Archive for the 'Black in South Korea' Category

10 Reasons to Visit and Live in South Korea

After  a year of teaching and working in Busan, I will be leaving South Korea in about a month, more or less.  The departing will be bittersweet, because although I’m excited about being in my homeland, I’ll definitely miss Korea.  In fact, while I am away, I’m making arrangements in the U.S. to travel more [...]

Good Times in South Korea

I have experienced kindness here that I have not experienced from strangers in America, and I wanted to take the time to reflect on that.

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Night in a Korean Love Hotel–Almost!

After teaching my usual four hours with my co-teacher on Thursday, I settled in at my desk for the rest of the afternoon. I was happy when my friend Lucy came to rescue me. I had asked my co-teacher about the whereabouts for the new SHOW cell phone payment center, and she had to go [...]

Brown Skin and Dreadlocks in South Korea

I’m back in Busan, South Korea, and I have yet some more insight about being an African American in South Korea. I have additional video and tons of photos to post from my stay in Koh Lanta Thailand. I was there for nine days. The very first day that I returned from Thailand, and [...]

Tips and Advice for Moving to South Korea

I’ve gotten a few contacts from people who are moving to Busan or South Korea in general to teach! You all want advice and tips for moving and you want to know what it’s like in Busan.
If you have already applied, read on!
I am glad to help by giving you my point of view.
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Being Black in South Korea: What’s Wrong With this Pic?

I was talking to my uncle the other day. He is an ex-Marine who has lived in Japan with his family. We talked a bit about what it’s like being black in South Korea or in Asia. In this post, I want to highlight something that he said that I think was very important.
He said [...]