Efforts to Make Korea Happier Country

2017-08-03

  South Korea has recently experienced a major and unprecedented political chaos. The newly elected president is now making many efforts to make South Korea happier country. One of those efforts is to try to solve economic inequality. It is true that South Korea is a country that has made a lot of progress economically.…

Subway in Seoul

2017-08-02

Seoul boasts one of the most convenient subway system in the world. It is safe and pleasant. Most of all, you can easily visit almost all the major places in Seoul by using the subway.   Some foreigners worry that they might pay through the nose for taxi fare in Seoul. But I can assure…

자녀 교육의 지침

2017-07-18

어린이를 불행하게 하는 가장 확실한 방법은 언제든지, 무엇이라도 손에 넣을 수 있게 내버려 두는 것이다. – 장 자크 루소 (Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778)

Korean men play the piano well.

2017-07-12

Did you know that there are many Korean guys who play the piano well? It is not difficult to find a piano academy in Korea. Korean parents often give piano lessons to their children when they are young. Parents give piano lessons to boys as well as girls.   In fact, Korea has a very…

Useful Korean Translation App – Naver Papago

2017-07-08

If you plan to travel to Korea, you may find it useful to install the translation application. I want to recommend ‘Naver Papago Translate‘ developed by Naver Corporation.   Without any doubt, Google is the most powerful search engine in the world. However, many Korean still prefer to use the two major Korean-brand online portals.…

Korean Language School List

2017-06-28

* This post is not to advertise a certain Korean language school, and not sponsored by any of Korean language schools below. The content below is David Choi’s personal opinion and recommendation.     Just a few days ago, I met one Singaporean friend who wants to go to South Korea for studying Korean language.…