One of Korea’s first Catholic missionaries dedicates life to people of Busan and peaceful reunificationBUSAN ― Hardship was something the young German knew well. Torn from his home near Munich and drafted into the German Army in World War II, he was launched into a violent life of combat. He was then captured and held as a prisoner of war in Yugoslavia for four years, the first two of which he des

Expat Living July 24, 2011

President of Nigerian community works for closer ties in business, cultureGrowing up alongside his businessman older brother, “Stanley” Enoch Davis Obinna always recalls having an entrepreneurial spirit. As soon as he left school, where he studied business, he set up a textiles shop. Then in 2002 he learned of the big demand for Korean imports in his homeland, Nigeria, and set off to investigate f

Expat Living July 17, 2011

 American film critic helps expose domestic cinema to world stageIn the late ’90s, Korean cinema was booming along with the country’s economy. And not just domestically, but in the United States too. Whilst studying Slavic Linguistics at Indiana University, Massachusetts-native Darcy Paquet was introduced to two popular films at the time by his Korean friends there: “Sopyonje” and “Our Twisted Her

Expat Living July 10, 2011

Longest-resident British woman reflects on early learning achievementsIn February 1969 a young English woman arrived to a barren, snow-laden country, stripped of trees by the ravages of the Korean War and intercepted by narrow and dangerous roads. Cold and a little nervous, she boarded a rickety bamboo raft which would transport her and her husband-to-be, the future Archbishop of the Anglican Chur

Expat Living July 3, 2011

Editor of 10 Magazine tells of how he’s embraced Korea’s many opportunitiesAs 2008 drew to a close and the world’s economies spiraled into the depths of recession, the already struggling media industry braced for the fallout. One American in South Korea, however, with no prior experience in the field, had spotted a gap in the market and decided to launch his own magazine. “It was a nightmare. 2008

Expat Living June 26, 2011