Landscape Reflections

Landscape Reflections By Noé Toroczkai, 2nd Year ETA These paintings came from meditative moments in my travels within Korea where I was captivated by my surroundings and existed solely in the present. No thoughts, only an overwhelming sensation of warmth and connection to my environment. Snapping a picture during these moments does not do enough […]

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 […]