Month: May 2013

The Colors of Korea, a Collaborative Blogging Project

South Korea: a nation of kaleidoscopic vibrancy with a prowess to hypnotize any unsuspecting visitor with its technicolor features. While many might associate the Asian country with the colors of grey concrete, black smog, and neon, there’s much more to the palette that illustrates the colorful attributes that make up Korea. Wanting to prove this, …

Bici Coffee: Java on Wheels

It was about a decade ago when the coffee craze hit Seoul.  Although the caffeinated beverage had been introduced a century earlier, it was often considered a luxury product and was not consumed by common folk until the sixties.  The industry further transformed, however, in 1999 when Starbucks entered the Korean market.  It didn’t take …

The Buzz on Seoul’s Urban Beekeepers

On a warm spring afternoon, Jin Park, a 32 year old Korean citizen, guides me to our destination on Nodeul-seom, a seemingly unremarkable island smack dab in the middle of Seoul’s Han River.  Park looks like any other guy his age, donned in cargo pants and a navy hoodie.  Those passing him probably suspect he …