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Italian chamber orchestra coming to JeonjuBarun | Friday, 18 May 2012
Renowned chamber orchestras are coming to Korea and Jeonju in particular will have the treat of hosting Italy's "I Musici" on June 23rd. The Sori Arts center will feature the group's celebration of its 60th anniversary upon its world tour, with Korea being its last stop. Courtesy, The Korea Herald. |
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UNESCO tags Jeonju for culinary greatnessBarun | Thursday, 17 May 2012
As of this past Tuesday, Jeonju has become a "UNESCO City of Gastronomy." The honour is due to Jeonju's nurturing of chefs with talent, hosting of food festivals, active private and public research in the field of food and its practice of passing down knowledge of traditional home cooking through the generations for over a millennium. UNESCO has six other 'Creative Cities' titles, including Design, as well as Folk Art, honours which Seoul and Incheon hold, respectively. Courtesy, The Chosunilbo. |
Muju earthquake; tremors felt in JeonjuBarun | Wednesday, 16 May 2012
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake originated in Muju shortly after 1:00PM last Friday, May 11th; tremors were felt in Jeonju and even as far as Daegu and Jinju. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the epicenter was based 5 kilometers northeast of the Muju County Office. Tremors shook windows for 10 seconds but no major damage has been reported. Muju, known for recreational activities, is located approximately 45 minutes northeast of Jeonju. Courtesy, KBS World. |
Thief stops by for a bite at Jeonju Dinerdvm | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 On a rainy Monday night, with employers gone to Costco, and fellow employee run home to attend to her kids, a solitary diner employee locked the doors of the empty restaurant to use the bathroom. When she was thus occupied, a man crawled in through the kitchen window and was emptying the cash register when she came out and surprised him. She tried to prevent the burgler - now robber - from leaving. A struggle ensued. He bit her hand and slid out of his jacket in order to escape. The man left behind a jacket, a bag with some i.d., fingerprints... and teethmarks. Thankfully, the diner's highly valued employee was not hurt, and she went to hospital for precautionary measures, as the bite broke some skin on her hand. Police are investigating. The amount stolen was about 100,000. If only the guy had known that the diner has a policy that no one in need will ever be turned away hungry, but will be given at least old buns and coffee. The diner also has a 'nobody works alone' policy, which it appears will no longer need repetition. |
Yeosu Expo visitors cite pros and consBarun | Monday, 14 May 2012
Visitors to the opening of the Expo 2012 Yeosu in Jeollanam province this past Saturday had both good and bad things to say about the latest world expo. Pros included a well-organized layout of the exhibitions, high-tech displays and general overall aesthetic beauty. Cons, however, included a lack of English to book accommodations and a lack of preparedness by vendors. About 36,000 people visited the Expo on the opening day, short of the projected 100,000. Courtesy, The Korea Herald. |
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Events
Boseong Green Tea Festival
Picturesque hills of green tea await you at the Boseong Green Tea Festival, May 16th-20th. Various activities include making green tea foods, exhibitions, performances and of course, all things green tea. Green tea soft serve ice cream, anyone? Info here. |
Lotus Lantern Festival - Seoul
From May 18-20th, the Lotus Lantern Festival is one of the BEST festivals of the year. The EPIC parade on the 19th is alone worth the trip to Seoul. Make paper lanterns, enjoy the overwhelming colours of countless lanterns, visit the international tents and take in the cultural performances everywhere. KTO site here and official English festival site here. |
Muju Firefly Festival
Ever seen millions of fireflies in one place? Here's your chance at the Muju Firefly Festival, June 8th-16th. PLENTY of other activities, including catching fish with your bare hands, floating paper lanterns into the sky, martial arts demonstrations, fireworks & more! Check out the schedule at the English website. |
= RECURRING EVENTS =
Eating in EnglishThis month we'll be going to Aladdin's Lamb for grilled lamb with pita bread, Greek salad and side dishes on May 19th @ 6:15pm. NOTE: It has moved behind the Lemon Table restaurant in Joong-hwa-san Dong - NOT beside Radiostar. We will meet at Spa L'Aqua at 6:00PM and walk to the restaurant around 6:15ish. Tell your Taxi driver "Spa L'Aqua Joong-hwa-san Dong" ( 스파라쿠아 주화산 동). The price should be around 14,000 KRW each, but it's the best (and maybe only) lamb restaurant in Jeonju! Please RSVP by email to kraus.isaiah@gmail.com before Friday the 18th. |
Authentic Chinese food!
Tired of Korean-Chinese fusion of Jja-jang-myeon and tang-soo-yuk? Get real Chinese food made by a real Chinese ajumma! Details in the Restaurants section. |
Help a gorgeous, furry face
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Get tested!
As if getting your sexual health tested wasn't awkward enough, but add on a language barrier and the fear of prejudice? Dr. Song gets rid of all of that with his perfect English, friendliness and overseas experience. Check out articles #5 and #13 on the Health Services page for more details. |
Pension, Insurance, TaxHere is the powerpoint file for a presentation by John Stephens and David Van Minnen, for ATEK, Oct 2, 2010. Just for laughs, here is the video. [As of Nov 22, 2011 it has been downloaded 300 times] |
Even if you can just walk one of them, Korea has plenty of shelters with cats and dogs looking for some of your spare time. Get the details about Animal Rescue Korea in the 
