Beyond the Bushes
By Deanna Leung, a first year ETA in Wando, Jeollanam-do When she let go of trying to duplicate her old life in her new home, the sun marked her like a crosswalk… She lifted her soles and hopes high, and led herself to new places -Beyond the bushes [Featured photo by Abigail Offei-Addo]
Through Mud and Myth
By Johanna Alexander, a second year ETA in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do The importance of history, they say, is that if we know the mistakes of those who came before us, we can avoid repeating them in the future. I’ll grant them this: it’s good advice if you’re like the people in those histories. The kind of […]
A Night at the Jjimjilbang
By Chloe Sferra, a second year ETA in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do Mud clogs my nose, seeps into my ears and piles up at the base of my eyes. The chunks of clay and water are thrown at me with no intention except to fly into my mouth and choke me. I can only clear it off […]