This past week, November 3-9, was the annual “Discovery Week” (DW) at Seoul Foreign School (SFS). During this week, SFS high school students are sent all over the world to participate in activities to serve local and international communities while discovering the cultural backgrounds of those commu
The Nobel Science Club (NSC) was founded by the author at Bongeun Middle School in 2017. The purpose of the NSC is to gather students who are interested in any area of science, such as robotics or physics, and encourage them to explore their interests and test out their ideas through hands-on experi
More than the sight of elaborate Christmas trees displayed on the footsteps of department stores and the annual red holiday coffee cup at Starbucks, rehearsing my favorite carols in the choir room is what really reminds me that Christmas is on its way. The Annual Winter Concert at Seoul Internationa
One Friday afternoon in October, my family and I went to Itaewon for what we hoped would be an “exotic” culinary experience. We saw a lot of foreigners coming out of Itaewon Station, mostly headed in the same direction, and decided to follow them, leading us to a very foreign-looking area which I la
The 22nd iteration of SEOMUN was hosted by Seoul Foreign School from November 8th to 10th, 2019, with 614 students participating from 30 schools. SEOMUN is the largest MUN conference in Korea and is hosted on a rotational basis between SFS, SIS, and KIS. The theme for SEOMUN XXII, ‘The Future We Wan
“It’s time to craft boys,” I excitedly shout in front of my friends after a long day at school. “Good call, James,” one of my friends responds back to me, as we all take our laptops out of our backpacks and sit around the dorm room. It is, indeed, time for Minecraft. Minecraft is a very well-known v
I am not typically the type of person to listen to classical music; I far prefer listening to music in the style of pop or musical theater. However, ever since attending the KIMEA National Honor Festival earlier this year in February, I discovered a new passion – for classical music as perform
I finally decided to visit Singapore’s greatest attraction of all times: Jewel. After a long four year development, Jewel opened on April 17, 2019. Jewel is attracting visitors from across the world, as well as Singapore’s local residents. Jewel is a ten story complex with around 300 shops and resta
During the summer vacation, I decided to spend some time determining my major. The major that I had an interest in was food science because I had an interest in different nutritional values of foods. Therefore, I traveled to ‘Hadong,’ in Gyeongsangnam-do alone, to meet famous people who succeeded in
This fall, I took another visit to TtukTtakTtukTtak’s charity projects in Wangshimri. TtukTtakTtukTtak is an organization founded by the Urban Design department at Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU) to renovate the homes of the needy families of Seoul. (Think Habitat for Humanity.). I had stopped by an
What’s TOK and EE? Then there’s CAS. These are words you would most likely hear if you happen to pass by IB students. IB stands for International Baccalaureate, a 2-year curriculum taught in various high schools across the globe. In Korea, there are currently 11 international schools that offer the
It is not hard to feel sympathy when we see posters of young patients, barely school children with shaved heads and sunken eyes. But what about their families? What about their younger siblings whose parents are understandably distressed and constantly preoccupied? These were the questions that insp
My summer break was no break at all. I had tons of homework from my tutors, had to fill out boarding school applications, and prepare for SSAT. Seeing me suffer, my English tutor asked me if I was interested in participating in a Stress-management seminar held somewhere in the countryside near Seoul
With cultural globalization and the internet being accessible to a large part of the world today, communication between people of different cultures and societies has become ubiquitous, leading people to want to learn more languages. As of 2018, according to ilanguages.org, 43 percent of the world’s
As the beginning of the school year approached this summer, I wasn’t only looking forward to going back to classes and seeing friends. The annual Ambassadors (the audition choir at Seoul International School) choir retreat marks the beginning of a year for us singers, and I was looking forward to th
Garosugil is an upscale street that stretches 650 meters across Sinsadong, which is one of the busiest and trendiest areas within the globally renowned Gangnam area in Seoul. Just 50 years ago, however, Gangnam was an undeveloped patch of land occupied by rice paddies. It was not until the 1980s tha
On August 28th, Cheongna Dalton School (CDS) held Tastes of CDS, a school-wide event created this year to help students find school clubs and activities that suit their interests. Individual booths were set up for each club, where club representatives passionately explained their club’s mission, goa
As I climbed the west LA hill towards The Getty, white buildings slowly appeared under the clear blue sky. The white walls of Travertine, canned sediment from the quarry outside Rome, made their grandeur stand out.When I visited The Getty in February, I felt the Getty was the most aesthetic place. S
Dance is no longer a thing just for the young. With the advent of an aging society, health issues of the elderly population are on the rise. According to data from the U.S. National Council on Aging, 92 percent of senior citizens over the age of 65 have at least one chronic condition and 77 percent
Until recently, I used to have only a very vague understanding of the word business. To me, it involved maybe transactions and advertising, with an ultimate aim of profit maximization. Then I learned that financing and marketing are the most important aspects of business, I have been putting all my