This year Ewha marked its 130th anniversary since its foundation in 1886, which began with a single student. She was a concubine of a high government official, and she came to Mrs. Scranton, so that s

She watches her father, the last king of Joseon to be exact, fall over dead, his eyes going blank and blood trickling down his lips. Forced to go to Japan, she lives there against her will until the w

The meaning of the word “property” is rooted in the idea of what is proper. If you look up the word in the Merriam-Webster English dictionary, the simple definition is “correct accor

Since the 2016, North Korea has shown itself to be particularly aggressive, taking several provocative actions such as a fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6. More recently, Pyongyang test-launched a ballist

I recently attended the 7th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference. The conference’s theme was “Corporate Social Responsibility in an Aging Society,” and participant

When I thought about how my time at Ewha would look like before actually coming here, there were certain things that I had expected. What I already knew was that Ewha is a respected university, so I e

Young voters in their 20s are seen to have made changes in the 20th general election, in which the governing party lost the parliamentary majority it had held for 16 years. The voting turnout for thos

Since October 2015, the Korean government has operated Korea-Massive Open Online Course (K-MOOC) platform to give equal opportunities of education to the public. The Ministry of Education selected 10

“Who is your favorite novelist?” If asked, I would answer without a moment of hesitation, “Tolstoy.” I love all of Tolstoy’s novels, even including Resurrection, which ma

Cherry blossom trees started to bloom this week and the first quarter of the semester is already done. What can I say about the differences between Ewha and my home university, between Korea and Germa

Bukhansan, Seoraksan, Jirisan, Hallasan… These names are famous all over Korea. 70 percent of Korean landscape is composed of mountains so it’s not complicated to understand why hiking is

In recent years, fears and concerns about safety have been flooding our social network. This feeling of unsafety is due to a series of national crises such as the Sewol ferry incident and the Mers sca

Quite every time I tell people here in Korea that I am doing my exchange program at Ewha Womans University, they first dont really trust me. When they finally do, they tell me: “Oh, you’re

A few years ago, actress Jang Jin-yeong passed away. Jang, who had good looks and was recognized from movies like The Foul King, and Singles, died of gastric cancer.The band Ulala Session’s lead

It’s the end of our cold but cozy holiday. We’ve celebrated Christmas, New Year’s Day and even Valentine’sDay, and it is time to leave your warm bed and pause the movie maratho

In 1935, Boeing’s Model 299 test plane took off to show off its grandeur as the “flying fortress” for the US Army Air Corps. It was quite impressive with a hundred-and-three-foot win

It is amazing how some of the decisions we make in life are most of the time unexpected, at least, from what I have experienced. Coming from Madagascar, I never imagined that I would live and study in

A renowned pro-golfer Tiger Woods once said, “There is no achievement without goals.”Clear target dates should be set to create a tensional environment necessary in accomplishing a goal. W

Cultural spaces created by our ancestors often include nature – the waters and the mountains – as their setting. Our ancestors gathered there with people with whom they shared similar tast

Settled my visa, booked my flight ticket and here I am. I have been in Korea roughly over three months and yet I am still unable to pinpoint a reason for my decision to come to this foreign land. Whil