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Fulbright Korea Alumni Infusion

Fulbright Korea Alumni Infusion presents the literary, artistic and academic talents of Fulbright grantees and scholars. Infusion aims to capture the diversity of the Fulbright Korea experience by publishing work from senior scholars, junior researchers, English teaching assistants and program alumni.

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The Fulbright Korea Alumni Infusion Magazine is a literary magazine that showcases the diverse experiences of Fulbright Korea grantees and alumni.

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CategoriesAlumni English Teaching Assistant By Infusion Staff

Letter from the Editor

Posted onApril 10, 2020April 12, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Dear Infusion Readers, As Editor-in-Chief, I had hoped that my first letter to you, our readership, would be to introduce this year’s final print issue. … Continue ReadingLetter from the Editor

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CategoriesAlumni English Teaching Assistant Images Literary Selected Works By Infusion Staff

Infusion Selected Works: Winter 2020

Posted onFebruary 14, 2020April 10, 2020 By Infusion Staff

  Featuring Or Banished A Postcard at the End of the World

CategoriesAlumni Literary By Infusion Staff

Paper Heart

Posted onMay 15, 2020May 19, 2020 By Infusion Staff

CW: suicide, mental illness The lifetime prevalence of mental health disorders in South Korea is one out of every three people, slightly higher than the … Continue ReadingPaper Heart

CategoriesAlumni Literary Poetry By Infusion Staff

Syllable

Posted onMay 8, 2020May 11, 2020 By Infusion Staff

I asked my mother the Korean word for nectarine and she told  me 천도복숭아, heavenly  peach. And I recognized the angel  there, though she wouldn’t … Continue ReadingSyllable

CategoriesAlumni Literary By Infusion Staff

Waygukin Gothic

Posted onMay 1, 2020May 9, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Photo by La Toya Crittenden Mirror The grant year is going okay, you will say if anyone asks. The only thing is that the cool … Continue ReadingWaygukin Gothic

CategoriesAlumni Literary By Infusion Staff

Hunger

Posted onApril 24, 2020May 1, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Photo by Ying Bonny Cai My host mom brings me tea. She offers me tangerines, three in one hand, poking between her fingers. I accept one … Continue ReadingHunger

CategoriesAlumni Literary Poetry By Infusion Staff

A Love Poem for Someone I Left, or

Posted onApril 17, 2020May 1, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Photo by Zoya Hsiao 10 places I want to be with you— sitting on the same massage chair, legs compressed by legs no money to … Continue ReadingA Love Poem for Someone I Left, or

CategoriesAlumni Literary Poetry By Infusion Staff

be(longing)

Posted onApril 17, 2020May 1, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Photo by Zoya Hsiao I wrote this poem while I was an ETA on Jeju in the winter of 2016. I was in the bout … Continue Readingbe(longing)

CategoriesAlumni Literary By Infusion Staff

A Postcard at the End of the World

Posted onFebruary 14, 2020February 14, 2020 By Infusion Staff

by Sarah Carey Photo by Megan Chung This piece is a part of our Winter Issue of Selected Works. A little over 20 years ago, I … Continue ReadingA Postcard at the End of the World

CategoriesAlumni Literary By Infusion Staff

Haves, Have-nots, and Han in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite

Posted onFebruary 9, 2020February 10, 2020 By Infusion Staff

by Padraig Shea Photo by LaToya Crittenden This essay contains spoilers for the film Parasite (2019), by Bong Joon-Ho. Han is often described as an untranslatable yet … Continue ReadingHaves, Have-nots, and Han in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite

CategoriesCity Guide English Teaching Assistant By Infusion Staff

City Guide Review: Npub

Posted onFebruary 1, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Review by Tim DiFazio, ETA 2019-2020 City: Iksan (익산) Type of Business: Bar Address: 763-17 Sin-dong, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do (전라북도 익산시 신동 763-17) Cost: 4000 to 6000 won … Continue ReadingCity Guide Review: Npub

CategoriesCity Guide English Teaching Assistant By Infusion Staff

City Guide Review: Buseoksa Temple

Posted onJanuary 24, 2020January 24, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Review by Arista Ngodinh, ETA 2019-2020 City: Yeongju Type of Business: Temple (UNESCO Historical Site) Address: 345 Buseoksa-ro, Buseok-myeon, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do Cost: Adults: 1,200 won / … Continue ReadingCity Guide Review: Buseoksa Temple

CategoriesLiterary By Infusion Staff

Or Banished

Posted onJanuary 18, 2020January 18, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Photo by Megan Chung by Sarah Berg or, banished family history is hot these days / so quit asking why / i’m interested / all … Continue ReadingOr Banished

CategoriesLiterary By Infusion Staff

The Foreigner’s Phrasebook for Eating Alone

Posted onJanuary 10, 2020January 17, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Photo by La Toya Crittenden by Paige Morris 1. 초딩 입맛 (A Little Kid’s Tastes) Life as a foreigner in Korea often relies on a … Continue ReadingThe Foreigner’s Phrasebook for Eating Alone

CategoriesVolume 12.2 By Infusion Staff

From the Executive Director

Posted onJuly 2, 2019April 10, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Dear Readers, I am delighted to introduce to you Volume 12, Issue 2 of Fulbright Korea’s Infusion literary magazine. In tandem with Volume 12, Issue … Continue ReadingFrom the Executive Director

CategoriesVolume 12.2 By Infusion Staff

From the Embassy

Posted onJuly 2, 2019April 10, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Welcome to the second issue of the 12th volume of Infusion. Since its inception in the late 1940s, the Fulbright Program has been an integral … Continue ReadingFrom the Embassy

CategoriesVolume 12.2 By Infusion Staff

From the Editor

Posted onJuly 2, 2019April 10, 2020 By Infusion Staff

Dear Readers, As the grant year draws to a close, it’s hard to believe that those first days that seem like yesterday were actually 12 … Continue ReadingFrom the Editor

CategoriesVolume 12.2 By Infusion Staff

Spring Rolls

Posted onJuly 2, 2019July 2, 2019 By Infusion Staff

By Mailé Nguyễn, a first-year ETA in Gumi When wetting a brittle sheet of rice paper for a spring roll, it doesn’t need to be … Continue ReadingSpring Rolls

CategoriesLiterary Poetry Volume 12.2 By Infusion Staff

Two Poems

Posted onJuly 2, 2019December 16, 2019 By Infusion Staff

By Robert Cavaluzzi, a first-year ETA in Jeonju Melissa Kukowski, “Gardens by the Bay,” Singapore Chewing You are sunken treasure Riddled with teeth marks In … Continue ReadingTwo Poems

CategoriesLiterary Poetry Volume 12.2 By Infusion Staff

Jewels

Posted onJuly 2, 2019December 16, 2019 By Infusion Staff

By Pel Doski, a first-year ETA in Docheon, Changnyeong Zoya Hsiao, “Chaos Central,” Gimhae I’ve got gems Sparkling in pairs before me, With bright brilliancy. … Continue ReadingJewels

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Missed our September 20th deadline but still want Missed our September 20th deadline but still want to share your Korea adventures with Infusion? Never fear! We've moved our deadline to October 20th!!! We're still looking for lifestyle, literary, and photo submissions for our upcoming magazine issue!!
It's another day closer to our submission deadline It's another day closer to our submission deadline (September 20th!!!!), so we have another prompt for you! Don't forget to send your literary, lifestyle, and photo submissions to infusion.submissions@gmail.com!!!! . "Imagine something you see almost every day in your placement town: maybe it's a mountain or a river, maybe it's the view from the top of your apartment, maybe it's an old fruit tree, or maybe it's an abandoned store. Now write about someone completely different from yourself looking at that very same thing (what about a person from hundreds of years ago? a person from hundreds of years in the future? a magician from a fantasy version of your town? or that bus driver you see every week?). What is that person thinking? How do they see that view? What's going on in their life?" . 📸:Allie Easterbrooke . . . #Fulbrightinfusion #Fulbrightkorea #Fulbrightsouthkorea #Fulbright #FulbrightSouthKorea #submissions #writingprompts
South Korea has so many beautiful views!! What's y South Korea has so many beautiful views!! What's your favorite view in South Korea? . 📸 By Allie Easterbrooke . . . Don't forget to send your literary, lifestyle, and photo submissions to infusion.submissions@gmail.com before September 20th!! . . . #fulbrightinfusion #fulbright #fulbrightkorea #submissions #infusion
Want to submit to Infusion but have writer's block Want to submit to Infusion but have writer's block? The managing team has come up with some prompts to help get you started! We want to challenge you to think about perspective with this writing prompt! . Describe a cafe you recently visited. What did it smell like? What did the food or drink taste like? Do you go to this cafe frequently? Or was it a new place for you? Why did you go to the cafe? Did you go because you wanted to, or because there was somewhere else you didn't want to go? Think about other people in the cafe? Can you come up with answers to the same questions for them? . Don't forget submissions are due September 20th!! Email your submissions to infusion.submissions@gmail.com . #fulbright #fulbrightkorea #fulbrightinfusion #submissions #writersblock
✨✨STAFF SPOTLIGHT ✨✨ Introducing our lovel ✨✨STAFF SPOTLIGHT ✨✨ Introducing our lovely Editor in Chief Chloe Sferra!!! Chloe is a first year ETA at an elementary school in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do. She has a B.A. in English creative writing and a B.A. in communication journalism. Chloe enjoys activities such as buying strawberry milk whenever she sees it, singing out of tune at karaoke, and embarrassing her host brothers in front of their friends. One goal of Chloe’s is to improve her Korean so she spends a lot of her free time studying *watching Kdramas and listening to Kpop* . . Don't forget that submissions for Infusion are due September 20th!! . . . #fulbright #fulbrightinfusion #staffspotlight
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