My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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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
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!
Yes, for advanced education and executive programs, EWHA Women's University accepts males too. I'm taking level 1 Korean and I'm with three young folks from Taiwan, two from Japan, one from Texas (she's also American :-), and one Italian. Two guys, six ladies. Lessons are quite un-Canadian Rules are strict and enforced: Put your cellphone… Continue reading My Korean Language Course at EWHA Women’s University – highly recommended
Finding a café in Korea that is open before 9:00 am is very difficult. Café Gabie is open 24/7! Maybe that's no coincidence, being so close to Hongik University, Korea's leading university for creative professions. Wikipedia writes: "...widely regarded as the best architecture and art school in rivalry with Seoul National University." Creative types often… Continue reading Café Gabie in Hongdae – a unique space for good coffee, company and work
My Home away from Home I will be in Seoul for five months and my micro-apartment is not conducive to work or networking 🙂 Within five minutes I'm at Honghap Valley Co-working Space. It's in Hongdae, which is the heart of Korean indie music and has four universities nearby. I've already met cool people here:… Continue reading A cool Co-working Space in Seoul
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 