My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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Not only will AI-Art and "conventional" Art coexist, they will cross-pollinate All Photos and AI-Prompts are mine. Photography became its own Art Form, as did Digital Photography Photography was all new in the 18-hundreds. Cumbersome, low quality, expensive and exclusive at first. Many traditional artists must have considered it a threat at the time, just… Continue reading Why AI-generated Art will enhance Art as we know it
Our 8 Weeks in Korea - a Travel Essay with Photos (all my own) Apple - Awesome! We had just visited the MMCA in Bukchon and were passing three young women at a park bench. They were holding high a red apple, taking pictures of it. In Korean, I loudly commented "Apple - Awesome!". They… Continue reading Part 3: Some cool Anecdotes of Korean Life
Reflections from 8 Weeks in Korea. Essay with Photos (all my own). Seoul's cultural and culinary offerings are second to none. Ticket prices for concerts and museum are very affordable - not like the prohibitive prices we see in Europe and Canada, like $133 for a mediocre seat at a recent ballet performance in Vancouver.… Continue reading Part 2: Cultural Immersion – Korean Style
An Essay with Photos (all my own) Our Statistics of cultural and culinary Immersion After 16 museums, 7 concerts, 3 palaces, 2 temples, 450km of walking, and numerous encounters with cool Koreans, we gained some meaningful insights. And despite enjoying so many Korean delicacies, we lost a few pounds! Mecenatpolis Shopping Mall in Hapjeong, Mapo-gu,… Continue reading Reflections from eight Weeks in Korea – Part 1: The State of Korean Society
This Korean Indie-Band made me realize what that means After 31 months of covid-related cancellations, we finally made it to Korea. We are enjoying deep cultural and culinary immersion, of which an important part is experiencing this special Korean Kindness - "Jeong" (정). I went to a concert of my favourite Korean Indie band, A-FUZZ.… Continue reading A-FUZZ – the Power of Music and Kindness
A Rainy Day Fund Anyone? It is important these days to distinguish the truly distressed from the whiners. Many will have to close their business permanently and look for entry-level employment. When 911 hit, we had to close our air charter and tour business, and I had to start off washing cars (later becoming the… Continue reading Saving our Way through this Crisis
Boheme Singer at her CD release concert at Salon Moonbow Feb. 8 In the midst of the Corona virus crisis, it is very fortunate that Korean artists are still expressing themselves - inspiring others and demonstrating that life does go on. Take Boheme Singer for example. Her musical videos on Instagram brighten up my days.… Continue reading Korean People are resilient – let their Art speak!
I first visited Moon Space Star Café with a friend. Today I came back. Why? Because I was intrigued by the unique atmosphere and the view of Seoul Forest Park; and because of this: Suddenly the electricity went out. The breaker box happened to be high above our table. I kind of shoved JiEun aside… Continue reading Moon Space Star Café at Seoul Forest Park – don’t miss it!
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has created a network of startup support facilities across the city. The epicentre is the Seoul Startup Hub, which boasts 150 resident startups and huge co-working spaces. The atmosphere is - well - entrepreneurial 🙂 These people do not want to be compliant corporate soldiers at a Chaebol. These family-run conglomerates… Continue reading Seoul Startup Hub – WOW!
We were just done with our Korean language exam. I was the last of about 60 students to finish and most likely failed the Reading part. They all waited for me until I was done and off we went to have some super-cool fun. It's actually 9 nations: One of us has a Columbian, Mexican… Continue reading 6-Nation Korean BBQ
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 