When the Korean War ended in 1953, both Koreas had to rebuild themselves from the rubble left behind. In South Korea, businesses had to be started from the ground up and whole cities that had been levelled had to be rebuilt. In this period of fast rebuilding, style and visual architecture was the last thing…
China v Japan v Korea: Examining the Differences: Part 1 In the West, when you sit down to eat, you will be guaranteed to see a fork and a knife as the given utensils. This trend goes for any Western country- the United States, England, Italy, Germany, France, and this list goes on. Since the…
The English Language is something of a spelling nightmare, even to native speakers themselves. It is a culmination of multiple languages- primarily with West Germanic origins as well as has roots in romance languages (languages deriving from Latin) such as French. The English spelling system itself came from Latin which ultimately came from the Phoenician…
Who first comes to mind when you think of American civil rights activist? Most likely, it is Martin Luther King, Jr. Many of you remember the speech he delivered at the Lincoln Memorial before the March on Washington on August 28, 1963: “I have a dream.” “I have a dream that one day on…
In the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2018 list, South Korea ranked no.2 on the Top Countries list for the site. Originally called Lonely Planet Publications, the Lonely Planet is now the largest travel guide book publisher in the world and although has their headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, it has locations all around…
Some of you may have heard about the U.S. GI who found prehistoric hand axes in Korea. His name is Greg Bowen, the man whose discovery rewrote the history of the Old Stone Age. In the spring of 1977, then a 25-year-old U.S. Air Force sergeant, Bowen, and his Korean girlfriend went to the Hantan…
Dolmen Dolmens, relics of the prehistoric megalithic culture, are being unearthed worldwide. Among the well-known megalithic relics are Stone Henge in England and Moai stone statues on Chile’s Easter Island. Although dolmens are scattered around the world, few places have the large numbers clustered in relatively small areas that Korea does. Furthermore, according to some…