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Letter from the Editor

April 10, 2020April 12, 2020 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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Infusion Selected Works: Winter 2020

February 14, 2020April 10, 2020 Infusion Staff

Featuring Or Banished A Postcard at the End of the World

Alumni Literary

Paper Heart

May 15, 2020May 19, 2020 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

Alumni Literary Poetry

Syllable

May 8, 2020May 11, 2020 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

Alumni Literary

Waygukin Gothic

May 1, 2020May 9, 2020 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

Alumni Literary

Hunger

April 24, 2020May 1, 2020 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

Alumni Literary Poetry

A Love Poem for Someone I Left, or

April 17, 2020May 1, 2020 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

Alumni Literary Poetry

be(longing)

April 17, 2020May 1, 2020 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)

Alumni Literary

A Postcard at the End of the World

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 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

Alumni Literary

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

February 9, 2020February 10, 2020 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

City Guide English Teaching Assistant

City Guide Review: Npub

February 1, 2020 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

City Guide English Teaching Assistant

City Guide Review: Buseoksa Temple

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 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

Literary

Or Banished

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 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

Literary

The Foreigner’s Phrasebook for Eating Alone

January 10, 2020January 17, 2020 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

Volume 12.2

From the Executive Director

July 2, 2019April 10, 2020 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

Volume 12.2

From the Embassy

July 2, 2019April 10, 2020 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

Volume 12.2

From the Editor

July 2, 2019April 10, 2020 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

Volume 12.2

Spring Rolls

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 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

Literary Poetry Volume 12.2

Two Poems

July 2, 2019December 16, 2019 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

Literary Poetry Volume 12.2

Jewels

July 2, 2019December 16, 2019 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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