lifestyle. Among the many privileges that had to be placed on hold for the time being was the freedom to travel abroad. Many people enjoy traveling to a foreign country for dif
Scenario 1: Open an ice cream truck with siblingScenario 2: Found a cheese start-up with college roommatesScenario 3: Make and sell apple cider in the Korean countrysideScenario 4: Become a monkScenario 5: Get a more conventional office job Call it being dreamy, unrealistic or just plain naïve, but
Do you want to live a different life from the present in the future? Or, is there any part of you that you want to change? So, what kind of effort can you make for the future? Where does change begin? Where changes begin is your ‘PRESENT’.You must have certain patterns or habits that have formed in
The gravest threats facing most people in the world these days are not related to the danger of war, whether interstate or civil, but rather are linked to famine (hunger), pestilence (diseases and pandemics), disasters (both natural and manmade), and extreme poverty. These threats are also interrela
The year is coming to end as December is around the corner and carols are playing in cafes. It has been a hectic year with the novel coronavirus outbreak which completely changed the lives of people in the way one works and socializes. This brought a major social dilemma for college students, especi
Two Koreans have been chosen as TIME 100 most influential people of 2020. These were Jung Eunkyung, the “Virus hunter” who saved millions of Koreans from this unrealistic movielike-pandemic situation, and Bong Joon-ho, the filmmaker who always portraits the absurd reality in his films. Intere
Life is full of twists, turns, and traps. Navigating existence can be a frustrating endeavor. However, there is one way to ensure a smoother journey—it’s all about being specific! And here’s three scenarios where specificity can be your greatest ally.1. Get that JobYou’re interviewing for a r
Mask wearing during COVID-19 seems to have brought about a paradigm shift in makeup norms in Japan and Korea, the two leaders of the cosmetic industry. Whether or not people do makeup during this troubled time could unveil the motivations as well as rationale behind the application of makeup in the
We are suffering from a pandemic crisis. Like the name of the disease suggests, COVID-19 started last year. It will soon be a year since its outbreak. Every day, there are many new confirmed cases and the total number of reported infections rises continually all around the world. Unfortunatel
“Money can’t buy happiness.” This is a famous expression that we have always believed when growing up. We would have elders always reminding youngsters that there is a lot more to life than money. However, today, the world has become a place where humanity revolves around money.I agree that money do
I have a friend who works at a vegan restaurant as a chef. His restaurant sells Hawaiian pizza and mint chocolate icecream, all without the dairy and meat and whatever includes animal-derived ingredients. Frankly speaking, I’ve never been to his restaurant, but he tells me about incidents at