Last year, the first KBS World Korean Speaking contest took place, welcoming participants from 44 countries who submitted a total of over 200 videos during the initial round of elimination. During that stage, participants had to showcase their Korean skills by filming themselves speaking in Korean around a particular topic (mine was “How I […]
Step-by-step guide to begin learning Korean from scratch, all the way to advanced fluency.
Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you a short interview I conducted with Carleton University professor Stephen L. Harris. Professor Harris specializes in finance and economics, and has taught public policy, international finance, and macroeconomics in Canada, the U.S., Singapore and Georgia, among others. Professor Harris […]
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have some kind of interest in Korea and in Korean culture. Maybe you’ve visited the country once, or perhaps you’ve lived there for some time. Maybe you’ve made up your mind to start learning the language this year, or maybe […]
According to the Canadian Tourism Commission, Canada welcomed approximately 137,300 overnight travelers from South Korea in 2012. These visitors injected $234 million in Canada’s tourism economy. Besides the sub-zero temperatures during winter and the occasional deer or moose on the highway at night, Koreans visiting the second largest […]