Once in a while, you come across a book that stays forever with you as if they have been imprinted on your brain. For me, the White Tiger was one of them. The White Tiger is a fiction novel written by an Indian author Aravind Adiga and it has recently been adapted to a film in January this year. The

It takes an hour from home to school when I am on the subway. That was also about the time presumed to take by bicycle. As somebody who becomes tired enough to fall asleep after visiting school for a single visit to the library, even to my impulsive soul the journey initially sounded a little out of

Do you have an interest in education? I doubt many people would say no. Having an interest in the education system myself, I became aware of the relation between education and creativity. Spending the recent midterm examination period loathing the fact of having to take tests, I wondered about the n

Around my first winter at Ewha which was two years ago, every seminar and speech that discussed the future involved topics concerning artificial intelligence. Also, Ewha was pushing itself to provide more in-depth lectures about the subject to the students as well, one example being the development

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

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

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

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

“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 dont’t know how you remember 2016, but for me it was the year La La Land came out. This was back when Facebook was still in fashion – and my blue feed would fill up with friends posting their movie tickets and related merchandise. Some of the die-hard fans of American musical theater would go watc

Waking up in the morning and checking the number of coronavirus cases in Korea and other countries has become part of one’s daily routine since the outbreak. Awaiting the regular 11 o’clock and 2 o’clock announcements by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hoping for new measures o

Language learning is fun,do-able and exciting, especially in its early stages. Learning how to greet people in a foreign language as well as memorizing fruit and vegetable names is highly relaxing and rewarding. Sadly, this stage does not last that long. We are soon met with the grammar monster that

“And you know, sir, if you’ll excuse me saying it, there ISN’T a wholesale shop, not for Genuine Magic goods, sir. I don’t know if you noticed our inscription – the Genuine Magic shop.” He drew a business card from his cheek and handed it to me. “Genuine,” he said, with his finger on the word, and a

University has such a huge meaning in Korea. “Which school do you go to?” is a common question that young people in their 20s ask when they first see each other. In the 2000s, universities seem to have become a means to represent the identity of young people, more than a place to learn. “I’m a stude

The very pedantic tone I have acquired over the years in my writing comes from my attempt at shameless self-promotion. It feels good to tell people that you feel smart, and to attract attention for that fact. In fact this entire country runs on that one ideal that a good and supreme education is the

It’s been almost two months since more than half of the population in South Korea has stayed indoors. Just when the quarantine had started, it felt like time had stopped just as our daily lives had, and yet, without notice, spring has silently arrived accompanying pinkish cherry blossoms. It is almo

The recent Nth room sex crime has grabbed the attention of the public. What I found very weird about this incident was the public having to demand severe punishment to the perpetrators. As of March 23, more than two million people have signed the online petition demanding the disclosure of those rel

Recall your childhood memory. What is your favorite spot in the playground? Among many apparatuses, riding the seesaw was one of the enjoyable spots in the playground. It is fun to balance the seating position for equilibrium. Being lifted up provided a conquering feeling and as I was being lowered,

Philosophy or people from ancient times thought about how life works since they were made. While inspecting it, they reasoned death, destiny, and god. Is there a certain destiny that we can’t deny? Is there an afterlife? Or the grand question: is there god?When people started asking questions about

Let’s face it – we’re not used to dealing with international affairs. Or, at least a large proportion of us are. For a typical Korean student who was born, raised, and educated in this country, “Foreign affairs” stays in its vaguely alien space where you’ve read that it’s a big problem, you’ve heard