Yesterday (October 11th 2016) marked the fifth year of the UN’s International Day of the Girl. To celebrate, South Korea joined other countries and collectively pledged almost $600 million in girls’ education. Canada not only renewed its commitment to promoting gender equality and rights, but the wife of Canada’s […]
If your Social Studies and History classes were anything like mine (that is, in the Canadian public school system), chances are, they barely covered Korean history. I do recall my teacher mentioning the Korean War and the resulting division of the peninsula along the 38th parallel, but other than […]
If you haven’t heard of Pop Danthology yet, you are way behind - in fact, behind more than 1 million YouTube subscribers and thousands of Instagram and Twitter Followers. Pop Danthology is a mash-up of musical hits from each year, and has been acquiring a steady fan base […]
What’s next after receiving that well-earned (albeit expensive) piece of paper certifying your degree? For many Canadians, teaching in Korea has become a popular step post-grad. While information on different job postings, personal experiences and what-to-expect articles are readily available online, it is rare to come across a piece […]