My brave sister-in-law
Follow your heart Take a moment and think over this thought-provoking passage from the book ``Demian by Herman Hesse: ``I wanted only to try to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?
Excessive drinking A wise saying came to my mind: ``Liquor is the fuel of festivals."
What's behind rocket failure? Turning students into idiots can be difficult because Koreans are famous for their intelligence and academic diligence.
School 2013 A student named Oh Jung-ho threw his legs up on top of his desk with his arms folded in his pockets leaning his chair back against his locker, chewing gum as he watched his homeroom teacher, Miss Jung, enter the classroom. She led the morning meeti..
Open door to N. Koreans Last Dec. 12, I fired off an opinion piece of about 1,500 words to the Washington Post. It easily could have been 1,600 words, but I deleted all of the curse words. The day before, I had learned that the United States government had rejected visa a..
Sacred spirit of Emille Bell This year, as with many years before, the peal of bells announced the coming of the New Year.
Seoul's New City Hall An old couple stood in the plaza gazing at Seouls newly built City Hall.
Weddings and funerals I went to a wedding the other day. I dont do a lot of weddings since they are happy occasions and the people who invite you would rather have you send an envelope and not come since that would cost money.
Chang's wise consistency ``Chang Ha-joon's foolish consistency, an impressive article by Casey Lartigue, Jr. on Jan. 1 edition persuaded me to embrace his wise consistency.
Ski patrollers Its high ski season and with that ski patrollers are calling for your close attention!
Not a city for old people Every morning I see elderly people collecting newspapers on a crowded subway. They sell homemade food in the station. They seem desperate.
Surviving the fall The neologism ``fiscal cliff has become an international topic of conversation. The phrase is indicative of the potential danger within U.S. government debt. While European countries were still recovering from the economic shock of their governme..
Reading enriches life Do you read books on a regular basis? I guess not many people could answer this question confidently. Korean university students are no exception. It is not a new problem that the volume of reading done by Korean undergraduates is steadily declinin..
Vanishing villages Have you ever thought about the future of Koreas rural communities?
Observing flowers Last September, thousands of flowers exploded in the flowerbed between two school buildings. When bees and butterflies gathered around, the appearance was even more dazzling.
Where was God then? This is a question asked, sometimes spoken as a demand, by unbelievers almost every time there is a senseless murder or a mass shooting. The victims are usually people that the rest of the world felt were innocent or good and that they did not dese..
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