Archive for September, 2020
Korean Thanksgiving – Chuseok Posted by Flying Oyster on Sep 23, 2020
Did you know that there are still a few things that South Korea and North Korea share in spite of over 70 years of separation? One of them is that both countries still celebrate two major Korean holidays. One is 설날 (Seollal: Lunar New Year’s Day) and the other is 추석 (Chuseok: Korean Thanksgiving Day)…
Differences in Korean and American Home Design Posted by Flying Oyster on Sep 9, 2020
Because I travel often, I have stayed in many different places in equally many different countries. When I stay in different short term rentals, I like to discover just how different things are from my childhood home in Korea. Living in an apartment is very common in Korea since 인구밀도 (in-goo-mil-doh: population density) is…