WorknPlay Magazine
Welcome, from WorknPlay July, Issue #1 Hi everyone, Welcome to the first issue of WorknPlay’s new magazine. Some of you might have come across us during your job search in Korea, and others of you may have joined us on one or more of our trips. Although we have for some time been featuring all the latest entertainment and events news on our website, we really wanted to bring that part of our job to life with this magazine. After all, life should never be all work and no play. We’ve tried really hard to try and create a publication which you can enjoy, but will also be useful. You’ll find all kinds of exciting events, news and reviews along with some top notch travel advice. This first issue is packed full of ways to make the most of your Korean summer, from our cover feature: Top Five Summer Holidays, to our special feature, putting the spotlight on Korea’s biggest jolly, the Boryeong Mud Festival. As well as being a magazine for expats, in all lines of work, this is also a great resource for Koreans who want to study English, learn about foreign cultures, or just share their knowledge about Korea. We want to be as inclusive as possible and make it relevant to all our reader’s different interests. For that reason, you will find features including Home from Home, where expats tell us about their home country, and the how they have managed to make Korea their second home. You will also find Campus life, where International students tell us about their experiences here, as well as Ask a Korean, where locals impart their valuable knowledge of this fair country we all live in. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without the help of some fantastic contributors. Michelle for instance, wrote a fantastic piece on summer water sports, something I’m sure we’ll all be eager to get involved in once the humidity hits. Enjoy reading them all, and if they inspire you to put pen to paper, get in touch! We can’t emphasize enough; this magazine really is all about reader participation. We want it to be as interactive as possible, and welcome as much feedback, and as many suggestions as you wish to offer. If you want to get involved by contributing words or images, even better. We know that there are many talented writers and photographers out there, and it would be a pleasure to work with you. We’re not strict on style or topic, because we want the WorknPlay Magazine to represent the colorful, lively community of expats and Koreans we hope to have among our readership.
Contacts CEO Lee Kiwon kwlee@worknplay.co.kr 070-7602-5882 General Manager Emily emily@worknplay.co.kr 070-76025885 Assistant Manager Rin rin@worknplay.co.kr 02-568-7690 Web Promotion & Marketing Emma eunjung@worknplay. co.kr 070-7602-5887 Editor Hannah hannah@worknplay.co.kr 070-7602-5888 Editor Soo soo@worknplay.co.kr 070-7602-5883 Marketing Inquiries:eunjung@worknplay.co.kr Calendar Events: soo@worknplay.co.kr Contribute: hannah@worknplay.co.kr Questions/Comments: hannah@worknplay.co.kr, soo@worknplay.co.kr
Contributors:
Jeff Blake Su Lee Emma Jang Sunny Kim Michelle Lee Maria Ham Angela Jason Levine Lauren Johnson Qasar Su Yeon
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So, enjoy issue #1, get in touch, and have a fantastic summer! From everyone at WorknPlay.
Contributors Wanted! Like writing about your experiences, taking pictures on your travels, or even better, both? Then get in touch! Email Hannah at Hannah@worknplay.co.kr for more information.
Contributors ShinHe Her passion for writing started when she was young. She first flew to Korea 2 years ago, but never thought it would be a stepping stone in her career as a writer.
Maria In her spare time, she loves to travel, jog and participate in active sports. Her current focus is running marathons and after extensive training this past winter, she completed her first 100km in March 2010’s Jeju Ultramarathon. Angela From the breathtaking beach in Hawaii to glamorous nights in Seoul, she explores the world and loves to meet new people. While in Seoul, she hopes to meet as many as possible. Jason Jason is spending 2010 teaching English here. He is 23 in America and a happy Texan and said his self-esteem is directly related to the amount of hits that his personal blog gets.
Lauren She is currently an English Teacher in Seoul and has been living and working in S. Korea since June 2008. Her studies are an interesting mix of audio engineering, media and film studies and English literature.
Contents 14 Top News 16 Campus Life 19 Home from Home: UK
20 Cover Feature: Boryeong Mud Festival
26 Special Feature: Magkeolli 31 Ginseng for health 35 Korean pizzas
36 Buddhism 38 Gyeongju 40 The Korean in Shanghai
42 Hidden Korea 48 The Arts: Interview 55 Employer spotlight: CEO 56 Inspirational School Supplies 59 Competition
Weird & Wonderful Korea The most unusual tourist attractions on the peninsula, brought to you by WorknPlay
Toilet house Location: Suwon, Gyeonggi do (subway line 1) The Toilet House in Suwon has to be one of the strangest tourist attractions in Korea. But, if you take a quick look into the history of Suwon, the whole idea doesn’t seem quite so odd. The man behind the toilet is the city’s former mayor, who was a strong advocate of clean facilities. In fact, the tourist brochure for Suwon raves about the toilet tour you take to admire all the immaculate facilities. But first things first, hop in a taxi and take a peak at the mirrored museum/gues house that is the Toilewt House.
Strange World African Penguins get World Cup Fever It’s not just us humans that get all excited about the World Cup. A group of South African penguins were spotted training for the big tournament just outside of Toky, Japan. The little fellas had a great time kicking the ball around, on a daily basis, at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Aquarium and Amusement Park in Yokohama. Visitors to the park were allowed to pet the little chaps after their matches.
Top 10: Sports for summer -1- Soccer -2- Swimming -3- Surfing -4- Scuba diving -5- Wakeboarding -6- Hiking -7- Badminton -8- Tennis -9- Volleyball -10- Walking in the park
Poll results
This month you told us where you’re off on your holidays, here are the hotspots:
Votes in for Local Elections GNP showing the big change of preference of Korean citizen. GNP made a victory in Seoul mayor election with Oh Se-hoon, the current mayor, but he won the election by a razor-thin margin, only 0.6% gap over his rival, Han myeong-sook. The unpredictable result was cliffhanging to Total 16 metropolitan city all of the party. Overall, while mayor and provincial governor the GNP won only 6 six while elections were held on 2nd of Democrats harvested their June. General opinion about victory in seven place. the result of the election was this was a determined gesture GNP won in Seoul, Gyeongtoward the ruling party, Grand gi, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan and National Party (GNP). The out- North Gyeongsang while come was completely opposite Democrates won in Incheon, to the previous prediction of Gwangju, Gangwon, North Chung-wa-dae. The Demo- and South Chungcheong and crats won in more places than North and South Jeolla.
N.K take a tough stand against UN and South Korea N.K announces to take the toughest retaliation if the punishment against N.K over the sinking of S.Korean warship is on the table to discuss. Through this severe comment, the tension over the Korean peninsula has been increased.
South Korean waits for IPad Despite the Korean’s enthusiasm for the new technology, introducing IPad to Korea has been delayed more than anyone expected. The IPad was released in two months ago in the US, but it hasn’t made its way and the exact date hasn’t been officially announced, either. Rock Festivals to shake Koreans are coming Proving the passion for rock music of Koreas, world class rock stars are coming to Korea for two summer Rock Festivals; Pentaport and Jisan Valley. After the line ups were relapsed, rock music fans
How can politicians win votes? Jeff Blake As a foreigner in Korea for the last 10 years, it has been interesting for me to watch politics evolve. I’ve definitely noticed that although there is still corruption, as with many countries around the world, it has improved a great deal. For me, the most important thing that politicians can do to is be honest with their voters.
Su Lee If I’m honest, I usually don’t pay too much attention to politicians, or political parties. I feel bad about it, because women haven’t always had the opportunity to vote, but sometimes they seem so dull and out of touch to me. To win my vote, they need to appeal to things I like and care about. It seems they just appeal to big businesses, not the average person.
Lifestyle News
Going up/going down
Samsung – Galaxy S The New Samsung Smart Phone, Galaxy S is revealing its secrets on June bringing the anticipation to intense competition of the smart phone market. When Apple released its first iPhones in Korea, Samsung had a tough time losing their massive number of customers to iPhones. But it couldn’t stop Samsung from inventing this remarkable device that might be the breakthrough to obtain the crown of most powerful brand back to Samsung again. Now Samsung is taking its bold step to the fierce market with Android, OS from Google, announcing the war to iPhone 4 released only 6 hours ahead. Galaxy S is super slim in only 9.9 mm with Super AMOLED 4 inches. It will be available from about 110 companies in 80 countries in the world. Is this time for Samsung to get all those customers back? Or is it just another beginning to the unpredictable war? We’ll have to wait to see who takes the crown.
Apple – iPhone 4 Finally breaking the airtight secrecy out, Apple opens their mouth about iPhone 4 on June 7 in San Francisco. This release was unannounced by their spy world level secrecy policy but predicted with new-tech lovers waiting for long time with their eyeball wide opened. As the world most popular smartphone, all iPhone series has been very successful with a growing thick layer of iPhone manias. The number of iPhone sold in the world is about 27 million, ranking top in the market. This iPhone 4 is predicted to be even more successful than previous models with highly developed new technology. It is 24% slimmer than previous model, contains more then 100 functions and is installed Retina Display. Creating folder to organize the applications in a category and multi tasking are also possible. It will be available on the market on June 24th in the United States, and will be exported to 88 counties by September.
Pizza Hill
- Go Korea Promotion Root for Korean plays during the World Cup season with cool beer and original Italian pizza. Reds Set: 91,000 won -> 59,000 won (Large Size Pizza + Family Size Salad + 2 cups of Asahi Beer) Korea Set: 116,000 won -> 79,000 won (Large Size Pizza + Oven Spaghetti, Family Size Salad + 2 cups of Asahi Beer) June 11th to July 12th - Triple Lunch Set Taste 3 representative menus and enjoy your relaxed afternoon. Triple One: 63,000 won -> 48,000 won (Small Size Pizza + Couple Size Salad + 1 Soft Drink + 1 coffee) Triple two: 95,000 won -> 66,000 won (Large Size Pizza + Family Size Salad + 2 Soft Drinks + 2 coffees) Sheraton Walkerhill Hill Hotel Seoul, 02-455-5000 Taxes and Service Charges are not included.
Enjoy the Fresh & Sweet Ice Cream
Novotel Daegu City Center is showing their mouth watering ice cream with various kinds of topping. Including Novotel Special Patbingsu, you don’t have to worry about how to satisfy your sweet tooth. Novotel Daegu, 8F, 053-664-1169
Emotional Lunch Experience
A Must For the Epicurean Pierre Gagnaire Offers You an Emotional Culinary Journey. Treat yourself to a sumptuous lunch at Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul! You can now enjoy the state-of-the-art meal even on Saturdays, surrounded by the extraordinary interior design and Lobster Special gorgeous backdrop of downtown JW’s Grill offers you a special chance to have various kinds of lobster dishes. Pro- Seoul. The new lunch course, with motion menu contains two courses as well carefully selected items, will make your afternoon more special than with grilled Foie Gras, lobster with fresh ever with its delicate touch. mangoes, king crab cake, and etc. Lotte Hotel Seoul, New Wing 35F, June 1st ~ August 31st, JW Marriott, (02) 02-317-7181 6282-6759 Monday ~ Saturday 12:00~15:00/ 18:00~22:00 (Closed on Sundays and holidays)
Summer Dessert Special
Choices of ginseng ice flakes, fresh yogurt ice flakes or well-being grain power will cool you off this summer. Café Amiga is introducing new desserts not only delicious but also very healthy. Have some cool patbingsu and beat the summer heats away! June 1st ~ August 30th, Café Amiga in Imperial Palace Hotel, 02-3440-8000
Your Forum Questions, Answered! Q In order to work
in Korea, what does the application and interview process consist of and how long does the process take until you know if you have been accepted or not? harriswhite50 May. 28,2010 AM 10:35
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The application process should be like this: Find a school and submit your resume and photo, have an interview, get a contract and send your documents to Korea to get your visa issuance number. Then you will get your visa at the Korean Embassy andcome to Korea Normally the whole process takes up to 1 or 2 months.
Q . I am currently
traveling in South-
east Asia and would be available for work at any time after the middle of April. Would I be able to directly go to Korea from here? Love_Bungeobbang May. 24,2010 PM 04:33
“You can extend your visa on the hikorea site” A
To get a proper work visa as an English teacher in Korea, you need to get an E2 visa, and this requires you to prepare some documents like sealed transcripts, diploma, apostilled criminal record check, and etc. I’m not sure if you have all those documents in your hand
now, but without them you can’t work in Korea. Plus if it is your first time to get a work visa, you have to get it done in your home country.
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A You can apply to stay for
an extra 30 days online at the hikorea site.
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Can I stay in ing class in EngKorea after my E2 lish? visa expires? Does anyone My work visa is go- know drawing or ing to expire at the painting class in end of this month, English? but I was hoping to stay in Korea I thought it’s time for another month to learn something to see more of the new, and drawing country. I’m not sounds coolbut I gonna have a job, can’t find any in so I don’t need to Eng. in Seoul. unhave a work visa cool. anymore, right? laura.baker65 Am I allowed to stay here after my May. 17,2010 PM visa expires, or do 08:38 I need to go home A Mike Stewart runs art right away? youngallen331 May. 26,2010 AM 10:53
classes in English in Myeongdong. Contact him at szpada@ gmail.com for more information. Hope that helps!
Home from Home Carolina Ruiz is a teacher in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do. A native of the Philippines, she hasn’t been back for 10 years, but now speaks Korean to such a level that she volunteers as a translator and tourist guide. At home in the Philippines: What language do you speak in your home country? I speak Filipino. What do you miss most about it there? I really miss cycling with my family, and eating the food the most. Do you get the chance to celebrate Filipino holidays in Korea? Yes of course, Christmas and Easter. Describe your favorite food there? I like avocados - they’re a delicious, smooth fruit. Tell us about an interesting culture or custom in your country: We greet people by hugging, touching cheek to cheek and shaking hands. Do you have any other tips for visitors? Just be careful when you travel. What 3 words best describe your home country and the people there? Very hospitable.kind and warm hearted At home in Korea: What made you decide to come to Korea? I got married here! What do you like most about it here? The food, the tradition and the culture. Was there anything you found it hard to get used to? The language, and the winter here is really cold! Name one thing that helps you feel more at home here: Definitely, the friendly people, Korean have been very kind to me. What’s your favorite activity here? I like to volunteer as a translator/tour guide. Do you like Korean food? What’s your favorite? Yes, of course! Kimchi!!! Can you recommend a good restaurant, with food from your home country, in Korea? Kabayan restaurant is great. Do you spend time with other members of the expat community from the Philippines? Yes. at the English cafe.
Quick Korean
Quick Korean: Making a room reservation A: Bin-bang-ee-sseo-yo?) Do you have a room available? B: Meon-myeong-ee-se-yo? How many? A: Doo-myeong-ee-yo Two people. B: Un-je-yo? When? A: ee-bun-ju-to-yo-il-ee-yo This Saturday.
Vocabulary bang = room doo-myeong = two people se-myeong = three people ne-myeong = four people hyeon-geum = cash un-je = when ee-bun-ju = this week to-yo-il = Saturday
Boryeong is for
Mud Lovers WorknPlay find out why the annual mud festival has become one of the biggest festivals in Korea for both foreigners and Koreans alike
Letter from the Mayor of Boryeong City First of all, I’d like to welcome all of you coming to Boryeong where you will experience the fantastic world of Mud. Boryeong Mud Festival was chosen as the representative festival of Korea, and has drawn the world’s attention. Cover your body with soft mud which is good for your skin and take part in the programs that will blow your stress away. With the kind smiles of Boryeong citizens and dynamic programs you will build beautiful memories.
Boryeong Mud Festival Website: http://www.mudfestival.or.kr/ Boryeong Tour with WorknPlay: July 17th (Saturday) ~ July 18th (Sunday) Departure Time: July 17th - 8AM at Seolleung Station Exit #5 (Subway Line #2) July 18th - 4PM at Boryeong Price: 75,000 KRW ~ 80,000 KRW Contact Emma Jang for more information e-mail: eunjung@worknplay.co.kr tel: 070-7602-5887 (0103732-5169)
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Men’s Appearance
Top (singer), Kim namkil (actor), Jang keunsuk (actor), Lee byounghun (actor) – They are representative celebrities well fit for eye makeup. Wearing skinny jeans, grooming their eyebrows, having white and smooth skin, emphasizing the newest fashion style... Nowadays, we can see some men having these features. Other names for these men are ‘the groomings’ or ‘the pretty boys’. Namely, it’s a new trend in modern men.Men following this trend want to look polished and intelligent; also they have a sort of an androgynous appeal. The pretty boys have concerns about makeup as well as diet. Not only models and service men, but also normal worker and university student prefer a slim and trendy appearance. Socially appearance is treated as competitiveness, so recently men having regular weight or low weight want to be slim guys. Also, they don’t hesitate to go to a cosmetic store and pick up powder or BBcream(to revise their skin color). They say, “Like wearing clothes neatly, makeup and diet are kinds of self-appearance care. As you know, slim shape is a current trend, not muscular man because it makes men feel. By Qasar
Buwhang Have you seen an ajumma with weird circle bruises in public bath and wondered what on the earth is that? Lucky you, I have an answer for that. When I had a problem with my ankles, I had a suggestion from my boss to try this cool acupuncture. So instead of running to the doctor in the western hospital, I decided to take a risk of experiencing Korean medical treatment. Fortunately, I had no problem with putting all those sharp needles in my body, but I wasn’t aware of this weird cup thing. At that time, I knew nothing about the process, but as my boss explained how it works and experience it myself, now I can tell the procedure is “Buwhang” It started with prinking my ankles with lots of needles so that when the cup was on the painful part, the blood could flow out. By letting the bloods out, it helps the gas inside the blood out though the skin and clear the blood. It’s especially good for pain on the shoulder caused by fatigue. The procedure might look a lot terrifying, but the effect was worthy to take all the scary parts. So when you try this Korean style acupuncture for your chronic pain, you might find yourself happy with all the weird circles on your back.
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Ginseng, Good for Everything Why ginseng is so good for your health Known as Insam, Ginseng is one of the most exported items in Korea. The name Insam comes from the appearance looks like a person. ‘In’ means a person in Korean. It is well known for its unbelievably superb effect as a medicine for many diseases. Science experiment has proven that Ginseng is very effective on more than few illnesses. It helps to regain the appetite, digest, and stop vomiting and pain in the chest as well as makes your immune system, heart and other organs strong. Also, its anti-cancel effect was recently proven, too. For the last to mention from all other unmentioned effective due to the space, it helps to stabilize your mental health as well. But before you buy Ginseng, talk to the doctor first and make sure that your body goes well with the nature of the Ginseng because it could be also bad to some people based on their constitution. Since its first appearance in Korea in 799 on a book, Samguksagi that states history of the Three States, it has been the favorite medicine among Korean. Baeksam – dried 4 years old ginseng under the sunlight. If it’s dried in straight shape, it’s called ‘Jicsam’ (which literally mean straight ginseng), and if it’s dried in curved shape, it’s called “Goksam” (Curved Ginseng)
Rose Hill feature
In search of Bok From Korea to Japan to find a deadly feast Nowadays, whenever I travel, especially to the East, I get this overpowering urge to eat bizarre delicacies. Something about the local faire, the tentacles squirming in buckets at neighborhood markets, strange new meats, and steam rising off grills charring unrecognizable animal parts gets my blood pumping - it almost makes me feel that, despite the McDonalds and KFCs at any given corner, I’m actually traveling to places that are authentically different from where I grew up. During my last break, I became obsessed with finding and consuming fugu, or blowfish. Blowfish, or bok ( 복) as it is known in Korea, is a fish prized for its unique look, its delicate flesh, and its ability to puff up to scare predators. It’s also extremely poisonous to humans. Every year, hundreds of people, usually amateur chefs, die from blowfish poisoning. The fish must be prepared in a particular manner by specially trained chefs to prevent the dish from killing the diner. The fish contains a neurotoxin that slowly numbs the body, eventually causing paralysis and death. The most nerve-wracking
part of the entire experience is that even if the fish is prepared properly, if you eat enough, trace toxins in the fish cause your mouth to go numb. If that’s not a culinary double-dare, I don’t know what is. The problem is that blowfish seemed dreadfully difficult to find in Korea. After a few half-hearted attempts, I was reminded that the blowfish capital of the world is Osaka, a short flight away. So, on a complete whim, I went to Osaka, for adventure, for culinary enjoyment, and to test my own mortality. In the trendy Shinsaibashi area of Osaka, I easily found several fugu restaurants, heralded by huge blowfish balloons. For a reasonable price I found a great set menu, which served the fish sashimi, deep-fried, and in a soup. The fish was delicate, but definitely not the culinary explosion that I had anticipated. So, to me, it was all about the numbness. Was the toxin working? Was that numbness I felt? No. So, naturally, I ordered another huge
platter of sashimi, the fish cut so thin that you could see the ceramic pattern of the dish underneath. I waited, and then waited a little more. Nothing. But then something felt..... different. And sure enough, with a few questions to confirm that I wasn’t just dreaming it, I realized that I was high. Not like alcohol, not like numbness, but a floating, dreamlike sensation that clouded my mind. NOW I understood the goofy grins plastering the faces of the regulars. As I walked – no - floated through Shinsaibashi, the aches and pains from traveling fell away and I realized that foreigners in Korea might just have a more traditional option to fall back on when their bar of choice is closed for the day. With the memory of that delicate and deadly fish still lingering in my nerves on my flight back, I decided to redouble my search for bok in Korea.
Temple for World Pe The official name of this temple is ‘The Buddha Sharira Stupa for World Peace and Unification* Upon arriving to the low gateway (which comically inappropriate, made me flashback to the nunnery’s foyer from The Sound of Music), the sun strikes the golden pagoda atop the dome-shaped temple ceiling like a beacon reaching for the heavens above. I awwed at the beautiful grounds, statues of limestone and granite, and humbling tranquility within the temple walls. The green sign ahead explained almost everything one needs to know into the historical background of the fairly new and untouched hidden gem. Word-by-word, error-by-error, here is what it said: 1) We held the ceremony of laying foundation stone for the Buddha Sharira Stupa on October 10 of the lunar Buddhist era 2532 (1988 AD) on the founding day of Korea in order to inherit and develop the nation’s spirit & the humanitarian ideal. 2) The front gate of the Buddha Sharira Stupa faces the crater lake on Mount Paekdu which means the peaceful unification from South’s Mount Halla to North’s Mount Paekdu. 3) The round-shaped 360 pyeong (1 pyeong = 3.3 square meters) of the bottom of the Stupa means the entire peace & happiness of the round universe. 4) The height of 33 meters of the Stupa means attaining pure Buddhahood of 33 heavens in the universe. 5) The shape of the Buddha Sharira Stupa engrafts those of the pagoda of Prabhutaratna and the Pagoda of Shakyamumi, and the parapet of the Stupa revives the circling around the pagoda of 9 stories of Hwangryong temple in Silla Kingdom to glorify national culture. 6) The place of the Buddha Sharira Stupa is the religious martyrdom site where the great zen masters Heoung Bowoo and Hwanseong Jiahn died in Chosun dynasty. Erecting a stone monument for matyr is to inherit & develop the spirit of martyr for human beings’
happiness. 7) When the collection of hand written copies of the Lotus Sutra has enshrined since Buddhist era 2532 (1988 AD) on August 15, Independence Day of Korea, the aurora, natural radiance, fancy phenomena of rising Stupa appeared several times for a few hours in the Stupa, a buddhist statue and the sky during ceremony in 1994. 8)180 hand-written copies of the Lotus Stupa were enshrined on August 15, buddhist era 2545, 2001 CA.DJ. Now 1 million people are writing the Lotus Stupa in the world. We vow that the writing movement spreads all over the world for peace, the Buddha World, and the supreme perfect enlightment of mankind. Feeling like an unworthy intruder, I quietly walked around the outside corridors when suddenly a short man with kind, fatherly eyes rushes out. Startled by my presence but quickly averting his hurried legs towards me he smiles, drops his grey bag (which matched his robes to a T) and turns right back around while gesturing me to follow him. Curious and having no choice but to
eace follow, I walked through the sliding doors towards a cluttered table of books, candles, ink brushes and a signature book. I must have been a rare sight (a young, lone traveler and her techy camera) for Master Kim Kyung, and not wanting to miss the opportunity to give a semi-welcoming to his home, he made sure to provide me with booklets (in English and Korean) and the Lotus Book of the True Law (their version of the Bible). He also had me write down my name, birth date as well as contact information in Korea which I gladly obliged. His generosity and willingness to let me take as many pictures as I wanted was a stoke of good luck and timing. In addition, I took it as a blessing in disguise – some people may have thought I rebuke my Christian roots by coming here, but having been to several temples in the past (to pray, meditate, clean and homestay) I always returned more relaxed with a new found inner peace and energy.
Information Box Temple for World Peace Address: 2268, 695-813 (zip) / Phone #: 064-783-8801 / Directions: from the Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal take a bus heading towards Hapdeok or ask to get off at Jocheon-ri. Once you get off, back-track and take Jowa-ro(street) going uphill from across the childrens school with the soccer and play field. (Travel and walk time about 1 hour).
Korea Spotting in Shanghai
Seoul’s great, but every once in a while an escape is necessary. Being a city person, my idea of relaxation wasn’t a trip to Phuket or Boracay, but to the even larger city of Shanghai. Sure, Shanghai may be the largest city in the world, population-wise, (according to Wikipedia, which we know is NEVER wrong), but the site also points out how much more populationdense Seoul is. Yeah, we blow NYC out of the water…. Anyway, it was time for a quick getaway. Although I escaped, I didn’t seem to get too far. Perhaps it was the “Korean Wave” that washed ashore prior to my visit, but Korean culture seemed to be splashed all over the city. Okay, technically this was pre-China, but while I was hoping to have my first Chinese meal enroute to the country, a thick kimchi jjigae-type dish and vegetables
with gochujang was served on the plane. And this was on China Eastern Airlines, not a Korean carrier.... That’s okay; there would be plenty of dumplings to be had soon enough. Speaking of Korean food, though, there was a lot of it to be found around the city. I had a pu-erh and plum bubble tea at Chamate (an Asian-fusion place with a nice selection of hot and iced teas), and there was kimchi fried rice and a couple of other Korean-inspired dishes on the menu. On my way out of the building, I heard Korean music and saw this restaurant. Walking back from Nanjing Road, I spotted this place that seemed to serve up all the casual Korean favorites. I can’t vouch for the taste of these dishes, the pictures at least looked stuff I’d eaten in Korea. Apparently they’re not getting their revenge for the “Chinese” food
served in Korea…. Something about the eggs atop those dishes, though. The yolk-to-white ratio seems to be a bit off or something. Checking out the clothing markets one day, there were all sorts of huge ad posters up featuring white people dressed in Asian clothes. These gals seem to be wearing some hanbok-esque outfits, with a green word written in Hangul that apparently has no Korean meaning. I decided to take a look at a rather small grocery store, which had a surprising amount of foreign items. I marveled at their several varieties of Oreos and spotted a couple of essential Korean items. At the current exchange rate, the soju is about 2,800 won, while the Pepero is about 800 won. Not so bad, considering how much soju is back in the US. Later, when I was at a convenience store my hostel
roommate Bella, she pointed me toward a shelf of snack cakes. Oh look, Rain cakes, in a variety of flavors! Since I didn’t take a picture of the snacks (and didn’t feel like buying them myself), I found one online. You can see of more of him (and the snacks) on the Fu Ma Food website. My Chinese co-worker also tracked down this commercial: Speaking of Rain, Bella and I later went to get foot massages (a must in Shanghai), and the masseuse gave us control of the TV’s remote. We watched a Chinese movie for a while, then some 80s American movie and then there was Rain again. It was an episode of Full House (no, not the Uncle Jesse one), dubbed into Mandarin. So that was pretty much it. Bunches of Korean stuff everywhere in China. So much for my escape…. By Angela
Hidden Korea
Sokmodo Island
The weekend trip to Sokmodo Island in Incheon came as the result of a pre-planned trip to another destination gone awry when my fellow travel buddies turned out to be no-shows. This random adventure excited me nonetheless, as I was eager to get out of the concrete jungle otherwise known as Seoul. After a few wrong turns and some Saturday traffic, my boyfriend and I made it to the tiny island. A ferry gets you across at a price of 10 000 won. The island itself was very quiet, the quiet was exactly what I was looking for. A sea of soil, far and rocks greeted my eyes as we drove aroun looking for a place to spend the night. We found a motel situated above a sushi
restaurant, rooms were going at 30,000 won per night. On the island you can enjoy the scenery by walking along the beach, eating and drinking, so we commenced our time in this order. The beach seemed to come with a mini swamp, the brown sand mixed with seawater created a muddyseashore. The late afternoon sun shone hazily through a blanket of clouds setting a relaxed mood. After the road trip the pangs of hunger led us to the sushi restaurant just below our hotel room where we dined on eel and the accompanying side dishes. A short while later an influx of people filled the restaurant creating a cheery atmosphere. Later I learnt that they
were some sort of internet club that organized trips in order to socialize and just have fun. The note on out hotel room door said that rooms are to be exited at 11:30am, which we did. After lunch we checked out the local temple. I was not sure if I could take a photo of this particular Buddha so I snapped a shot on the down-low. What seems to be a sleeping BuddhaThe trip concluded with getting slightly lost on the way back to the harbor. I used this as another photo opportunity to snap some more pictures of the sea. With that I said farewell to Sokmodo Island. Another adventure completed in my exploration of Korea. By Lauren Jo
Ask a Korean .... Where is the best place to buy a camera? Go to Yongsan electronics mart. You can find some great deals there, but you have to make sure that you don’t get tricked into buying something for an unreasonable price. There are so many vendors and they will all be shouting something at you, which you might not understand, so it’s best to take a Korean friend to help! Good luck!
A lot of people say go to Yongsan, but I find it too stressful, so buy my electrical goods on the internet instead. There are lots of great deals to be found on internet site like GMarket, but the problem is that most of them are in Korean, so you might need some help with that.
Well, if you like Lomography (really cool cameras that take unusual pictures), you should go to the Lomography shop in Hongdae. There are all kinds of fun cameras there, and some of them are as cheap as 20,000 won! That one is a multi-sampler, and takes four pictures at once.
I usually go to Emart, just because it’s so easy to find what you need there, and the staff are really helpful. Also, once I got a camera secondhand, which made it really cheap, but you need to be careful that whoever you are buying it off is genuine and not fake. Be careful!
Have a question a Korean could help you with? Email your suggestions to hannah@worknplay.co.kr.
Seoul World DJ Festival
I actually own Toby Keith’s Greatest Hits CD, so am not the most qualified to talk about the World DJ Festival. The important part, however, is that this festival is a total freak show. And I mean that in a good way. Animal costumes, face paint, drum parades, body tattoos, etc. etc. I saw someone dancing with a full-sized mannequin. Lots of eye candy, if you ever wanted to live inside The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine movie for a few hours. Oh, and a ton of foreigners. We made up at least a good quarter of the people attending. Here’s the thing about the clubbing scene, and the festival was essentially an extreme outdoor club. People either enjoy it or they don’t. Tickets were 55,000 won each. For many of us, we had to take buses to Seoul. This event was a commitment. If you live for techno and trance, this festival may as well be Jesus coming back. If you wear shorts that cut off circulation to your gonads and sunglasses that are half the size of your face, this festival may as well be winning the audio lottery. But much like Jimmy Buffett, people either love the music or hate it. And if you hate techno, the World DJ Festival is a waste of your time. Of course, no harm in going once. Gives you stories to tell your grandkids. I thought of this on our 5:30 AM walk back to the subway station, but the animal outfits, like the giraffe costume above and a raccoon I saw wandering around are quite possibly the perfect outfits to wear to these dance festivals. Putting on a raccoon suit makes you fearless. Everyone wants to dance with the raccoon and no one will dare reject a full body costume. It makes you seem as if you love a good time, have balls of steel, and know enough to stay warm when it gets cold later in the night. An entire group of animal costumes is disturbing, but a single giraffe or antelope in a crowd of tens of thousands is the move of a genius. And while it’s well-known to everyone in Korea, the foreigners party hard. I like to consider myself fun, but when it comes to long-term partying, I can’t compete with the others. There were six of us that went to the festival and I ended up leaving the festival with two of them. One carried around a large, bulky backpack for the entire seven hours we were there, including spending at least two-thirds of that dancing. Another had half his shirt covered in a yellow Jagermeister stain. He wore the shirt on the walk back, on the subway, at the bus station, on the bus, and from the cab to his apartment. And both of them are a good five and ten years older than me. I’m mostly amazed and a little bit jealous, but I know what I am getting into when I agree to go out to these overnight parties. By Jason Levine
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Book Review : The Reader After its dramatic appearance from the Book Club of Oprah Winfrey show, The reader was sold more than million copies only in the USA. As I heard the title, I couldn’t help but smiling as imagining a handsome guy reading a book to me on the bedside. But the book was not something you can read with your smile on. The story tells the very first love of a young man who used to read a book to the loved one as if it were a sacred ceremony. But unlike any other light love story, this one handles a heavy subject, too. The love story between 15 years old weak boy and
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mature 36 years old woman with a fatal secret makes you think about what the real love is. Especially, when the secret that Hanna was desperately trying to hide for her entire life reveals, the reaction of Michael brings lots of question. With all of those various opinions with strong logics might shake your thought and make you confused, but it doesn’t really matter. After all, the decision is all for you to make. Whether the relationship they had was true love or not, it is definitely sure that this is a quite enchanting story that has caught million readers mind.
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Meeting Flower Painter F W: Hi Flo, great to meet you. I’ve been a fan of your paintings for some time now. How long have you been painting in Korea? F: Nice to meet you too! Well, I’ve been in Korea for 4 years now, but it’s only in the last two that I’ve been able to concentrate more on my painting. I originally came here to teach, like many other expats in Korea. Before arriving here, I’d only really done it as a hobby, but it was always something I’d loved doing. W: So when did you decide to shift the focus from teaching to painting? F: It all started when I painted a picture for best friend’s birthday, it was a street scene of Samcheong-dong. He hung it in his apartment, as any good friend would, and it eventually got spotted
by a local gallery owner at a party. He asked me to show him some more of my work, and I ended up doing an exhibition at his gallery. From there, I set up a website, and found that I didn’t need to be a struggling artist, after all! It was definitely a surprise for me, I have to say. W: That’s an amazing story, and one I’m sure many struggling artists out there are pretty jealous of! Do you think your progression to professional artist would have been the same back in London, where you’re from? F: No, absolutely not! I’ve been very fortunate in Korea, and I’m so grateful to all the wonderful people who’ve come along to my exhibitions and supported my work. However, I’m not so naive as to imagine it’s all down to skill! The fact is, the expat art scene is very new and exciting in Korea, and still very small. So, unlike
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Flo in London, which is full of brilliant artists from all walks of life, I’m still kind of a novelty here. W: So tell us about your latest project. F: Oh yes, I’d love to. I’m really very excited about this one; it makes me smile every day because it’s such a happy subject matter. My latest works are all detailed projections of wedding flowers. It’s been difficult to achieve, but I’ve been trying to bring something about the personality of each couple and their relationship into the simple beauty of the flowers they chose for their big day. I can’t go into too much detail before the exhibition opens, but for just as a little taster, there’ll be a surprise awaiting all visitors. It has to do with the real couples who I based the paintings on, let’s just say that
Events Highlights Usher Concert
The Power of 12 Cellos 2010
June 3rd, 19 pm Olympic Park Gymnastics Gymnasium (First Gymnasium)
Standing R section 146,000 Won R section Reseved seats 146,000 Won S section Reserved seats 126,000 Won A section Reseved seats 100,000 Won B section Reseved seats 80,000 Won To reserve: ticket.interpark. com/Global/
2010 Jisan Valley Rock Festival July 30th ~ August 1st Jisan Forest Resort To reserve: ticket.interpark. com/Global/
July 1st ~ 2nd, 8 pm Seoul Art Center 02-580-1301, 02-368-1515
Rodin Exhibition April 30th ~ August 22nd Seoul Museum of Art 1577-8968
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival July 15th ~ 25th Puchon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Boryeong Mud Festival July 17th ~ 25th Daecheon Beach, Boryeong
VIP- 150,000 won, R- 120,000 won, S- 90,000 won, A- 60,000 won, B- 40,000, C- 30,000 won
Adults – 12,000 won, Teens – 10,000 won, Children – 8,000 won
Carmen (Opera) 7.3~7.7, 7:30 pm(Weekdays&Sat), 4:00 pm (Sun), No performance on Monday) Seoul Arts Center 02-3476-6224 Admission VVIP 250,000, VIP 200,000 won, R- 150,000, S- 100,000 A- 50,000, B 30,000
Modern English Landscape Paintings June 25th ~ September 26th, 11:00 am ~ 20:00 pm, Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Art Museum Closed on July 26th, August 30th Admission – Adults – 11,000 won, Student under 17 – 8,000won, Child under 11 – 6,000 won
Ditto Recital Ⅱ July.2 8pm, Seoul Hoam Art Hall 1577-5266 3 days pass – 176,000 won, 2 days pass – 143,000 won, 1 day pass – 99,000 won, camping ticket- 15,000 won
Ditto Family Concert July 4 1577-5266, Seoul Arts Center
Pohang International Fireworks Festival 7.23rd ~ 26th, Pohang, 054270-2114 * Light Parade – 24th, 18:00 ~ 20:00 pm
Pentaport Rock Festival July 23rd ~ 25th , pentaportrock.com, Dream park Admission – One day – 88,000 won, Two days – 132,000 won, 3 days – 165,000 won
Jungnamjin Aqua Festival Guro Indie Rock Festival July 2~3, Seoul Guro Art Vally theater 02-2029-1700
Seoul international Youth File Festival July 8 ~ 14, Seoul siyff.com, 02-775-0501,
Incheon Jazz Festival 7. 16~18, at 8:00 pm (Fri) at 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm (Sat), 2:30pm, 5:00pm (Sun), Incheon Culture and Arts Center 032-420-2027, 032420-2027 The 5th Incheon Jazz Festival is coming back with more powerful artists with talented voice. Nicholas Payton, often mentioned as ‘The Second Armstrong”, Miguel Zenon, the genius whose first album was chosen as the best album of the year in 2002, and Shin Yeawon, acknowledged by the father of World Music, Egberto Gismonti will show you the new level of Jazz world.
Dong-gang International Photo Festival 7.23 ~ 8.22, Dong-gang Photo Museum, 033-370-2227
July 28th ~ August 1st, jhwater.kr/
Theo Jansen Exhibition 2010.06.12 ~ 2010.10.17, Gwacheon National Science Museum, 1544-0113 Environment friendly Kinetic Artist, Teho Jansen is having an extraordinary exhibition at Gwacheon this year. The exhibition will be held for 130 days with 16 artworks, including the first work, Animaris Vulgaris and the latest work, Animaris Umerus.
Keith Haring 2010 June 17 ~ September 5, 10 am ~ 20 pm (Admission are allowed until one hour before the closing time) Soma Museum in Olympic Park, Admission - Adult 12,000 won, Teens 10,000 won, Children 8,000 won, 023210-4555 For 10 years, he had hold more than 100 exhibitions. His art works are consisted with simple lines and strong color, showing the general idea about life, death, love, war, sex, etc in light and delightful drawings
Beauty of the Century April 30 ~ July 24, 11:00 am ~ 20:00 pm, Closed on June 28th, Seoul Arts Center, 16664252 Admission - Adults 9,000 won, Teens - 8,000 won, Children - 6,000 won British Photographer, Cecil Beaton’s great works came to Seoul for the exhibition. Those beautiful celebrities become alive through his extraordinary works as his picture brings the genuine person behind this beautiful mask, revealing the true person in the picture.
Peace at the DMZ with Artie Kornfeld the Father of Woodstock69 August 6th ~ 8th, Imjingak Pyeonghoa-Nuri Park, 0704035-0864
Busan International Magic Festival August 4th ~ 8th, Bexco Convention Center 051-626-7002 Entrance Admission – Adults – 10,000 won, Teens and Children – 8,000 won
The 10th Seoul International NewMedia Festival August 5th ~ 14th, Hongik Univ. Area
TURANDOT August 12th ~ 14th, 8 pm, Seoul World Cup Stadium, 02-373-5570 Admission – VIP - 210,000 won, R – 175,000 won, S – 140,000 won, A – 105,000 won
The Pulitzer Prize Photographs June 22nd ~ August 29th, 11:00 am ~ 20 pm, Closed on July 26th, Seoul Arts Center, 1588-7890 Admission – Adults 10,000 won, Teens – 8,000 won, Children – 6,000 won
Busan International Advertising Festival August 26th ~ 28th, Haeundae Area, 051-623-5539
Employer Spotlight Companies of Korea CEO
Randy Thomas, 50, is the CEO of English Time, Seoul
Tell us about your company: English Time is a large hagwon franchise, based in Seoul. We employ 300 teachers and staff, and operate in over 50 schools across the city. We are known for taking a relaxed approach to English education, and getting great results from the students. What does your role involve? As CEO of English Time, my job can sometimes be quite stressful, as I’m sure you can imagine! Ultimately, I am responsible for every decision the company makes, so I need to be on top of all of our schools at once, constantly watching out for problems, or areas where improvements can be made. My role also involves alot of meeting people and eating, which I love! How many people do you employ? As I said earlier, 300 teachers and staff. Staff includes cleaners, receptionists, cooks etc. Why do you think yours is a good company to work for? English Time is well known for treating it’s staff well. Not only do we offer 2 months holiday a year for our teachers, we also make sure their work environment in happy and productive. What do you look for in potential candidates? Humor, enthusiasm, passion and of course a love for kids. What do you like most about what you do? The fascinating people I get to meet. What are your company’s plans for the future? To keep educating, and keep improving.
Inspirational School Supplies When a little Korean child is getting ready for their first day at their private English school (hagwan for the new kids), it’s always a good idea to impress the teachers. That means adorable, colorful school supplies with fancy English lettering will cement themselves into the frozen hearts of their teachers. I would have preferred candy myself, but I won’t complain, because reading these pencil cases and notebooks has become the joy of my day. I’m offended on one level just because of the horrendous grammar most of these school supplies have. You figure marketing would make sure that the designers hired a copywriter or something, but no point in nitpicking. And maybe my ability to detect cuteness
has diminished as I’ve gotten older and crankier, but doesn’t that picture look like a woodland animal cult? Note that none of them are smiling and they all have wide eyes and blank stares. There definitely filled with love, but most likely only for their fellow Branch Davidians. Teasing aside, all my anger is subsided, if only for the adorable images and positive messages. While SpongeBob SquarePants is loved and adored by millions of children, I highly doubt his lunch boxes are promoting love and happiness. Yes, your son or daughter will be the envy of his friends when he waves around his or her Wizards of Waverly Place notebook, but in Korea, the journals and folders are used to
teach their classmates the true meaning of friendship. A wonderful life lesson amongst a horrific English grammar lesson. In the classroom, we have to promote the highest standards and always give our best efforts. That’s our job. But perfection isn’t the job of the businessmen who brought this product to the market. Hiring a fluent English speaker would have cut into their precious profits, and I don’t think most parents who buy this notebook know how badly it’s written anyway. I’m pretty sure the reason these poorly written English phrases get into stores so easily and frequently is the same reason that Toyota didn’t recall their cars until someone got hurt: they don’t care. Who’s going to
complain? Us? Most of us can barely read Korean, much less pen a carefully worded complaint letter or raise awareness on the growing concern of bad English on school supplies. So we’ll just do what we can, and that means teaching the kids grammar.
Campus Life
Meilan Zhang studied as an international undergraduate student from China at Sungshin Women’s University. She and I were in the same class at school. Last fall’s semester was her last one in Korea. She will graduate this February and go back to China. After I heard the news, I made a plan to meet up with her. We met at the Hollys Café near my office, and ordered a grande Green Tea Latte and tall Café Mocha. Here’s part of the conversation that we had, about her experiences studying in Korea. I’ve translated the conversation we had from Korean.
Emma: Congratulations on your graduation! How do you feel? Meilan: I feel something is missing. I know going home sounds wonderful, but there are a few reasons I don’t want to go back to China. The first is food: ice cream and bread. Korean ice cream and bread are great! Nowadays, I can find Korean-brand foods in China, but the taste is different. I will miss them a lot. The other thing is shopping: Korean clothes are fancy and cheap! E: What? I cannot believe that… most Korean people visit China to go
shopping because their goods are cheap. Moreover, most of our goods are from China! M: Yes, but the design is from Korea. And I bought sunglasses in Korea that were cheaper than in China! E: Sounds interesting. In that case, I should seriously reconsider planning a trip to China. Haha! By the way, why did you choose Korea to study abroad? M: Oh… I cannot remember that now, because I made that decision almost five years ago. I’m just kidding! I am from the Choson tribe, so I have been interested in Korea for a long time. I wanted to learn Korean and study in Korea. That is the biggest reason why I chose Korea. The other reason is the competition for getting a job. I believe that I will have more advantages with a bachelor’s degree from a university in Korea, compared to other college students in China, because this degree will not only show my Korean skills but also my interna-
tional experience. E: I heard you transferred into third-year classes. How did you prepare for transferring to Korea? M: I prepared to study abroad with an agency, so it was not that hard. They gave me a list of universities in Korea and recommended transferring. As you know, transferring can save you time and money. I entered Sungshin Women’s University’s Korean language class for foreigners. Korean language class is necessary to study in Korea because most of the college’s classes are offered only in Korean. I could enter into the University after passing the language class’s test. E: Were there both fun and hard experiences while studying in Korea? Can you tell me about them? M: Well… Last summer, I went to Ocean World with my friends. I went to many amusement parks in Korea, such as Lotte World and Everland. However, Ocean World was the most fun because I took a free shuttle bus to get there. They had a free
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Photo of the month Title: The Sun Taken by : Noori Location: Andong Date: 2010. 6. 13
Noori took this beautiful picture of the sun whilst out walking near her home iin Andong. She prides herself on nevr having used an SLR, instead opting to use cheao and cherful cameras and seeking out the best photographic opportunites. Noori is the winner of Lomographs Holga camera. NEXT MONTH’S THEME: The Beach Please send your entry and contact details to hannah@worknplay.co.kr by 08.05.10.
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Food & Drink Seoul Food/Drink Ggong Si Myeon Gwan (Chinese) 02-778-8861, Jongno Gwanghwamunjip (Korean) 02-739-7737, Gwanghwamum Jinsadeak (Korean) 02-
774-9605 Myoung-dong Myeong-dong Chungmu Gimbap, (Korean) 02755-8488 Myeong-dong Sundubu (Korean) 02-755-1336 Myoung-dong Kyoja, (Korean) mdkj.co.kr, 02776-5348 Rak-ko-jae, (Korean) rkj. co.kr, 02-742-3410, 0105286-1588, Jongno Tomatillo, (Cali-Mex) tomatillo.co.kr/main. html, 02-734-9225, Gwanghwamum Tosokchon, (Korean) 02-737-7444, Gwanghwamum Spice Table 02-796-0509 Itaewon Fradia fradia.co.kr 023477-0033 Gangnam On the Border, (American) ontheborder.co.kr, 02-795-9711, Sinchon, COEX, Time Square Buddha’s Belly (Thai) 02796-9330 Itaewon Clubs NB clubnb.com, 02-3261716 Hongdae W hotel wseoul.com, 02465-2222 Hive 010-3994-6694 Itaewon Blue Sprit 010-8671-405 Hongdae M2 02-3143-7573 Hongdae Mass 02-599-4037 Gangnam Miro 02-544-9930 Gangnam Chungcheong Food/Drink Gasan (Korean) 041-5619500, Cheonan Spain House (Spanish) 041-571-7474, Cheonan
Olive Farms (Buffet) 043215-3311, Cheongju Gyeonggi Food/Drink Sushi Mom (Japanese) letseat.at/sushimom, 032332-0058, Bucheon La Mia Cucina (Italian pub) 010-2327-8882m Ilsan First Nepal Restaurant (Nepalese) firstnepal. com, 032-525-8771, Incheon Clubs Club Psycho, bcmusicworld.com, 010-77540409 Gyeongsang Busan Mokjangwon (Korean) 051-404-5000, Dongsamdong, yongdo-gu Mipo Hoe Street (Korean) 051-888-8255, Haeundae Geumsu-bokguk, (Korean) 051-741-3600, Haeundae Gecko’s (Western), 051747-3069 Haeundae Kebabistan (Russian) 051-581-4050 Busan Station Sunset Lounge (American) 051-742-2959 Haeundae Breeze Burns (American) 051-754-4670, Gwangmari and Haeundae, Busan Clubs Elune, clubelune.com, 010-5525-4055, Paradise Hotel Maktum, 051-742-0770 Haeundae NEO Starface “Latin
Club” 051- 746-1746, Haeundae Deagu Atrium (Western) 053754-3111 Soosung-gu Bumo-dong Berkeley (Italian) 053421-8577 Dongsungno Café Francesco (Italian) 053-252-9625 Dongsungno Dijon (French) 053-4222426 Dongsungno Hami Mamis (American) 053-475-5242 Near US Base Leo Chow (Mexican) 053-255-7111 Dongsungno Maya (Indian) 053-2141916 Gyeongbuk Univ. Mies (Western) 016-5171427 Dongsungno Siji Taco (Mexican) 053791-5050, Siji Clubs Club That, clubthat.co.kr 010-6587-4147 Dongsungno Gyeongju Cheonyeon Minsok Restaurant (Korean), 1000y. co.kr, 054-741-9632, Bomun Lake Town Silla Hoegwan, (Korean) sillafood.com, 054-7497727, Hwangnam-dong Woljungha-yunji (Korean), 054-777-5432, Tob-dong Andong Phungjeon Hanjungsik, (Korea), 054-858-4036, Phungsan-ub Chaesik Sarang (Vegan), 054-821-3043, Downtown AndongGwan, (Korean) 054-854-9933, EnmsikuiGeori (Food Street) Mammoth Bakery,
Downtown Pohang Saramgwapulneaum,(Korean) 054262-2339, Bukgu Di Oliva (Italian), 054277-1041, Downtown Guryeong Jang-eo (Korean) 054-284-7242, Guryeong-po Jeolla Food/Drink First Nepal Restaurant (Nepalese) firstnepal. com, 062-225-8771 Tequilaz (Mexican) tequilaz.com, tequilaz@ gmail.com, Gwangju Jeju Food/Drink Bagdad Café (Indian) 064-757-8182, Near City Hall, Jeju City Dom Jang (Japanese) 064-738-2550, several locations around Jeju El Paso (Mexican) 064752-8252, Jeju City Island Gecko’s (American) www.geckosterrace. com. 064-739-0845, near Jungmun beaches
Tourist Attractions Seoul Museums Bank of Korea Museum, museum.bok.or.kr/english/, 02-759-4881 Gana Art Space, ganaart. com, 02)736-1020 Kyung-in Museum of Fine Art, kyunginart. co.kr, 02-733-4448 National Museum of Contemporary Art, Deoksugung, moca.go.kr/ eng, 02-2022-0600
Seoul Museum of Art, seoulmoa.seoul.go.kr, (02) 120 Seoul Museum of History, museum.seoul.kr, 02-120 World Jewelry Museum, wjmuseum.com, 02-7301610 Palace Changdeokgung Palace, cdg.go.kr/main/main. htm, 02- 762-2070 Deoksugung Palace, deoksugung.go.kr, 02771-9955 Gyeongbokgung Palace, royalpalace.go.kr, 02-7234283 Shopping Area Tongin Store, tonginstore. com, 02-733-4867 Ssamziegil, 02-736-6720 Namdaemun Market, indm.net/main/main. php, 02-991-7718 Chungcheong Buyeo Museum Buyeo National Museum, buyeo.museum.go.kr, 041-833-8562 Baekje History Museum, bhm.or.kr, 041-830-3400 Gongju Museum Natural History Museum, jidang.co.kr, 041-8570001 Gongju National Museum, gongju.museum. go.kr, 041-850-6300 Taean Taean National Park, taean.knps.or.kr, 041672-9737 Cheonan Museum Cheonan Museum,
museum.cheonan.go.kr, 041-521-2823 Asan Asan Botanical Garden, asangarden.com, 041544-0746 Pinnacle Land (theme park), pinnacleland.net, 041-534-2580 Museum Onyang Folk Museum, onyangmuseum.or.kr, 041-542-6001 Yesan Museum Korea traditional Architecture Museum, ktam. or.kr, 041-337-5877 Boryeong Gaehwa Art Park, gaehwaartpark.com, 041931-6789 Gyeonggi Yongin Gyeonggi-do Museum, musenet.or.kr, 031-2885300 Ever Land (Amusement Park), everland.com, 031320-5000 Caribbean Bay (Water Park), everland.com 031320-5000 Goyang Central America Culture Center, latina.or.kr, 031962-7171 Paju Heyri Art Village - Art Factory, artfactory4u.com, 031-957-1054 - Book Café Bandi, bookcafebandi.com, 031-9487952 - Porcelain Academy, heeporcelain.com, 031946-9870 Elvis Presley Memorial Hall, paju.go.kr, 031-948-
Busan Aquarium, busan3358 aquarium.com, 051-740Gwangju (Gyeonggi-do) Face Museum, visagej.org, 1711 APEC House, 051-743031-334-0797 1975 Anseong Anseong Machum Museum, Youngdosan Park, 051museum.anseong.go.kr, 031- 860-7821 Gwanganri Beach 051676-4352 610-4061 Pochon Haeundae Beach 051Hangaone (Traditional desert), hangaone.com, 031- 749-7611 Museums 533-7347 Busan Art Museum 051744-2602 Dalmaji Gallery chon, Gangwon 051-749-4000 Pheongchang Phoenix Park (Ski), phoe- Johyen Gallery 051-7478853 nixpark.co.kr, 1588-2828 Shopping Area Odae Mt, Natural Park, odae.knps.or.kr, 033-332- Centum City 051-7473872 6417 Lotte Department Store Yongpyong Resort (Ski, Golf), yongpyong.co.kr, 033- Busan, lotteshopping. com, 051-810-4650 335-5757 Alpensia Resort (Ski, Golf, Jagalchi Market, 051-245Water park), alpensiaresort. 2594 co.kr, 033-339-0000 Deagu Hongcheon Herb Hillz, herbhillz. Vivaldi Park (Ski, Water park), daemyungresort.com, com, 053-767-6341 Museums 033-434-8311 Daegu Museum, 053Sokcho 768-6051 Seorak Water Pia (Water Park), seorakwaterpia.co.kr, Leeahn Gallery, leeahngallery.com 053-424-2203 033-635-7700 Shopping Area Hoengsung Hyundai Sungwoo Resort Lotte Department Store 053-660-2500 (Ski, Golf), hdsungwoo. Daegu Department Store co.kr, 033-340-3000 053-426-1234 Chuncheon Namisum, namisum.com, Gyeongju Gyeongju Culture and 031-580-8114 Tour Festival Office: 054Jeongdongjin Haslla Art World, haslla.kr, 748-7721/ 7722 Gyeongju City Tour, cm033-644-9411 Jeongdongjin station (beach/ tour.co.kr 054-743-6001 sunrise) Jeongdongjin.co.kr, Bulguksa, 054-746-9913, eminent temple on UN033-644-5062 ESCO’s World Heritage list Gyeongsang Anapji 054-772-4041, Busan
pond built in Silla Dynasty for a big party in a country for entertaining important guests. Museums Gyeongju National Museum, gyeongju.museum. go.kr, 054-740-7500 Art Sonje Museum artsonje.org, 054-745-7075, Hilton Hotel, Closed on Mondays, 10:00 am ~ 6:00 pm, Admission: Adults-3,000 won Children and Students (with valid ID)- 1,500 won Shopping Area Gyeongju Folk Craft Village, kyongju-fcv.com Andong Hahoe Town, hahoe.or.kr, 054-854-3669 Museums Andong Folk Museum, adfm.or.kr, 054-821-0649 Andong Soju Museum, andongsoju.net, 054-8584541 Hahoe Traditional Mask Museum, mask.kr, 054853-2288 Pohang Jukdo Market, jukdosijang.kr, 1566-8253 Homigot, 054-284-5026, Daebo-myeon Museums The national Lighthouse Museum lighthousemuseum.or.kr, 054-2844857, Daebo-myen Yong-il Folk Museum, 054-261-2798 Pohang Art Museum, ipohang.org, 054-2506000 Jeolla Buan Buan Theme Park (Movie
shooting place), buanpark.com, 063-583-0975 Gochang Gochang Dolmen Museum, gcdolmen.go.kr, 063-560-2576 Iksan Iksan Jewel Museum, jewelmuseum.go.kr, 063859-4641 Jeonju Jeonju Botanical Garden, 063-212-0652 Jeonju Hanok Town, hanokmaeul.com, 063282-1330 Jeonju Oriental Medicine Cultural Center, hanbangcenter.com, 063232-2500 Jeonju Traditional Alcohol Museum, urisul.net, 063-287-6305 Jeonju Traditional Cultural Center, jt.or.kr, 063280-7045 Jinan Mai Mt. Park, 063-4333313 Mokpo Mokpo natural Museum, mokpo.go.kr, 061-2943655 Mokpo Caramic Livingware Museum doja,mokpo.go.kr, 061270-8480 Muju Muju Resort (Ski, Golf), mujuresort.com, 063322-9000 Jeju Jeju Olle, jejuolle.org 064762-2190, Mt. Halla, hallasan.go.kr 064-713-9950 Alice in the Wonderland,(Theme park) jejualice.com, 064-
794-4700 Soingook (Theme park), soingook.com, 064-7945400 Seogwipo Natural Recreation Forest, huyang. seogwipo.go.kr, 064-7384544 Elephant Land (Theme Park), eleland.com, 064724-1230 Museum Teddy Bear Museum, teddybearmuseum.co.kr, 064-738-7600 Haenyeo Museum, haenyeo.go.kr, 064-782-9898 (Haenyeo means a female diver) Sinyoung Cinema Museum, jejuscm.co.kr, 064764-7777 Jeju Folk Village Museum, jejufolk.com, 064787-4501 Jeju National Museum, jeju.museum.go.kr, 064720-8000 Museum of African Art, africamuseum.or.kr, 064738-6565 Jeju-do Folklore and Natural History Museum, museum.jeju.go.kr, 064722-2465 Chocolate Museum, chocolatemuseum.org, 064-792-3121 Trick Art Museum, trickart.co.kr, 064-787-8774 Psyche World (Theme park), psycheworld.net, 064-799-7272 O’sulloc Tea Culture Creator, osulloc.co.kr, 064-794-5312