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September 2009 Volume 9, Issue 9

Editorial Prior to that, you have to change your family and in order to do so, you must change yourself.” Working in Korea means we are all relieved of constant family duties. It’s one of the instant pleasures that comes with the nerve to be adventuresome enough to go to a new culture. So changing oneself should be a snap right?

ince September is a month in which many new faces appear in Sinae (pronounced Shinay) it is another chance for us regulars to extend a hand and make new English-speaking friends. That’s certainly the first step to a fun life in Gwangju. Korean class at the Gwangju International Center (GIC), English-speaking hang-outs, notably Song’s German Bar and Speakeasy, and, if you’re lucky, regrouping with the same gang you came with, ease the transition, but for most, the first three months here are a sticky web held together by plenty of teaching time. The International Artists group that meets every other Saturday at the GIC is another outlet, and the famous dinners after the GIC talks (every Saturday at 2:30 p.m.) are full of fun. Every THIRD Saturday of the month the Foreigner’s dinner meets at 7 p.m. outside downtown Starbucks. All of these expand potential new friends outside the realm of alcohol intake, but for many alcohol intake is not only the best-known method, but also the most fun way to wade into Gwangju’s social pool. One of those ancient wisdoms that was written in China and goes like this: “In order to change the world, first change the country you live in. 2

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It seems that humans have a hard time changing themselves, unless nudged or forced to do so, and that’s fair, as everyone has had enough experience to shape userfriendly reactions to the world around them. But, no matter how strong you are, it’s a safe bet you will have to make a few adjustments when entering a new culture. For me, friendship has been the key to enjoying life in Gwangju. At first it was with other foreign English teachers, but the relationships among Gwangju natives have done the most to help quell the firstarrived jitters that almost everyone who comes to town feels. With many cultural differences, one thing is quite a bit the same about Korea: most folks have had friends a long time, travel in a tight circle, and by age 20 and certainly 30, have a full docket of friend meetings. Thus trying to sneak into someone’s life as a friend is as hard here as anywhere. Learning Korean helps – and that’s something most will be better at than I – but even without a fluency, mutual interests, academic similarities and/or recreational things in common can bridge what at first seems to be a mighty large gap between the locals and the “greater native-English speaking, teaching population.” Catching a meal with your boss

may not be worth pursuing, but grabbing a coffee with a co-worker (often eager to speak English) can be do-able if you are lucky enough to have unwed coworkers who don’t have myriad family duties. In this issue we’re expanding the “what’s going on” segment known as “September Events” to (some would say finally) include art openings, classical music calendars, and other notable cultural events going on in town. It’s important to know the festivals (and there are more than a few in November!) but thanks to Hughie Samson and Jung Ji Eun we’re doubling the listings, and are always looking for more things to add, so keep us posted if you find out about a neighborhood block party, sporting event (Go Kia Tigers!) or other new event. Maria Lisak returns, this time to do restaurant reviews, so those of us foodies are waiting with perky taste buds to see what she discovers. This brings us to the number one friendship-building activity in Gwangju: food. There is no such thing as a “table for one” in Korea, but the occasional western-looking customer has broken this cultural rule at McDonald’s or Burger King. This is one place where fitting into the culture around us also expands our fun: inviting a Korean friend to a meal, maybe with a good bilingual attendee, is my favorite way to make local friends. For me, the nomadic life has meant a series of friendships, and a lot of emails to old friends “back home.” Still, the new friends always open up a new take on life, and know which bus to take, and remind me how to pronounce some new Korean word, and make life full, no matter where I go. Friends: where would we be without them? Doug Stuber, Gwangju News Editor

Contributors

Contents 4

Nation Mourns the Passing of a Great Leader By Shin Sang-soon

September 2009, Volume 9, Issue 9

Sonnets on the Death of Kim Dae-jung

Publisher: Prof. Shin Gyong-gu

By Andrew Oâ€™Donnell

Editors: Doug Stuber, Minsu Kim

A Leader of Peace and Democracy, Kim Dae-jung

Copy Editor: Jon Ozelton

By Ko Nam-il

Coordinator: Kim Min-su

8 Layout and Design: Kim Hye-young

The Korean Way: Export of Han-geul, Beginning of World Illiteracy Eradication By 2Ys

Proofreaders: Adam Bourque, Rupsha Biswas, Stewart Wallace, Pete Schandall, Edward Lyons, Jon Ozelton, Hughie Samson, Miriam Ho

Useful Korean Phrases By Kim Hyeon-jeong

Printed by: Saenal

Photographer: Bae Sang-don

GAIA Gallery By Doug Stuber

Cover Photo: Gangjin Celadon Festival 2009

Temple Dragons and Monster Masks By Kelly Shephard

Gaelic Football in Gwangju By Mark Hayden

Gwangju News uses 100% E-PLUS recycled paper provided by Daehan Paper in Seoul. www.daehanpaper.co.kr

Special thanks to the City of Gwangju and all of our sponsors. Copyright by the Gwangju International Center.All rights reserved. No part of this publication covered by this copyright may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise - without the written consent of the publishers. Gwangju News welcomes letters to the editor (gwangjunews@gmail.com) regarding articles and issues. All correspondence may be edited for reasons of clarity or space.

The Ghosts of Haitai

2009 Gwangju Design Biennale: Back to the Future

By Jeff Smith

By Allen Gray

Gangjin Celadon Festival 2009 By Windi Indra

The 3rd International Students Meeting By Lee Kee-eun

Recent swine flu deaths in Korea raise fears again By Michael Bielawski

Game on, Gwangju By Alva French and Compiled by Lee Kee-eun (GIC Intern)

JISAN Valley Rock Festival By Mark Hayden

Angry Bear By Mark Hayden

k i m â€™s Dental Clinic

Cartoons By Eric Park, Leroy Kucia

Events Compiled by Jeong Ji-eun, Hughie Samson, Minsu Kim

Im Geum Nim

Poem: Forgotten Freedom

By Maria Lisak

By Rebekeh Morrison

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Current Affairs

Nation Mourns the Passing of a Great Leader F

ormer President Kim Dae-jung, the 15th president of the Republic of Korea, passed away in the early afternoon on August 18th, 2009 at Yonsei Severence Hospital in Seoul after a month-long battle with pneumonia. He was 85. The late President Kim Dae-jung had a very eventful life all through his life. Here are some of ups and downs of his life. (Excerpts from The Korean Herald) - Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2002 for helping to arrange the unprecedented summit of leaders on the divided Korean Peninsula. The President Kim met the North’s leader, Kim Jong-il, for a summit on June 15th, 2000. - Elected president in December 1997. His victory marked the first time in South Korea that power had

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shifted from a ruling party president to a president from the opposition. He served from 1998 to 2003. - A key figure in South Korea’s struggle for democracy. Survived several assassination attempts. Was sentenced to death in 1980 on charges of treason. The sentence was commuted to life in prison and then to 20 years before it was suspended in 1982. - Was kidnapped by South Korean secret agents at a Tokyo hotel in August 1973. - He suffered six years imprisonment, three years of exile and 10 years under house arrest and surveillance because he refused to cooperate with South Korea’s military rulers. By Shin Sang-soon Photos by Kim Yeong-mok (GIC Volunteer)

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Sonnets on the Death of Kim Dae -jung ...I preferred to die in the name of democracy and for the sake of the Korean people Kim Dae Jung – foreward to The Kwangju Uprising: Eyewitness Press Accounts of Korea’s Tiananmen [1] ...Question: ‘why, always, do The Good seem to die?’ Well?? it aches & runs down the walls, forms pools in the corners of minds; plays games, tries – inevitably – to return to the tortuous age that cools in his centuries' palm. The Good R modest enough to have ambitions, assertions; scratched into walls & suffered terribly for. A black & white life, still untranslated, for the most part. I never asked his age – I notice now – Man of Reconciliations, of Witness that will not be quiet. To live long & endure much, be found by the Watchmen unearthing our unity... walking a limp, surviving a car wreck, abandoned at Sea, sea, sea... to drown. Yet he brings that smile to my face; the other side of his country's new skin. [2] How old could one like that really be, I wonder... in the Kim Dae Jung convention centre they've your prison shoes displayed, above them somewhere; a Nobel plaque, constant, in a winter of better, causeless Times which cannot be... because of government, of opinionless menus paragliding in for a Better Look? Is it better now? I ask, quietly, in an unlit room. Worse, because we R, or R not talking?.. how easy it is to squander the moment & let the lorries filled with fire trundle through untelevised gates. How gentle his image seems, given the co-ersions & censors – the ballets of unrelenting Koreas still tied up – that someday soon we'll have the sense to set free.

your first wife suicided for what?... what secret was needed? the duty & dignity of persecutioners the claim of outright power? (...Ree Seung Man thru Park Jung Hee. An era festooned with tyrants, unmistakeably, bloodily, yours ...Age-old fiction of North Korean threat finally broken, murderers (Chon Doo Hwan) forgiven! your island of rule interrupted by a country more used to contraband moral fortitude over the real, undiluted stuff). So, this exemplary lesson... walking with the bones of the dead/disappeared/imprisoned, a gigantic face moving thru traffic; a boat of years sailing through an ocean of time; image tall & cleansed where the sun beats down on petroleum Seoul [4] I was tried on a charge of treason... (turning pages in the account) ...found guilty ...sentenced to death. How many accusations stubbed out on a face that only revealed democracy’s purpose? whatever continues as a matter of dignity, of course. I see him arrive out of the blue, bruises interlaced with exhaustion & hunger, his sharp breath staggered & obscure in the room; the Politician in a den of blackmailers; men with good contacts in the newspaper game. He is young & old, a politician as a person is, a person as Jesus was, & the passing of time means only that lectures like these can be endlessly abused & upheld.. Still, these were truths, seeds, ideas! to be held to. Aug 25th [5] 4 atonement suffering’s no talisman, no badge but fact & reality. Grief; this brand of suffering is no weapon or reproach, no platform... but fact & reality. Each grief, then, all grief, in part, grieves partly for itself... IF death is to retain its fundamental last laugh, its devil-may-care continuity. So fling this life as far, or near, as you can – cadge that talk, b inspired! learn! from the best & worst – (me, with my poem, as they put your body into the ground, a wisp of fugitive smoke flung in the direction of all directions; valuable conceptions thrown into void (& the void fulfills an image for humans standing here on earth Aug 23rd (during the televised burial of Kim Dae Jung) By Andrew O’Donnell

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A Leader of Peace and Democracy,

Kim Dae-jung K

orea lost a leader of peace and democracy on the 18th of August. It was the death of former President Kim Dae-jung, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his efforts to forge reconciliation on the Korean peninsula. The whole peninsula sheds tears and mourns his death. Kim lived such a dramatic life, surviving at least five attempts on his life. An outspoken dissident, he also endured torture, kidnapping, prison, exile and several assassination attempts – including a dramatic 1973 abduction from a Tokyo hotel by South Korean intelligence agents. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize fourteen times since 1984 and finally won it in 2000.

His Dramatic Life Kim was born in a farming family in South Jeolla province, whilst Korea was still under Japanese colonial rule. He started a business after the end of the Japanese occupation which survived the Korean War (1950-53), but as South Korea’s government veered toward authoritarianism, he chose to step into politics and quickly made himself as a dissident.

Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2000

South Korean intelligence agents broke into his Tokyo hotel room and dragged him to a ship where, he claimed, they planned to dump him at sea. Soon the agents aborted the plan following intervention by U.S. officials, who sent an American military helicopter to fly over the ship.

After three losing elections, he was elected to the National Assembly in 1961. A few days later, Maj. Gen. Park Chung-hee assembled a military coup and dissolved parliament. Kim ran for the presidency a decade later, and came within 1 million votes of upsetting then President Park Chung-hee in an election in 1971, nearly defeating him. Park then made an amendment the constitution to guarantee his permanent rule.

Since his return to Seoul in 1973, Kim was detained in his house and then imprisoned. He was set free only after Park’s assassination by his aide, Kim Jae-kyu, in late 1979. But the drama did not end there.

Just weeks after the election, Kim was in a traffic accident where his car was rammed off the road. He believed it to be an attempt on his life. After this accident, he walked with a limp and shuffling gait, often leaning on a cane, for the rest of his life. In 1973,

Troops suppressed the uprising, killing some 200 people. Accusing Kim of fostering the uprising, a military court sentenced him to death. The U.S. government, again, intervened and the sentence was reduced to life sentence, and then dropped to 20 years. Kim refused to consider it as a failure. The sentence was later suspended and he was exiled to the U.S., where he lived until 1985. He was 72 when he was elected president in 1997, and the citizens of Gwangju danced in the streets in celebration..

Weeks after Park’s death, military leader Chun Doohwan seized power. Five months later, tens of thousands of citizens in Gwangju, one of Kim’s political strongholds, took to the streets to protest against Chun holding power without legitimacy.

Contributions Having been born when Korea was still a united nation, Kim campaigned right until the end for

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reconciliation with the communist North, under the name of his so-called “Sunshine Policy”. He died at a Seoul Hospital on Tuesday Aug. 18th, after battling pneumonia for weeks. He was 85. North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il met the then-South Korean president at the airport when he arrived in June 2000 in Pyongyang for what was the first meeting of the leaders of the Koreas that are technically still at war. The two held hands, shared smiles and sang traditional songs together in a summit that calmed tensions on the troubled peninsula. “The South and North have never been free from mutual fear and enmity over the past half-century, not even for a single day,” Kim Dae-jung told reporters in January. “When we cooperate, both Koreas will enjoy peace and economic prosperity.” Some called him a leftist liberal who propped up the North Korean regime with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Revelations that his administration made secret payments to North Korea before the summit in 2000 discredited his reputation. Kim defended the payments as a way to secure peace with the North. “We lost a great political leader,” said President Lee Myung-bak, a conservative rival. “His accomplishments and aspirations to achieve democratization and interKorean reconciliation will long be remembered by the people.” Across Korea, mourners burned incense at makeshift memorial shrines. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, who served as a vice-foreign minister in Kim’s administration, and former President Kim Young-sam were among leaders who paid their respects at the hospital. President Barack Obama also extended his condolences to Kim’s family and the Korean people, saying Kim’s “personal sacrifices on behalf of freedom are inspirational and should never be forgotten.” But the defining moment of the Kim presidency was his historic meeting with Kim Jong-il in 2000. That summit, the first one between the two Koreas, eased decades of tensions and lead an era of unprecedented reconciliation. Families divided for decades held tearful reunions, and South Koreans began touring North Korea’s scenic spots. Kim won the Nobel Peace Prize that year. “In my life, I’ve lived with the conviction that justice wins,” he said in accepting the honor. “Justice may fail in one’s lifetime, but it will eventually win in the course of history.”

The President Kim met the North Korea leader, Kim Jong-il, for a summit on June 15th, 2000

His liberal politics and policy of reconciliation with the North was taken on by his successor Roh Moo-hyun who held a second summit with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in 2007. But in his final year, he watched as voters turned against a decade of liberal policies he had inaugurated, by electing the conservative Lee, whose hard line toward the North Korea saw relations go back into the cold war period. Even as skepticism grew of North Korea’s intentions when it rejected warnings and conducted its second nuclear test and a series of rocket launches, Kim said in one of his last interviews he was optimistic the North would eventually disarm. “Some people say North Korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons, but that is not true,” he said on June 23rd. “This year has been especially hard for us as we have lost earlier in the year yet another political leader, former President Roh Moo-hyun. We feel as if we have lost both root and spirit of our democracy,” the opposition Democratic Party said. Kim’s life, more than anything, proved that democracy had come to South Korea to stay. However it is apparent that we had lost two great leaders this year, it feels as if we have lost both the origin and spirit of our democracy, Funeral arrangements were decided, with a national funeral to be held on 23rd of August. Prior to this six North Korean delegations are expected to come to Seoul on Aug. 21st to express their condolences. Along with this, Kim’s diary, which he wrote until his life eased into coma will also be released. By Ko Nam-il He is studying English Education at Chonnam University.

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The Korean Way No. 79

Export of Han-geul, Beginning of World Illiteracy Eradication

lmost three years ago in November 2006, I wrote an article in this column entitled “A Roadmap to the Conquest of World Illiteracy through Hangeul,” subtitled “A Daydream of a Linguist.” Quoting a few renowned linguists’ praises of Han-geul like Harvard University’s Professor Reischauer’s “the most scientific system of writing,” Michigan University’s Professor F. Vos’s “the world’s best alphabet,” and University of Sussex Professor G. Sampson’s “one of the great intellectual achievements of humankind,” I, as a linguist, could not help feeling that someday Han-geul might be adopted by some endangered languages on the verge of disappearance. So, when a couple of major daily newspapers reported last month about the adoption of Han-geul script by an Indonesian island tribe, I was almost excited as enough to yell in delight at the news. The story, which is quite dramatic, goes as follows: Hunminjeongeum Research Institute(HRI) of Seoul managed to get in touch with the city council of Baubau on the island of Buton, in the Southeast Sulawesi State in Eastern Indonesia. In Baubau lives a tribe of about 60,000 people, the Jjia Jjia, who did not have their own

writing script to describe their language. It was on the verge of extinction unless some drastic measure was taken to save it. HRI stepped into the scene, and HRI and the city council came to negotiate to conclude a memorandum of understanding whereby to exchange cultural information and for HRI to provide the Han-geul writing system for the Jjia Jjia tribe. Last year teachers from Baubau were invited to Seoul to work on the compiling of school textbooks and other reading materials. At first, they had to learn the Korean sound system to compare it with that of Jjia Jjia, and their Korean counterparts had to do the same to know the Jjia Jjia sound system. This is the general process of linguistics to phoneticize, phonemize and syntaxize the language in question. Thus the inventory of vowels and consonants of a language is determined and comparison is made possible. At first, the teachers from Indonesia found it difficult to adjust to the climatic difference between Korea and Indonesia. The frigid Korean winter must have been almost unbearable to people from tropical Indonesia. Besides, they are said to have suffered from homesickness. But in spite of their initial hardship, they are said to have been amply rewarded by the satisfaction they received when they brought back their achievements in the forms of textbooks and other reading materials in Hangeul script. Witnessing their youngster’s reading and writing Jjia Jjia through the Han-geul alphabet, the tribal elders were reportedly so glad that they exclaimed they could now preserve their own language and culture. This is so-called transliteration, that is, to write a word or sentence in the alphabet of a different language or writing system. In this occasion, it could be referred to as a Hangeul transliteration of the Jjia Jjia tribal language. When King Sejong, the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (1397-1450, reigned 1419-1450) promulgated Hunminjeongeum in 1446, he said in the preface, “The language of this country is different from that of China, so that it is impossible (for us Koreans) to communicate by means of Chinese characters. Therefore, among the unlearned people, there have been many who, having

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Useful Korean Phrases 잭: 저 배가 고파요. 뭘 좀 먹고 싶어요. 수진 씨는요? [Jeo baega gopayo. Meol jom meokgo sipeoyo. Sujin ssineunyo?]

수진: 저도 배고파요. 뭘 먹고 싶어요? [Jeodo baegopayo. Meol meokko sipeoyo?]

잭: 피자가 먹고 싶어요. [Pijaga meokko sipeoyo.]

수진: 그럼, 우리 미스터 피자에 갈까요? [Geureom, woori miseuteo pijae gaggayo?] Ms. Lee Ki-nam, director of Wonam Culture Foundation

something to put into words, have in the end been unable to express themselves. Feeling sorry for this, I have newly made twenty-eight letters only because I wish them to be easy for everyone to learn and convenient for use in daily life.” It was quite revolutionary for a reigning monarch to create a new simple writing system for his people. Until that time Korea had Chinese characters to describe state affairs, history, literature, and so on. The yangban class monopolized almost all government posts. They were employed on the result of civil examination which was based on the Confucian classics in Chinese characters. The commoners were excluded from learning the Chinese classics. This is what King Sejong refers to in the preface. The idea of creating a new simple writing system was so revolutionary that many of Sejong’s high ranking officials opposed the king’s attempt to create a new writing system. They could possibly have been apprehensive of the commoners gaining enlightenment and an ensuing power shift that could threaten their authority. But somehow the king’s future-oriented idea prevailed and we have Hangeul now. The original text of Hunminjeongeum is designated as National Treasure No. 70 and kept in a private museum in Seoul and is registered on UNESCO’s World Written Heritage List (1997). Organizations and individuals who dedicated themselves to the eradication of illiteracy around the world have been awarded the King Sejong Literacy Award by UNESCO since 1997. Behind the scenes of the Han-geul export to Indonesia lie the efforts of a female entrepreneur Ms. Lee Ki-nam, director of Wonam Culture Foundation, who founded the Hunminjeongeum Research Institute in 2007. She happens to be the 21st generation descendant of King Sejong, and the daughter of the late Professor Lee Kyudong of Kyeongbuk University. Ms. Lee Ki-nam should be duly proud of her distinguished ancestors and of her trailblazing feat of propagating Han-geul to an Indonesian island. By 2Ys Photos from The Hunminjeongeum Society

잭: 네, 좋아요. [Ne, joayo] Jack: I’m hungry. I’d like to eat a little something. How about you sujin? Sujin : I’m hungry too. What would you like to eat? Jack : I'd love to eat pizza. Sujin : Then, shall we go to Mister pizza? Jack : Yes, that's good.

<Key expressions> 1. Sentence Ending : V--고 싶어요 . (want to) “V- 고 싶다”is the equivalent of ‘to want to V’ Notice that the nice thing about this ending is there is no conjugation required. Just add the ending to the verb stem of your choice.

So how do you really tell someone that you want a hamburger? 햄버거를 먹고 싶어요. [Haembeogeoreul meokko sipeoyo.] - I want to have a hambeurger. And after you’ve eaten, I’ll bet you want to get some exercise. 운동하고 싶어요. [Undonghago sipeoyo.] - I want to exercise Is it time to relax now? 네, 쉬고 싶어요. [Ne, shigo sipeoyo.] - I want to rest What do you want to do to relax? 책을 읽고 싶어요. [Chaekeul ikgo sipeoyo.] - I want to read a book And what do you want to do after you’re done reading? 영화를 보고 싶어요. [Yeonghwareul bogo sipeoyo.] - I want to see a movie By Kim Hyeon-jeong She is teaching Korean at the GIC.

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Local Scene

East

Meets GAIA Gallery 2009. 09. 06

his month an amazing second exhibit at the GAIA Gallery in the GIC will bring together 14 artists and two public art projects in a show called “East Meets West.” The new “Classroom” and “GIC Talk” room is now also the Gwangju Association of International Artists (GAIA) Gallery, which, in itself is a collaboration of GAIA and Gwangju International Artists Collective. Before even one more acronym appears, let’s just say that 14 dedicated artists will show their work, seven international artists and seven Korean artists, and that an awful lot of work by many people brought these artists together. The main purpose of this gallery is as an outlet for artists. That means that with no pressure to “sell,” no limits on the style, no demand for marketability, and yet still publically funded, the space can welcome artistic expression without boundaries. A printmaker, four painters, two photographers, three sculptors, a performance artist/animator, a graphic artist, a mixed media concept artist, and a textile artist who is drawing these days, make up the first show. A few of the native English speakers who are artists

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West

and English teachers have had a lot of experience exhibiting art, most have been trained as art majors at university, and some have been in their country’s top echelon of fine art universities. What makes this show interesting is not just the cultural diversity, but the angles at which these artists have come to art, and the reasons why they won’t ever stop creating. It was tempting to interview a lot of the artists for this story, but you should come to the reception and talk to them yourself, because there is nothing like talking to an artist at a reception. It’s true. Art is one of the rare fields in which you can work you whole life, achieve quite a bit, and still only have one evening per year to present your work. Even a movie star could have six cities to attend opening night at, and three talk shows to go on to promote the latest film, and who knows how many print and TV interviews to do. Very few artists ever get that kind of publicity tour, so receptions are the equivalent of the publicity tour, opening night and the movie itself all in a brief period. Ironically, the person who tied together a large portion of the Korean artists, and who paints herself, isn’s in the show (talk about modest) but might be at the opening. Park Kwang Suk, who spent ten years

painting in the United States, opened a studio back in her home of Gwangju this year, and got the rest of the artists in her building to contribute to this markedly multi-cultural exhibit. Included in her group of friends are two adjunct professors Bae Hyun Ho, (Chonnam University and Kim Do Gi (Chosun University) who both paint, and sculptors Chae Min Su and Bae Heun whose work is well known around Asia, and watercolor abstract surrealist Kim Hyo Sam. Kim Na Young is a member of the artists collective, and has a new take on the wooden mask motif for this exhibit. She’s one of two mothers-to-be in the exhibit. Choi Bong Ik is a fellow downtown worker who makes prints. His Gwangju Photosynthesis prints, whether framed or on fans, have been previously spotted on the cover of a Gwangju Biennale catalogue.

Bae Heun_ Korea Caroline Huf_ Australia Baek Hyun Ho_ Korea Doug Stuber_ USA Chae Min Su_ Korea Leroy Kucia_ USA Choi Bong Ik_ Korea Sarah Helen Epp_ Canada Kim Do Gi_ Korea Simon Bond_ UK Kim Hyo Sam_ Korea

The lead-off batter for the western squad is consistent Tamlyn Young, who has made many stories pop as a graphic artist volunteer for the Gwangju News. She is also a concept artist who has made daily postcards with art on the front and a running daily journal on the back (365 cards per year). Victoria H. Jung, our other pregnant artist, has been part of the duo that are the driving force and initiators of the Artist Collective. She lives in Mokpo, and makes the trek with Sarah Helen Epp to keep the group moving toward new creative public art. Jung is drawing now, and Epp has a series of animal sticker photos that remind me of Jeff Koontz.

Doug Stuber will show abstract expressionist work. He is also audacious in his continued stupidity of being an artist and an art critic at the same time. Can’t this guy get enough of the art world?

Batting clean-up is Simon Bond, the British photographer who seems to be published everywhere, but produces high-quality images consistently, often “home runs.” (How does the baseball allegory work for a man who has cricket as a home sport? Maybe I should say he bats a “six and out” via his camera?)

Stuber’s problem is that on top of painting one painting per week for the past 30 years, he finds artists (musicians, writers, professors, athletes, actors and others) to be so interesting that he is always wanting to attend their parties, and what better way than as a journalist who can help them promote their work?

Energetic Leroy Kucia brings a touch of humor to the show. His graphic art expertise was refined at the Savannah College of Art and Design, which is a group of 6,000 or so emerging artists — meaning, wow, there are a lot of artists out there. He’s been solidifying his English teaching with pictures, stories, DVDs, animated lesson plans, and with what will soon be an entire book of ESL illustrated lessons.

Thanks to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and its Global Village Project for its support of the gallery, and the Gwangju International Center and its staff, space and support, this exhibit and future shows will provide a place for cultures to come together.

Caroline Huf, who wowed a Saturday Talk audience with her animated movies, is going to place herself in the gallery and use time lapse photography to make another of her unique stories. Thus her work will be ongoing, and supplemented by a film at the reception. Performance art is still all the rage, but to be a part of a great work like this in Gwangju is an unexpected pleasure, as a lot of the galleries in town lean toward more traditional modes, with the notable exception of Shinsegae Gallery.

Tamlyn Young_ South Africa Kim Na Young_ Korea Victoria Jung_ Canada

East Meets West is a decent title, as it is really a condensed version of Korea meets Australia, Canada, South Africa, The United Kingdom and the United States, which would have been awkward to squeeze on to a postcard. Speaking of which, cheers to Leroy Kucia, Kim Minsu and Kim Ji-hyun for all the work on the publicity material. This Sunday, September 6th, from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. is that little window these 14 artists will have to strut their stuff. There are many good reasons to join us in addition to the artwork, including wine and cheese. By Doug Stuber

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Temple Dragons and Monster Masks Y

ou can always see dragons at Korean temples. They’re everywhere. They can be colourful and bright, or graceful and elegant, or even grotesque and frightening – but they are always awe-inspiring. For many people, these mythical creatures are synonymous with Buddhist art. For many people, the generic, stylized dragon is a symbol representative of Asian art and culture in general. However, despite their resemblance to the more familiar, traditional Chinese dragons – with horse-like heads, deer antlers, flowing whiskers, and long serpentine bodies – the dragons in Korean temples do not share the same origins. According to Heo Gyun in Korean Temple Motifs, ancient Indian snake spirits were adopted by early Buddhists as protectors of the Dharma truth. Often depicted as king cobras or many-headed snakes, they were changed into dragons as Buddhism and its imagery moved from India to China, and from China to Korea. To this day, the dragons seen in temples all over Korea are direct descendants of those snake spirits from 6th century India. These same guardian dragons are found outside Dharma Halls and other temple buildings, on the tops of

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pillars and the sides of staircases, and under eaves. Inside the temple structures, they are always associated with the canopies found over Buddha altars, and can also be seen on the altars themselves, on the inner walls, crossbeams, and ceilings. In addition, they are sometimes carved under the stone bridges that lead to the temple grounds. Depending on the setting, dragons might be painted, carved out of wood, or hewn out of stone. The dragon’s role here, again, is that of guardian. From the vantage point of the bridge, it can keep watch over the stream and prevent evil forces from entering the temple via the water. In Korean temples, the dragon preserves the sanctity of temple buildings and protects the halls where there are Buddha images and teachings. Heo Gyun points to another role for the dragon, though, aside from that of guardian or protector. He describes the“Wisdom Dragon Ships”that sail to Paradise. These ships carry believers across the Sea of Samsara (illusion; the endless cycle of birth and rebirth) to the other shore, where the Pure Land is said to exist. Heo suggests that temple buildings themselves represent the cabins of these symbolic vehicles, and that the dragon heads represent the ships’prows. Indeed, on many temple buildings the dragon heads do project forward from the top central pillars like a ship’ s figurehead, and sometimes the tail of the dragon is

even seen projecting from the back of the building like the stern of a ship. When people come to prostrate, pray, or chant in a temple, according to this symbolism, they are embarking on a journey on a Wisdom Dragon Ship. Dragons are said to be shape-shifters, and indeed they do serve a great many ritual and symbolic purposes in Korean temples. Dragons are believed to control the weather, including fog, dew, clouds, and rain. Furthermore, the countless scales of dragons are a metaphor for eternity. The bell-hook is yet another example. At the deep and melodic sound of the temple bell, all sentient beings are invited to awaken. These huge, heavy bells are hung with a hook shaped like a small dragon. It is always facing downwards, with its mouth wide open as if crying out in fear. This is the dragon“Poroe”and in fact he is afraid – of whales! The log bell striker was traditionally carved or painted to resemble a fish or a whale, and examples of these can still be seen in some temples today. As the story goes, Poroe would cry out in terror whenever a whale struck him, and so it was decided that his loud voice would be perfect for the ringing of the temple bell. As if all of these watchful and versatile dragons weren’t enough, Buddhist temples in Korea are also decorated with“Monster Masks.”These glaring, grimacing faces peer out at visitors from under rooftop eaves, from the tops of pillars, and from temple altars. They have bulging eyes, wide noses, unruly manes of hair, horns or antlers, and fearsome teeth or tusks. Like the dragon, the monster mask can also be spotted outside of temples: have another look at the“Red Devils”face of the Korean national soccer team! Their appearance is occasionally humorous, but more often frightening or even disturbing. They are also seen as both carvings and paintings. The monster masks might bear some resemblance to the faces of the dragons, but as Heo Gyun points out, they are nearly always depicted with foliage (in particular, lotus plants or flowers) in their mouths, which sets them apart. Not as impressive or as well-known as dragons, these demon or monster figures nonetheless have an interesting history and an important purpose. Like the dragons, they also serve as temple guardians; and they

also originate in ancient India. Heo Gyun relates the myth of the Indian god Siva, who once allowed his vengeful anger to take on a life of its own. It took the form of the horrible lion-headed demon Kirttimukha. This beast had an insatiable hunger. When it was finished serving Siva, it remained hungry, and proceeded to feast upon its own body! Soon only its head remained, and Siva rewarded its faithful service to him by appointing it as the ferocious guardian of his temple doors. Like the snake spirits, this image was adopted by early Buddhists who brought it with them to Eastern Asia. It is this same personification of Siva’s anger that we see today throughout Korean temple buildings, still serving as a guardian and preventing the entrance of evil. Indeed, there are often several monster masks present in one place, and their eyes are carved or painted to stare in different directions, thereby keeping watch over as wide an area as possible. Dragons and Monster Masks are only two of the countless potent and fascinating symbols hiding within the intricate histories and architectures of Buddhist temples in Korea. Statues of Buddhas and Boddhisatvas, paintings depicting mythical or historical people, murals that tell the life story of the Buddha – these are just the beginning. There are birds, flowers, fish, tigers, turtles, specific patterns of latticework on doors and windows. The number of levels on a pagoda, the seemingly abstract patterns painted on wooden beams and pillars, even the colors of paint used, all of these are imbued with specific meanings and metaphors. And the temples themselves are everywhere, of course, from the most remote peaks to the busiest cities. These particular photographs were taken recently at the beautiful mountain temple Beomeosa, located in the southern city of Busan, but similar beasts lie in wait at every corner of Korea. Heo Gyun and Timothy V. Atkinson (trans.). Korean Temple Motifs: Beautiful Symbols of the Buddhist Faith. Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do: Dolbegae Publishers, 2005. Words and Pictures by Kelly Shepherd Gwangju News September 2009

Sports

Gaelic Football in Gwangju T

he Irish love their Guiness, as well as their Gaelic football. It looked like a miniature Ireland this past Saturday, July 18th at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.

They showed up with their other foreigner mates, also. People from all over the world attended this game — The United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Korea. The Seoul Gaels made the excursion to Gwangju for the second time this year for the much anticipated match. Gwangju and Seoul do not get a lot of chances to play each other, but it was a special day to play a sport both teams love.

as long he can remember. “I have been playing Gaelic for about 30 years now,” Cummane said. Even if someone hasn’t had an Irish childhood, that does not mean they can't play the sport. He assures that anybody could pick it up if they are willing to work hard. The men and women of Ireland start playing Gaelic football at a very early age and it is looked at as a very physical sport. Some of these players will tell you it is more popular than soccer in Ireland.

Some of the players from Ireland are going on their 20th or 30th year of playing the sport. As far as the rest go, they have been introduced to the sport after arriving in Korea.

The Gwangju Gaelic football club has been around for about three years, while the Seoul Gaels were started 10 years ago. Ciaran Toal of Belfast, Ireland has lived in Gwangju for about eight years and is a co-founder of the Gwangju soccer club. That team spawned the first official Gwangju Gaelic football team in 2006.

Gaelic football requires many skills, fitness, and definitely not fear. It is a padless contact sport and all the players get knocked around quite a bit. It combines elements of American football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and rugby, amongst others.

Toal was invited by the Seoul Gaels to compete on their team in the 2006 Gaelic Asian Games in Shanghai, China. After they returned to Korea, he took it upon himself to start the team in Gwangju.

Sean Cummane from Limerick, Ireland is a member of the Seoul team and has been playing Gaelic football for

It has been around ever since, and he says it has been growing year after year. It now has about 30 members.

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The Seoul Gaels held the first Korea Gaelic games last year and again this year. Gwangju finished 3rd last year and 4th this past June 7th. Both teams are focusing their training on the Asian Games, which is being held this upcoming October in Bangkok. Teams from all over Asia will compete once again. A few players from Gwangju will participate, along with many players from Seoul. “We are very excited. We are definitely going to have a lot of fun, but we are going there to win,” Toal said. Enda Morris is an Irish native and lived in Gwangju for one year before moving to Seoul in 2006. He has been playing Gaelic his whole life. He joined the Seoul team after he arrived there. He looks at it as a great way to have fun and meet people. “There are a lot of great people on the team. It’s been a pleasure to meet them. The core group is very dedicated to it and they practice a lot,” Morris said. He is lead by his coach, Mark Cummins. He is also an Irish native and has racked up a heavy Gaelic resume. He played in high school, as well as the university level. He even got heavily involved in American competition. He was selected to play in a championship game in Chicago.

sport all of your appendages are acceptable in scoring. With one goal, the team receives 3 points. The game is played with two 7-minute halves with 9 players on the pitch for each team at any given time. That's how it's played in Korea. In Ireland however, it is a 15-a-side game played over 35 minute halves. The game is played on a soccer-like pitch and uses goals on each end to score. Each goal is defended by a goalie. Tackling is acceptable in the game and passing the ball should be done with a closed fist or with the feet. “The rules are quite similar to a lot of other sports. It’s pretty easy to pick up,” Cummins said. The Gwangju team is always looking for new members to join the team. If you are interested, join their Facebook group, “Gwangju Gaelic Football.” By Mark Hayden ▶ For more on sports in Gwangju, see page 26.

“It was really fun to play in America. They are quite competitive and get very physical,” Cummins said. He was asked to be the Gaels coach last year. His craving for competition and his experience is what got him the job. “I play to win. Give me a game of rock, paper, scissors and I wanna win it,” Cummins said. There are two ways to win in Gaelic football. One is with your hands, and the other is with your feet. In this

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Baseball

The Ghosts of Haitai I

t’s been written before in this magazine, probably more than once, but for the purposes of this article, it needs mentioning again.

playoff series all four times. 2007 and 2008 were years to forget, as Kia finished dead last two years ago and sixth last season.

Between 1983 and 1997, the Haitai (now Kia) Tigers captured nine Korean Baseball Organization championships. In case your math skills are as bad as mine, that means the pride of Gwangju, and all of Jeollado for that matter, claimed 60 percent of the KBO titles in a 15-year period. Now, that was a dynasty in the truest sense of the word, and more meaningful than most of us foreigners could imagine, especially considering the fact that it took place in a province traditionally on the low end of the Korean government’s priority list.

All that said, the Haitai heyday is nothing more than a distant memory. Or is it? After winning only one of their first seven games to begin the 2009 season, and posting a 6-11-1 mark through 18 contests back in April, it looked like it might be another long season for the Tigers. Yet slowly, but surely, Kia bounced back with a record of 16-9-2 in May, and 12-10-1 in June, and spent the majority of that time sitting in third place, good enough for a playoff spot if it could hold on the second half of the season.

Not only did the Tigers win the Korean Series each of the nine times they made it, including four consecutive championships from 1986 to 1989, but they did so in impressive fashion, accumulating a combined record of 36 wins, nine losses, and two ties in the best-of-seven series. Unfortunately, for Haitai and now Kia fans, the well ran dry after the ’97 title, and Gwangju has been waiting for its tenth championship ever since.

Hopes were rising at Gwangju’s 15,000-seat Mudeung Stadium, where the Tigers play their home games, but it still appeared that SK and Doosan, who have met in each of the last two Korean Series, with the Wyverns taking back-to-back titles, would be difficult to overtake.

The KBO, Korea’s first and only professional baseball league, was originally founded with six teams in 1982, and currently has eight clubs. Every year, Kia and the seven others squads, fight it out for four postseason spots in a 133-game regular season, spanning from April to September, with the playoffs and Korean Series following in October.

But, as the weather heated up, so did Kia’s play. In fact, it more than heated up as the Tigers have been playing like a team possessed. They won 12 out of 18 games in July and, as of August 25th, were a blistering 16-3 during that month. From July 8th to August 25th, Kia won 26 of 32 games, including an impressive 11-game winning streak, stretching from July 30th to August 12th. It seemed as if the ghosts of Haitai had made their way back to Gwangju.

Since team ownership changed from Haitai to Kia in 2001, the Tigers did reach the KBO postseason from 2002 to 2004, and in 2006, but were upended in a first-round

The result of the Tigers improbable tear is that they now sit atop the KBO standings and are in the driver’s seat to reach their first Korean Series in 12 years.

Pitcher Suk-min Yoon and catcher Sang-hoon KIm talk strategy during a recent Kia game.

Third baseman Sang-hyun Kim and Sang-hoon Kim congratulate one another after a Kia victory.

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With a record of 66-40-4, Kia has opened up a 5-game lead over second-place Doosan (61-47-2), and a six-game edge over third place SK (62-47-5). The incentive for the Tigers to maintain their position through the end of the regular season is huge, as great spoils go to the regular season champion of the KBO. That team earns an automatic berth into the Korean Series, while the winner of a playoff series between the third and fourth place teams then takes on the second place team in another series. Whichever team wins that then moves on to the Korean Series to face the top seed for all the marbles. The five and six game leads over Doosan and SK, respectively, may seem comfortable, but the Tigers still have seven regular season games remaining against the Bears, including five at 30,000-seat Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. And, don’t forget, the two-time defending champion Wyverns are still on the throne until knocked off in the postseason. “These last four weeks will most likely be (Kia’s) most difficult of the season, with many games remaining against Doosan, the only team in the league to consistently beat them,” said Trevor Anderson, an American who lives in Gwangju, and takes in Tigers games whenever he can. “But Kia plays a well-rounded game and, as long as they stay healthy, the odds they’ll win the (Korean) Series look good.” Without doubt, the reasons for the Tigers quick, dramatic, and unexpected turnaround this season are too many for me to cover in this article, but let me give you my top seven below.

JEFF’S TOP SEVEN REASONS FOR THE KIA TIGERS IMPROBABLE RISE IN 2009: 7) The return of outfielder Lee Yong-gyu (이용규) Lee, who played an important role in the recent success of both the Korean Olympic and World Baseball Classic teams, suffered a serious ankle injury in just the third game of the season and was out of the lineup for almost three and a half months. Since his return on July 18th., Kia’s leadoff hitter has been his usual self, wreaking havoc on opposing pitchers and the basepaths to help set the table for the power hitters behind him. In 28 games this season, Lee has 29 hits and is batting .319 with 17 runs scored and 7 stolen bases. To be sure, it is no small coincidence that he has been along for the ride during the majority of Kia’s 32-game surge. “Getting Lee Yong-gyu back in the lineup gave (the Tigers) a much needed spark,” Anderson added.

6) Outfielder Kim Won-seop (김원섭) An unsung hero in many ways and a steady player for the

Kia outfielder Kim Won-seop follows through on a hit.

Tigers over the last four seasons, Kim is having a breakout year and was invaluable during Lee’s absence. His .309 batting average is tenth best in the KBO, and he leads the league with seven triples, to go along with a careerhigh seven home runs. He is also in the KBO’s top twenty in both runs scored (60) and stolen bases (16). Kim has done all of this in just 80 games, as he suffers from a chronic liver problem that sidelines him for parts of every season.

5) An injury to pitcher Han Gi-joo (한기주) Why would an injury lead to success? Let me explain. Although Han, Kia’s hard throwing 23-year-old closer, was successful each of the last two seasons, picking up 25 saves in 2007 and 26 last year, this season has been an absolute disaster for him. He has blown eight of the 12 save opportunities afforded him. For those of you not familiar with baseball terms, what that means is that Han came into 12 games in the late innings, usually the ninth inning, to protect a slim Tigers’ lead, and, eight out of twelve times, the Tigers were tied, behind or had lost when he left the mound. He literally snatched defeat from the hands of victory on numerous occasions. Fortunately, the nightmare ended on July 15th, when Han suffered an injury while pitching against Woori in Seoul. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying I’m pleased when someone is hurt, but, from a purely baseball perspective, Kia is a much better team without Han, for this season at least.

4) Yoo Dong-hoon (유동훈) Following the blessing in disguise of Han’s injury, Yoo has taken over as Kia’s closer and has been next to perfect, proving to be the antithesis of his predecessor. The 32year old underarm right-hander is 16 for 16 in save opportunities this season, including 10 for 10 since Han’s departure. He has an almost unfathomable 0.60 earned run average, allowing only 4 earned runs in 59 and twothirds innings pitched. Yoo also has five wins and allowed a mere 33 hits to opposing batters, including only two home runs.

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Choi Hee-seop acknowledges teammates and fans after a base-hit.

3) Choi Hee-seop (최희섭) “Big Choi,” as the 6 foot 5 inch (196cm), 218 pound (99kg), left-handed first baseman is rightly called, was the first Korean-born, non-pitcher to play in the Major Leagues. From 2002 to 2005, Choi spent time with MLB's Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers, before returning to his hometown Tigers in 2007. High expectations from the Kia faithful were not met in 2007 or 2008, as Choi struggled with injuries, adjusting to Korean pitching, and consistent batting slumps. At last, he is healthy and seems to have found his groove. Choi's 24 home runs are tied for second in the KBO and he is in the league's top ten in a handful of other offensive categories, as well, including RBI (71), runs (69), on-base percentage (.411), and on-base plus slugging percentage (.945).

2) Superb starting pitching Most baseball teams have one pitcher they call an ace, or, in other words, a starting pitcher that is clearly the best on that particular team. This season, Kia arguably has four aces, two Koreans and two foreigners. Yoon Suk-min (윤 석 민 ), Yang Hyeon-jong (양 현 종 ), American Rick Guttormson, and Domincan Republic native Aguilino Lopez are all in the top eight in the league in earned run average (amount of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched) and top 16 in wins. The 32-year-old Guttormson, who pitched in the minor leagues in the States and professionally in Japan between 1997 and 2008, is tied for first in the KBO with 12 wins, and third among starting pitchers with an ERA of 3.17. Lopez, who pitched for the Detroit Tigers last season, is tied for seventh with 11 wins and fourth in ERA at 3.27. Yoon, another Korean Olympic and World Baseball Classic team member, was definitely Kia's ace last year, but started off slowly and was then injured earlier this season, Recently, though, he has rounded into form and is 8-3 with a 2.88 ERA and 110 strikeouts in only 109 1/3 innings pitched. Yang, also a Gwangju native, is 9-5 with a 3.30 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 120 innings. His strikeout total is good enough for fifth in the KBO.

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Korean Baseball Organiztion homerun leader Kim Sang-hyun (face shown) celebrates with teammates after one of his 27 long balls.

1) Kim Sang-hyun (김상현) Amazing is definitely a word that is overused in sports circles these days, but Kim, who came to Kia as part of a trade with LG in the first month of the season, has been nothing short of that. A career .250 hitter, who had never hit more than nine home runs in a season over five years with the Twins, has absolutely erupted since donning a Tigers jersey, especially over July and August, when he belted 18 of his league-leading 27 home runs, and drove in 46 of his league-best 99 RBI. Kim also has the KBO's 13th. highest batting average at .304 and is first in slugging percentage (.602), eighth in doubles (25) and on-base percentage (.968), and tenth in on-base percentage (.407). This season, Kim has had three or more RBI in a game 13 times, and also hit four grand slams, three of which came over a 10-game span in late April and early May. He has been filling up the stat sheets as quickly as a Korean waiter fills up your empty glass. If the Tigers hold on to first place and Kim doesn't have a major slump during the last month of the regular season, it will be a travesty if he is not awarded the league’s MVP award. LG fans must be gnashing their collective teeth over the early-season trade. *All statistics and records in this article are as of August 25th, 2009. Websites relating to the Kia Tigers and Korean Baseball Organization: http://www.tigers.co.kr/ (Korean) http://www.koreabaseball.com/ (Korean) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Tigers (English) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Baseball_Organization (English)

By Jeff Smith Jeff Smith has been religiously following the Kia Tigers since coming to Gwangju in 2006. Photos by Kia Tigers official website, www.tigers.co.kr ▶ See page 32 for KIA home fixtures in September

Upcoming Events

2009 Design Biennale: Back to the Future The name of our city - “Gwangju” - means “City of Light” It is fitting, therefore, that the first two Design Biennales should have light as their theme. The first biennale in 2005, was entitled “Light into Life.” "Light" here was used mainly in its figurative sense, the casting of light upon the role of design as an enhancement of human life. The 2007 Design Biennale was called simply “L.I.G.H.T.” It was built around the 2005 theme, expanding it and looking at the role of design in reconciling humanity with nature, and in creating a sense of integrated harmony between the individual and the larger cultural environment. A major criticism of the prevailing cultural ethos is the way in which modern life in industrial cultures can dehumanize and alienate people. The planners of this year's Design Biennale have continued the integration theme of the other two. Entitled “The Clue,” the third Biennale will look at ways in which design can reinterpret traditional Korean culture, making it relevant to this modern world, and thus increasing our sense of belonging, both within the modern world, and to the cultural heritage which otherwise might be lost . The themes being looked at are:

1. Clothing 2. Eating 3. Living 4. Enlightenment - Specifically, this is a look at the Hangeul alphabet, its design potential, and the pragmatic applications of its unique qualities in the modern world. 5. Enjoyment - This theme explores traditional Korean music, and its current possibilities

These themes come together in three Design Exhibitions, all evolved to explore the relevance of design in practical ways. These Exhibitions are:

1. Design To Save Or, if you prefer, Design to Conserve A look at ways in which we can live meaningfully without exploiting and destroying nature.

2. Design to Care A study of the urban environment in South Korea, with special emphasis on caring for the aged in a postConfucian society.

3. Design to Share Holistic community living – what the traditional village can teach us in terms of belonging and relating to each other. This Exhibition will not be at the Biennale Hall, but at the traditional village in Yangnim Dong.

The Design Biennale opens on September 18th, and runs until November 4th. It will be held primarily in the Biennale Hall, Yongbongdong, Buk-gu. This hall, along with the Folk Museum and Art Museum, is in the park immediately south of the Rainbow Bridge. Buses: 64 and 83 will get you there, and buses 26, 30, 56 and 57 will get you close. Get off at the 용주초교 (Yongju Elementary School) stop. The park will be immediately east of the bus stop. The Biennale Hall is at the far end of this park. Taxi: 용봉동 비엔날레관 (Biennale Hall in Yongbong-dong) Entrance for adults is 9,000 won for one visit, or 20,000 won for a season ticket For more information: www.gwangju-biennale.org (Korean and English) By Allen Gray

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GIC Cultural Tour

Gangjin Celadon Festival 2009 C

ongratulations!! We did it!!! We went the 37th Gangjin Celadon Festival! The“Celadon Porcelain Cultural Festival” was started in 1996 to celebrate Gangjin as the original place of the celadon porcelain. Since 2002, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has dubbed this event as the most popular festival in South Korea. This nine day festival (August 8th – 16th 2009) helps create a “harmony between the past and present” The celedon blue, millennium mystery as meant to represent Earth, while the pictures of the origins of all creatures allude to the mixing of fire and human spirit. subjected as Earth, Fire, and Human. It means that the celadon blue, millennium mystery, is created as earth, origin of all creatures, fire and human spirit are mixed. The festival took place in the whole area of Goryeo (one dynasty in Korea) celadon porcelain kilns, Daekyumyun. It was sponsored held by the Gangjin Native Festival Promotion Committee and was sponsored by Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Jeollanam-do,

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Korea Tourism Organization, and KBS. This festival is something that everyone should experience while in Korea! I was lucky to have the GIC arrange a trip for us to the festival. We also had a chance to visit Muwi temple and enjoy the summer breeze of the southern Korean ocean as we took a ferry across the Maryang harbor. It was a great way for me and my friends to spend our Sunday together. We usually do not have much time to spend together due to our busy schedules, so we were excited to join this GIC cultural tour. The trip was FREE (only for GIC members) through Gangjin-gun’s sponsor. Everything was included: our festival ticket, lunch, cruise fare and travel insurance. However, the best aspect of the trip was the friendly GIC staff and volunteers who were accompanying us for the entire trip. There was international representation on this trip; there were people from Indonesia, the

Philippines, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Nepal, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, Canada, USA, Pakistan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Republic of Moldova and Korea. The journey started at 10 a.m. on Sunday, August 9th. The two buses of travelers met at Muwi temple and enjoyed the calming atmosphere surrounding the 450-year-old sanctuaries that were erected during the Chosun dynasty. Our second, and main destination, was the Gangjin festival. On the way there, we stopped for lunch at a Korean restaurant with traditional healthy and delicious Korean dishes. The weather was superb, and I enjoyed every single moment of the festival. Interestingly, before we entered the front gate of festival, we were given cleansing liquid to wash our hands in order to prevent swine flu!! As we walked in, colorful flowers welcomed us into the festival. Well, the main part of the festival was the beautiful displays of celadon porcelain, I was given the

opportunity to try my hand at pottery as well and was guided by a volunteer. Many different kinds of porcelain were being sold for souvenirs, and there were other events that we did not have much time to join in. We had another plan. Our last destination was Maryang Harbor, which offered us picturesque views of Gangjin-man (bay), outlying islands nearby and a large bridge connecting Goguem-do (island) with the harbor. The ferry also had hired a live band to play Korean songs, while we danced. After a day of great fun, we finally returned to Gwangju that evening with smiles on our faces. I believe everybody had a lot of fun; I know I did. It has become one of my most memorable festivals and trips in Korea. I want to thank the GIC staff and volunteers from the bottom of my heart. Each and everyone of you made this trip excellent, and we are all anxiously waiting for the next trip. By Windi Indra Photos by Bae Sang-don, Gwak Su-il

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Review

The 3rd International Students Meeting Trip to where you dreamed Two days one night stay in Go-chang with T.P.L

n August 22nd, the 3rd International Students Meeting (I.S.M.) was held. This time, I.S.M. and T.P.L. (Talk Play Learn) a community to promote friendship between Korean and foreign students by talking, playing and learning Asian games together met in Go-chang gun. The goal of the meeting was to bring students together, to understand one another better, and to breach the cultural gap between foreign and Korean students. “Trip to Where You Dream” was the theme for August. At a meeting open to all interested, students toured Go-chang’s famous sites of Gusipo beach and Seonwoonsa temple together. They bonded further by staying overnight in Go-chang gun. Gusipo beach was our first destination. On the bus, we were given secret friends whom we had to treat nicely during our travels.

Sports Meeting at Gusipo Beach To get to know one another, we had a small sports meeting at Gusipo beach. First, we had a game to memorize other students’ names. Those who failed were punished by a watergun shot from the staff. Next, students were divided into four teams to play track and field. Within each team, two people tied their feet together to pop balloons. The two losing teams were dowsed with water from a bucket. Everyone participated enthusiastically to avoid the penalty. However, the highlight of the sports meeting was a cavalry-battle game in the sea. Each team’s captain went up on top while their teammates supported him or her at the bottom. The goal was to take away other team captain’s head band. Everyone joined in and had fun.

At Seonme Village After playing on the beach, we stayed in a beautiful clay building at Seonme village. Here, we made our own tshirts, compared each country’s ball games, and held a cooking contest. Making the t-shirts allowed us to see each individual’s thoughts and creativity. Many people drew flowers, mountains or a smile. The t-shirts were worn the next day, so everyone was devoted to creating something beautiful. After that, we discussed our respective countries’ ball

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games. I learned about Sipa, a Philippine game, and the Tanzanian game of sand and bottles. While chatting, we discovered many differences and similarities. The most awaited event was the cooking contest. Students had to concoct dishes with a given ingredient. All the dishes were yummy! Sadly, our team dish was voted as the worst food, so we were forced to wash all the dishes after dinner. Free time followed. Out in the countryside, the air was so fresh and we could see beautiful stars in the sky clearly.

Last day Before leaving the village, we wrote on a scroll and drew our secret friend’s caricatures as a gift for him or her. The caricatures were all unique, and reflected their images. Dressed in the t-shirts we made, we visited Seonwoonsa temple. Seonwoonsa temple had a beautiful view and cool shade. It was decorated with various colored lotus lights. During the tour, everyone became acquainted and took pictures together in the temple. Afterwards, we departed to Gwangju.

Opinion from a friend, Do Duy Tho (Gist)

◆The 4th I.S.M.

“I enjoyed the tour to the last moment! I felt like I had returned to my childhood, playing with other kids for a weekend. This fantastic experience was exactly what I expected when I came to Korea. I am glad to take part in any such activities to learn more about other cultures, and to share my own. In two days, we did so many things. We talked hard, played hard and learned much about others. It was meaningful to see students from Chonnam, Chosun and Gist students gathered together to become friends. We are from different worlds and have different languages, but there was no barrier to our friendship.” By Lee Kee-eun

It’s an international community between Korean and foreigner students to promote friendship and share their cultures. Theme: Trip to hidden place in Gwangju We will go Gwangju Hyangyo (Confucian temple and a school belonging to it) and learn how to use Korean chopsticks, how to bow and how to play Korean traditional performance (Samulnori). Target: International students and Korean students living in Gwangju

Date: September 12th (Saturday) Venue: Gwangju Hyangyo (Confucian temple and a school belonging to it) How to apply: Just send your name, nationality, institute and contact to weloveism@naver.com Contact: Lee Kee-eun 010-6602-2400 For more information: ismgwangju.blogspot.com.

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Viewpoint

Recent swine flu deaths in Korea raise fears again ensued, though the news show 60 Minutes exposed the vast majority of deaths may have been caused by the vaccine. The report stated, “46 million of us obediently took the shot, and now 4,000 Americans are claiming damages from Uncle Sam amounting to three and a half billion dollars because of what happened when they took that shot. By far the greatest number of the claims — two thirds of them [were] from neurological damage, or even death, allegedly triggered by the flu shot.” 300 deaths were blamed on the vaccine. One man, Private David Lewis, died from the actual flu.

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ith the two recent deaths caused by swine flu (also referred to as the H1N1 Virus) in South Korea, there is a renewed concern about the threat that had otherwise dissipated since the initial breakout last April. On July 3rd Bloomberg News reported that the ROK government is planning to have 13 million doses of the swine flu vaccine ready. However, before we line up for vaccinations, it is important that we examine the varied history of swine flu and vaccines. History gives us two distinctly different samples of what results from a swine flu outbreak. It first appeared in 1918 and was known as the infamous Spanish flu. On March 11, 1918, an Army private at Fort Riley, Kansas complains of flu like symptoms. Over 100 soldiers are ill by the end of that day and the following September 5th, the Massachusetts Department of Health informed local newspapers they were dealing with an epidemic. Throughout 1919, 22 million people died worldwide, or twice the casualty toll of World War I. Virologist John Oxford of Royal London Hospital told AFP news in Paris, "It is disconcerting that in 1918 there was a summer outbreak that was fairly mild … it should have been a warning for the big wave, that came in the fall and winter." In 1976 swine flu resurfaced, again on a military base, this time Fort Dix-Army Base in New Jersey. A mass media campaign pushing for mass vaccinations

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The debate today is regarding the gravity of the scenario we are in this time. As of July 27th, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 300 swine flu related deaths in the U.S. and 800 worldwide, compared to average 37,000 annual U.S. deaths and 375,000 worldwide from the regular flu. Here in South Korea, there are now over 2,200 cases and the two recent deaths. On August 7th, BBC News noted a sharp decline in reported cases. For example, Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson of Britain, one of the hardest hit nations by swine flu, estimates a drop from 110,000 cases the first week of August to 30,000 the following week. However he remains cautious as the fall flu season nears. US News.com interviewed Dr. Pascal James Imperato of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York State, who does not predict a deadly second wave of swine flu this fall. He said,“Secondary waves have pretty much been either the same or even of less epidemiologic significance than the first wave,” based on his examination of 20th century pandemics. However the U.S. the Department of Health and Homeland Security declared a national public health emergency after the April outbreak. As of June 11th, the WHO declared we are at Level 6, the highest alert for a flu pandemic that allows UN member nations to implement martial law. Austrian journalist Jane Burgermeister reported vaccine producers Baxter, Novartis, Glaxo-Smith Kline, and Sanofi Pasteur have executives in the WHO’s advisory panel. On July 13th, they recommended mandatory vaccinations for all UN member nations.

In the U.S., the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is asking federal and state governments to prove the swine flu vaccine is safe and necessary. This implies “mechanisms for vaccine safety, screening, recording, monitoring, reporting and vaccine injury compensation.” The NVIC has much reason to be concerned. On July 29th, a disturbing memo was leaked by British health authorities to The Daily Mail, written by Professor Elizabeth Miller, head of their Health Protection Agency's Immunization Department. The memo was sent to about 600 neurologists concerning the 1976 vaccine’s link to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a severe neurological disorder. Apparently British health authorities feel there is significant risk for a potential repeat of the 1976 U.S. vaccine disaster. Despite controversies about the vaccine, MSNBC reports that there are 190 million orders of the vaccine just for the U.S. Under U.S. legislation passed in 2001, the government can enact “Emergency Use Authorization,” barring any liability by vaccine companies, health officials, or anyone involved in administering vaccinations if injuries or death result. Also remember 13 million doses have been ordered for here, South Korea, which covers about one quarter the whole population. Baxter International has been called upon to manufacture and distribute the swine flu vaccine, something people familiar with their track record should be concerned about. The Toronto Sun reported in February that Baxter sent vaccine materials to 18 nations containing live avian flu. A Czech Republic subcontractor inoculated ferrets to test the vaccine; the ferrets died and so the contamination was discovered. A CNN report on July 29th suggests the possibility of forced vaccinations and martial law in the U.S. It said, “The plan (for vaccinations) calls for military task forces to work in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There is no final decision on how the military effort would be manned, but one source said it would likely include personnel

from all branches of the military.” On August 10th Katie Cobb of Fox News added, “during the bird flu scare of 2005, the Bush administration added novel forms of influenza — including the swine flu — to the official list of quarantinable communicable diseases, clearing the way for the forced detention of people who exhibit symptoms of the disease.” Another concerning indicator in the U.S. is the recent request by the Pentagon to Congress for 400,000 troops to operate inside the states, a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 that forbids military troops to come inside the country. And U.S. Congressman Paul Broun warned at a town hall meeting on August 11th; “They’re trying to develop an environment where they can take over … we’ve seen that historically.” While the ROK government does not currently plan to force vaccinations on its population, the WAM news agency reported there are plans to vaccinate its entire 655,000 strong military. It remains to be seen whether the 13 million ordered swine flu vaccines will be voluntary or not. It is important to remember that our case is standing at Level 6, meaning all UN member nations have been under global martial law for over two months now, even if extraordinary measures are not currently being enforced. Philosophers Thomas Hobbes and Niccolò Machiavelli say fear is the greatest motivator for action against one’s best interest. With all the panic that has been created over the recent flu deaths in South Korea, it is important to stay rational and make decisions based on the facts and not fear or propaganda. When in doubt of what to do, think of the 4,000 Americans that suffered when they tried to take precautionary measures during the 1976 scare. Perhaps most disturbing is the agenda of the International Swine Flu Conference in Washington DC on August 19th and 20th. On the official agenda, the first topic listed is “mass fatality management planning.” A subtopic is to “plan for 30 to 40 percent drop in labor force.” Amidst all the allegations surrounding swine flu, there is the reality that 91 years ago a very real pandemic did in fact kill at least 20 million people worldwide. It is up to us to determine whether we are facing a fatal repeat of 1918 or another 1976 false alert, and then educate our fellow citizens, politicians and media accordingly. By Michael Bielawski Views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the magazine.

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Local Information

Game on, Gwangju I

f rock, paper, scissors leaves you out of breath, and those love handles are getting out of hand, it may be time to implement a sports and fitness routine. Fortunately for us, Gwangju has a host of health and sports opportunities to get involved with at a moment’s notice. From soccer, to basketball, swimming to yoga, the possibilities are endless in allowing you get back on your game. I spoke to some of the city’s most diligent players of various sports, who gave me the lowdown on the best places to get your game on. While most folks agree Chonnam and Chosun Universities offer top-notch facilities for just about every sport, you’ll also find a listing of some sports and fitness locations you’ll only wish you had known about sooner. Soccer September marks the resumption of competitive fixtures for Gwangju Inter FC, an expat men’s soccer team, established in Gwangju in 2002. This season's captain and manager, Jon Ozelton, joined the team in 2005 and says that their team squad is currently thriving, with between twenty to thirty players. Active every weekend (mainly Sundays) at various locations around town, including Chonnam and Chosun Universities, the team usually plays in two competitive events a month, with practice matches on the remaining weekends. The foreigner-only team plays against other expat teams from around Korea, and is also a member

Gwangju Inter FC in action

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of the Kwangju Football Association (KFA), allowing them to play in local tournaments with Korean amateur teams. Active on Facebook and their team website, www.gwangjuinterfc.com, team members past and present have ample opportunity to interact and recruit new members. Ozelton says the best way to join the team is by contacting him at gwangju_soccer@yahoo.com, or through the Facebook page. Serious players only. Team member Art Oojean who also plays with an all Korean club, says even with the language barrier the Koreans “share a love for the game and share the same mentality about it.” Oojean says what the Koreans may lack in one area they make up for in their technical skills which keeps it interesting. While attempts to start a female team have fizzled, team member Steve Mulhall eagerly encourages women to join the Gwangju Women’s Gaelic Football league. What is Gaelic football, you ask? Gaelic Football (or GAA) is Irish Football (Gaelic is the Irish language name for Ireland) a fast-paced contact sport, that to the observer seems like a cross between; soccer, rugby and basketball. Fresh from a solid fourth place finish at Seoul’s Gaelic Games this past July, the men’s team will be playing in a tournament this month in Daegu. While the men’s team builds momentum, they are looking to start a women’s team to compete against other women’s expat teams around the country as early as this month (September). Tennis Up at the crack of dawn during the week, Gwangju’s most serious players try to get in a couple of early matches a week. Although tennis fan and player Liz Heppell recently returned to Canada, she has fond memories of playing tennis with Koreans around town.

Tennis fan Liz Heppell

“Everyone knows the rules, how to keep score. They’d say the score in Korean or I’d say it in English and everyone gets it. When I’d go alone to the club in Cheomdan, people would just point at me like, ‘you, come over and play’ so I’d go. [There was] lots of motioning. They know words like ‘service’, ‘ace’, ‘Double (fault)’, stuff like that. They would try to use their English out on me ‘Good shot.!” The best places to play include Chonnam and Chosun Universities, and even Yeom-ju Gymnasium near World Cup Stadium for when it rains. Baseball

While discussions are underway to start a foreigner’s baseball league in town, you can still improve your swing at your friendly neighborhood batting cage. At Chonnam University Back Gate the shooting gallery has some cages. Sang-mu and Cheomdan near the CGV theaters also have a few worth checking out.

Basketball If basketball is your sport, check out the outdoor courts at Chosun University on Saturdays and again on Sundays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the indoor gym to play with foreigners. Tracy Nea of Psuedofunk says, “I play every night (weather permitting) on the outdoor courts in Pungnam Dong near to the World Cup Stadium. We usually play around 10 p.m. and run for as long as our bodies permit. It's usually mostly Koreans but a few foreigners come out sometimes. It’s a decent run because most of the Koreans that come out play in some kind of league here or there.” While there are no foreign ball leagues in Gwangju, Pseudofunk is hosting a 1-day basketball tournament in September just to see what the interest is. If you’re interested in participating, please contact pseudofunk1@live.com. Fitness While every neighborhood seems to have adequate fitness clubs that promote themselves through colorful street banners, you may have had a harder time trying to find more discreet swimming and yoga facilities. Here’s a comprehensive list to help you round out your sports and fitness routine. By Alva French

Yoga centers in Gwangju Baek-in Yoga Center 백인요가센터 Address: 631-9 Baeg.un-dong, Nam-gu Phone: 676-4718 Fee: 70,000 won (per month) Business hour: 10:00 - 18:30

Han.ul Yoga Center 한울요가센터 Address: 2nd Floor, Hyeondae-jadongcha Building, 362-1 Jungheung-dong, Buk-gu Phone: 432-2025 Fee: 50,000 won (per month) ※ Please call in advance as the center does not have regular operation hours.

Hwadam Yoga Center 화담요가센터 Address: 4th floor, Yonu building, 177-1 Hwajeongdong, Seo-gu Phone: 365-6033, 016-611-8925 Website: www.hdyoga.co.kr/

Business hour: 6:30 - 22:00 Fee: 70,000 won (per month)

Indian Cultural Center 인도문화센터 Address: Ullim-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju. Phone: 010-9811-4142 (Contact Byeon Youngmi) Fee: 50,000 won per month Buses: 9, 50, 51, 54, 76 Ullim Middle School (운림중학교) bus stop

Gwangju Yogalife 광주 요가라이프 Address: 2nd floor, BYC building, 1180, Chipyeong-dong , Seo-gu Phone: 371-0079 Fee: 60,000 won (3days a week), 50,000 won (2days a week), 30,000 won (once a week), 80,000 won (every day) Buses: 1, 16, 52, 518

Central Yoga center 중앙 요가원 Address: Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu Phone: 515-8483 Website: www.jayoga.co.kr Fee: 50,000 won Buses: 7, 29, 34, 37, 80, 2002

Kia Swimming Pool 기아 수영장 Address: 700-1 Naebang-dong, Seo-gu Phone: 371-1632 Business hours: 5:30 - 20:40 Fee: 30,000 won (per month) Bus: 25, 65, 151, 1187

Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation 광주광역시 도시공사 Address: 238 Hwajung-ro, Seo-gu Phone: 600-6653 Business hours: 05:30 - 20:30 (weekdays) 05:30 - 19:00 (weekend& holidays ) Fee: 52,000 won (per month) 4,000 won (per day) Bus: 16, 20, 26, 36, 47, 50, 59, 61, 72, 73, 77

Hami Sport Center 함이 스포렉스센터 Address: 17-1 Youngbong-dong, Buk-gu Phone: 269-5757 Business hours: 12:00 - 18:00(Mon.,Wed., Fri.) 12:00 - 20:00 (Tue., Thu.) 13:00 20:00 (Sat.) 09:00 - 19:00 (Sun. & holidays) Fee: 69,000 won (per month) 5,000 won (per day) Bus: 15, 19, 28, 35, 38, 39, 54, 56, 80, 160

Hyundai Swimming 현대백화점 수영장 Yoga Prana 요가 프라나 Address: 5th floor, Cheomdan Wonderland building, 888-2, Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu Phone: 973-7666 Fee: 60,000 won

Address: 750 Hak-dong, Dong-gu Phone: 510-7909 Business hours: 6:00 - 22:00 (Mon. - Sat.) 8:00 - 18:00 (Sun.) Fee: 70,000 won (per month) 5,000 won (per day) Bus: 7, 30, 48, 58, 65, 72, 81, 89

Chonnam University Sport center 전남대학교 스포츠센터

Bitgoel Sport Center 빛고을국민체육센터

Address: 300, Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju (Chonnam university back gate) Phone: 530-2581 Website: www.jnusports.co.kr Fee: 30,000 won Buses: 7, 18, 19, 28, 38, 56, 80, 180

Swimming Pools Cheomdan Sports Center 첨단 스포츠센터 Address: 675-1 Ssang.am-dong, Gwangsan-gu Phone: 972-3002 Business hours: 6:00 - 18:30 Fee: 64,000 won (per month) Bus: 27, 40, 46 (next to Gwangju TBN)

Yeomju Indoor Swimming Pool 염주실내수영장 Address: 404-8 Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu Phone: 380-6800 Business hours: 5:30 - 20:00 Bus: 16, 20, 26, 47, 59, 74 Yeomju Che.yukgwan (염주체육관) bus stop There is a fitness club that operates from 6:00 to 20:00 and a table tennis center that opens from 9:00 to 20:00 daily in the Gym.

Sangnok Swimming Pool 상록수영장 Address: 260 Nongsung-dong, Seo-gu Phone: 352-5511 Business hours: 06:00 - 22:00 (weekdays) 06:00 - 21:00 (Sat.) 09:00 - 19:00 (Sun., National holidays) Closing: every 2nd week’s Sunday Fee: 79,000 won (per month) 5,000 won (per day) Bus: 19, 36, 37, 39, 1187

Address: Woosan-dong, Guangsan-gu Phone: 956-9701~2 Business hours: 09:00 - 19:00 (weekdays) 09:00 - 18:00 (Sun. and holidays) Fee: 56,000 won (per month) 4,000 won (per day)

Gwangju Woman Development Center 광주시여성발전센터 Address: 1162 Chipyong-dong, Seo-gu Phone: 383-4754 Business hours: 05:30 - 20:30 (Mon. - Fri.) 05:30 - 18:00 (Sat.) 09:00 - 18:00 (Sun. & holiday) Fee: 50,000 won (per month) 4,000 won (per day)

Gwangju Education and Cultural Center for Students 광주학생교육문화회관 Address: 1268, Ssangchon-dong, Seo-gu Phone: 380-8920 Business hours: 05:50 - 20:50 (Mon. - Sat.) 09:00 - 18:50 (Sun.) Fee: 50,000won (per month) 4,000 won (per day) Website: http://gecs.gen.go.kr

Gwangju Donggu Youth Training Center 동구청소년수련관수영장 Address: 724-9 Hak-dong, Dong-gu Phone: 225-7224 Business hours: 06:00 - 20:20 Fee: 60,000 won (per month) 4,500 won (per day) Website: http://www.kjyouth.or.kr/

Compiled by Lee Kee-eun (GIC Intern)

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JISAN Valley Rock Festival I

thought I had a dream when I saw the Gallagher brothers leave the stage at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival. Oasis is a band from my childhood. They are one of the biggest rock bands in the world and finally I had the opportunity to see them live. My English friends and I left Gwangju at the break of dawn on Saturday, July 25th via public bus to make it in time for the festival. This concert would not have been complete if I didn't go with people from Oasis' native land. The main objective of this trip was to see Oasis on Sunday night and hope that listening to their music for the past 14 years has not been wasted time. There were other worthy bands to see, of course. On Friday night, July 25th of the festival, Fall Out Boy, Weezer and Jimmy Eat World all played great sets, or so I heard. My friends and I had to work too late that night and were not able to make it to those shows, but again, the main event had not been begun, so I did not feel like I missed anything. The main stage of the festival could allow the bands to play in front of about 20,000 people, but there was also a smaller stage that had about a 4,000 person capacity. There were good Korean bands playing, DJs and even an awesome reggae band. Before Basement Jaxx hit the stage on Saturday night, we fortunately caught the Korean rastafarians. If I hadn't seen them in front of me, I would have thought they were from Jamaica by judging their sound. Basement Jaxx was the last band to play on Saturday night and for good reason. It was one of the best live performances I have ever witnessed. I was thrown off guard at first, because I thought it was going to a proper rave. My only knowledge of the group prior to the show was that they were comprised of two DJs and they were from Europe. I was very excited, because I like techno, but I have never seen a real DJ perform. The first song featured two singers in wedding costumes. The crowd was very energetic and did not seem surprised at all. I was thinking that I was at the wrong stage, but sure enough, this is how Basement Jaxx performs. Those two weren’t the only singers, either. Throughout the show, there were about 8 different singers and they

would rotate between songs. The crowd would not stop dancing and were loving every minute of it. They seemed to know their lyrics pretty well, too. I only knew one song of theirs, “Where's your Your Head At?” As they performed it one of the DJs even left his turntables to take on vocals. After the amazing Jaxx set, we departed for our minbak and got some good sleep in, so we would be awake for Oasis the next day. Sunday was a good day to be at the festival, also. There were good bands playing, such as Asian Kung-Fu Generatinon from Japan, Patti Smith and JET. There also many more people on hand for this day’s events. This was not surprising. Oasis is a very popular band in Korea, let alone, in the world. Anybody who is a fan of music in the Seoul-area would not want to miss such a high-profile concert. The bands between our arrival and Oasis’ set were just to pass the time. And a great way to pass the time at that. Kung-Fu Generation really blew me away and was almost comparable to Green Day or some sort of punk/rock band from the States. I did some “moshing” for the first time ever and to do it in Korea made it special. By the time Oasis took the stage around 9:30 p.m., I was still standing in the line to gain access to the “pit” area in front of the stage. I waited for about 5 hours in line and gained little to no ground. There must have been people waiting inside since that morning. It was OK, though. There are advantages to being tall in Korea and I think being tall at a concert is the number one on that list. No matter where I stood in the crowd, I think I would have had a perfect view. I probably didn't make the person behind me very happy, though. Liam Gallagher told the 20,000 or more on hand that we were an awesome crowd and he couldn't wait to come back. That was right after he said, "I don't even know the name of this festival." During the whole 1 hour 45 minute set, he wore a huge green smock, which was buttoned up. He sweated up a storm, but he did not seem to mind. He never left his microphone. He just stood there with his hands behind his back and his mouth under the microphone. When they played “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” the crowd was singing the lyrics so loud and effectively, that Noel Gallagher stepped away from the microphone to let us take the chorus. It would not have complete without “Wonderwall” or “Champagne Supernova,” but they were kind enough to break out songs like, “Cigerattes and Alcohol,” “Slide Away” and “Masterplan.” I come from a small town in Nebraska, USA and these kinds of shows only come to big metropolis, like Los Angles or New York. My stay in Korea just gets better and better and these kinds of experiences make me thank myself for coming here. By Mark Hayden

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Music Review

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ith a band name like Hwanan Gom, which translates to “Angry Bear”, one might have expected some very distraught feelings from this band. That was not the case at all. They played for a large crowd at Speakeasy this past Saturday, July 18. They came from Seoul to play their first show in Gwangju and performed 2 hours of their original music. “We just thought the name sounded fun,” KC Swink said. They sounded closer to a Modest Mouse this past weekend and gave off a pretty mellow vibe. There was no dancing or moshing on the floor. They played the perfect tunes that made you want to bob your head and kick back in your seat. This is not Swinks first tour, though. His experience and age showed on Saturday. This 31-yearold bassist has played on nationwide tours in the United States with respectable names in the business. He even played on Jay Leno twice. In 2005, Swinks friend, who works at a recording studio in Dallas, put a good word in for him, which gave the job of a lifetime to the young musician. He landed him a job as the bass player for Ryan Cabrera, who has spawned a few hit singles in the States. He is most famous for his songs, “On the Way Down” and “It’s True.” Cabrera might have been more popular for dating pop-icon, Ashley Simpson. Swink takes his experience of two years on the road as a postive one. It might not have been playing the music he loved, but he knows that it was the best way to apply his skills. He has been playing the bass guitar for many years now and he has taken the time to hone his skills on his 5string Fender Jazz. He obtained the bass at a cheap rate. It was just one of the perks of being on national tour with a celebrity in the U.S. He met his band members, Scott Prince and Patrick Conner after living in Seoul for the past two years. Prince and Swink were co-workers from the beginning and have been recording music ever since. It was not until they came across Patrick Conner last September that they decided to play actual shows. They can now be found playing in Seoul a couple times a month at places such as The Rainbow, Freebird, and Woodstock in Itaewon.

Their music is probably best described as a cross between Modest Mouse, Radiohead and the Smashing Pumpkins. It was mainly an original set, but it included a few covers here and there, including one from the Drive-by Truckers. Conner and Prince come from England and bring an English vibe to their sound. Prince states that he was influenced by the Pumpkins at an early age. “I learned to play a lot of Smashing Pumpkins songs when I was little, so I think it’s influenced my sound a lot,” Prince said. The other Englishman is like a lot of other people from that area. It is there where Oasis and Radiohead rule the land and they definitely caught Conner’s ear at an early age. “I started playing drums when I was about 14, and back then I was listening to a lot of Oasis and Radiohead,” he said. Being a band in Korea can have his drawbacks, because sometimes it is tough to find a crowd for it, but Angry Bear has seemed to roll with the punches on this topic. We have learned that some shows are going to be good and some are going to be bad, so it’s fun either way,” Swink said. He is happy with what he is doing now. This talented bassist now has the opportunity make his own music with his friends and play his own shows. He might not be playing for famous talk show hosts or in front of thousands of people, but he would rather play for a small bar full of people who like his music. “It is a lot more satisfying to be able to do this, rather than play a show for thousands of people who are just there to see the lead singer anyways,” Swink said. They do not know how far they are going to let their passion for music take them, but right now, they do know they love making music. “This is all for the music right now. Even if we hadn’t met Patrick last year, KC and I would definitely still be recording together,” Prince said. By Mark Hayden

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Events

Festival Yangyang Song-i Mushroom Festival The song-i pine mushroom is so special that it is referred to as a ‘golden mushroom’ or ‘diamond in the woods.’ It is also particularly expensive: one kilogram of song-i costs more than 200,000 won. Because access to the natural environment of these luxury pine mushrooms is strictly controlled, the Song-i Festival is a great opportunity to learn more about the mushroom’s ecology and to pick them in the mountains also. Furthermore, visitors can sample various healthy and organic dishes made using these mushrooms. Each year the festival attracts a growing number of visitors from across the nation.

which are available to international visitors. - Period: September 25th ~ October 4th - Venue: Maskdance Park, Hahoe Folk village - Phone: 054-841-6398 (Korean) http://maskdance.com (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish)

Korean Music Woorigarak Woorimadang (Our Rhythm and Our Stage) September 5th

Indoor band, Dalmeunsaramdeul (Dor-aon-gapsun-i, In-Yeon, Old Boy) September 12th

Bitgoeul Mudeung Gayageum Ochestra

- Period: September 25th ~ 29th - Venue: Yangyang Namdaecheon Event Hall - For more info: Phone: 033-670-2723 (Korean) http://eng.yangyang.go.kr/ (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

(Gayageum Byeongchang, Gimjukparyo Gayageum SANJO)

Andong International Mask Dance Festival

September 26th

Though the Andong region is marked by many highlyrenowned historic and cultural sites (such as Hahoe Village), its major cultural attraction is the Andong International Mask Dance Festival. Festival visitors can enjoy many of Korea’s traditional mask dance performances – dances which are an important part of Korea’s heritage. The byeolsingut talnori dance, for example, has been designated an‘Important Intangible Cultural Asset of Korea’ and will be performed. International mask dance troupes have also been invited to the festival so that visitors can be exposed to folk cultures from around the world. As well as performances, events in the festival program also include mask dance competitions and mask dance lessons,

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September 19th

Haneuldarae Yesuldan (Bukuidaehapju, Pansori, Creative Dance, Samulnori)

Our Sound Research (Korean harp, The Folk Song in Kyungi, Korean Classical Music and Dance)

KIA Tigers Baseball Games

- Time: Every Saturday, 8 p.m. - Venue: Gwangju Cheomdan Ssangam Park Outdoor Venues - Phone: 062-266-5889

Exhibitions Printmaker Park Guhwan, Personal Exhibition - Period: August 21st – September 10th - Venue: Gwangju Cyan Gallery - Phone: 062-570-2334

Sangrok Gallery Planning Exhibition, ‘Nongseong-dong Blues’ - Period: Until September 14th - Venue: Gwangju Museum of Art, Sangrok Gallery - Phone: 062-570-2334

Children’s Gallery ‘Junk Art’ 展 - Period: Until October 25th - Venue: Gwangju Museum of Art, Geumnamro Gallery - Phone: 062-510-0142

- Venue: Gwangju Mudeung Stadium (Baseball Field) 무등경기장 - Buses: 16, 38, 51, 53, 58, 89, 95, 98, 151 - Advance Purchase: ticketlink.co.kr or 1588-7890 September Schedule Date

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Ticket Price: Adults 6,000 - 20,000 won Children 2,000 - 10,000 won

Movies The Last House on the Left Director: Dennis Iliadis Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Michael Bowen, Joshua Cox, Riki Lindhome Release Date: September 3rd Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller Plot: After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims â€” a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.

The Proposal Director: Anne Fletcher Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds Release Date: September 3rd Genre: Comedy. Drama, Romance Plot: A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

Underworld: Rise of The Lycans Director: Patrick Tatopoulos Cast: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra Release Date: September 3rd Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Plot: The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja, in his battle against the Vampire army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

realize that they are not alone. The adventure turns into a nightmare.

The Ugly Truth Director: Robert Luketic Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter Release Date: September 17th Genre: Comedy, Romance Plot: A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

Spread Director: David Mackenzie Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva Release Date: September 17th Genre: Drama, Romance Plot: A sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover.

Bandslam Director: Todd Graff Cast: Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell, Scott Porter Release Date: September 3rd Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music Plot: Will centers on a high school outcast and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like-minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in the battle of the bands competition at their school.

9 Director: Shane Acker Cast: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly Release Date: September 9th Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy Plot: When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convince the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

My Sisterâ€™s Keeper Director: Nick Cassavetes Cast: Abigail Breslin, Walter Raney, Sofia Vassilieva, Cameron Diaz Release Date: September 10th Genre: Drama Plot: Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemiastricken daughter Kate remain alive.

High Lane (a.k.a Vertige) Director: Abel Ferry Cast: Justin Blanckaert, Nicolas Giraud Release Date: September 10th Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller Plot: A group of friends on vacation decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The climb proves more perilous than planned, especially as they soon

Fame Director: Kevin Tancharoen Cast: Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Release Date: September 24th Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical Plot: An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. Source: www.imdb.com

Compiled by Jeong Ji-eun, Hughie Samson, Minsu Kim

Gwangju News September 2009

KoreaMaria: Food Critic

Im Geum Nim June 15th, 2009

Im Geum Nim

Good

Set meals: 7,000 ~ 12,000 Won

1226-1, Yongjeon-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju

Phone: 062-266-0300 Fax: 062-268-0100 Bus: 15, 85, 86, 95 (Yongjeon Sageori Stop) Taxi: Yongjeon Sageori (near Family Land)

Eating here is an active adventure. They bring your table to you. The entire meal is served by two staff sliding the “tray” table onto your existing low table. My yoga teacher commented that this would be a great yoga studio. High ceilings. Cool light fixtures. Lots of space especially with the floor seating and low tables. It has some nice traditional wood work , but flying bugs were bad despite being indoors. Specialties: King’s Table - with red rice, doegjangguk, another spicy soup, spicy sam gyup sal, fish, veggies, egg in a delightful shape, two kinds of cabbage kimchi, spicy cucumbers, jabchae, eggrolled boiled eggs, rice noodles with nakji, western salad, and Chinese buns with jajang sauce. If you are in North Gwangju maybe at Family Land and hankering for a taste of a King’s Table, check out Im Guem Nim. With a wide selection of dishes, it's a fusion table for the modern royalty in all of us. The table is literally brought to you, a fun little adventure from kitchen to customer. Check out the video for an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1xqa7ZxVqA or look for it on my blog : http://koreamaria.typepad.com/gwangju/2009/06/yongchundong.html.

By Maria Lisak at Gwangju University

Gwangju News September 2009

GIC TALK

Every Saturday 2:15 p.m. at the GIC Office

September 5th Topic: Youth Participation in Democratizing (Battambang community, Cambodia) Speaker: Kuy Rumduol (Master student in Inter Asia NGO studies in Sungkonghoe Univ.) In Cambodia, youth participation in democratic processes is poor. This means that the interests, opinions and views of youth are not fully represented in decision-making in democratic processes, and lack of representation of youth means that human rights of youth are fragile in current Cambodia. This talk will focus on understanding the current problems of youth in Cambodia and identifying the role of youth to participate in social work and community.

September 12th Topic: “East Meets West” Artists Talk Speakers: Gwangju International Artists Collective ▶ See pages 10 - 11 for more details.

September 19th Topic: Yangrim-dong: The Hidden gem in Gwangju Speaker: Song In-dong (Professor, Honam Theological University and Seminary) ※ After the talk, there will be a walking tour to ‘Yangrim-dong’ for about 2 hours. One of the project exhibitions of 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale will be held in ‘Yangrimdong’ from Sep. 18th. It would be really good chance for tour participants to visit ‘Yangrim-dong’, the hidden gem in Gwangju and also see the exhibition. If you are interested in, please send an e-mail including your full name, nationality, gender, and contact number. (gwangjuic@gmail.com) Lee Jang-woo House

‘Design to Share’. 어울림 [eoullim] (Project exhibition, 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale) Prioritizing speedy growth can leave disconnection, isolation and broken communication within a community. Clues to a holistic living paradigm can be found by designing ‘to share.’ This project moves outside the walls of the exhibition site and engages the local characteristics of the historic village Yangrim-dong. What people eat, see, and listen to will suggest the significance of design in sites such as alleyways, streets and marketplaces. Here visitors will witness design first hand, as it is embedded deeply into the lives of people. Besides an exhibition of 50 living items through collaboration with local designers and businesses, residents will lead tours that emphasize the tangible and intangible assets of Yangrim-dong. Locations of taste and charm will be highlighted.

September 26th Topic: I.S.M.; Multi-culture playground Speaker: International Students Meeting I.S.M. (International Students Meeting) is organized by students to make international student community between Korean students and international students in Gwangju. I.S.M. has tried their best to promote friendship among Korean and international students and share their cultures together through its monthly cultural exchange program. Visit its website at http://ismgwangju.blogspot.com. For more information about the GIC Talk go to www.gic.or.kr, contact Kim Ji-hyun at: gwangjuic@gmail.com or call 062-226-2733/4

Gwangju News September 2009

Poem:

Community Board

Forgotten Freedom There was a restless lion Trapped inside a cage With bars the height of head to toe You’d think she’d have a rage! She’d watch the people living life And playing sports with stars, They’d go to work, to school and shops~ She cried behind the bars. “Why am I here?” She’d question lots~ And think of what could be~ “I’ve made mistakes, but I’m no crim! Why won’t you set me free?!!!” The smell of yummy cooking food, It teased of times gone past~ Of family, friends and love and trust~ Responsibilities!!!... She thought~ “Dear Sir~ I need your help, I need to run and play~ To live and give in love and pain~ I must go: Come what may!” So one day, she said out loud~ “I need to go outside”~ They said “OK!”~ and that was that! The gate was opened wide... She stood there for an instant~ It turned into an hour She waited, cried and prayed to God~ Regaining strength and power... She’d been tied up, behind a cage, For a long time, you see~ She said: “You know that I’ve forgot To truly be set free!” She looked above and there she saw Some soaring eagles high Their very words of freedom, Resounding from the sky~ “Come on, Join us!” they urged her, “Come!” Let’s sing and let’a explore, You run and hunt and dance and pounce! We’ll spot, and from here soar! Their very breath of freedom Caused her heart to sing She stepped outside those wailing walls Her heart fast be-a-ting... She gazed at all the people, She breathed in the fish raw She took a step that changed her life~ And followed Eagles’ soar. By Rebekeh Morrison

Gwangju News September 2009

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A new web forum has been set up for expat parents in Gwangju, and we’re hoping that we can organize to discuss issues that are relevant to our somewhat unique situation in Gwangju. The web forum is open to people of all nationalities, not just westerners.

You can help in a variety of roles: - proofreading - photography - writing - layout - administration - website or any other way YOU can think of. Contact: gwangjunews@gmail.com

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Gwangju Men’s Soccer Help Gwangju News Magazine! Volunteer one day a month GIC needs volunteers to mail out Gwangju News. Gwangju News, published monthly, is sent to nearly 700 addresses. Join our Gwangju News mail-out volunteers at GIC. Volunteers are called 48 hours before the mail-out day (during the first week of each month). GIC needs 6-8 people who can help. GIC and Gwangju News are only as good as the volunteers who bring it to life! Contact GIC at 062-226-2733/4, or e-mail us at: gwangjuic@gmail.com.

Are you looking for a translation service? Translation Service is available at GIC. Korean to English, English to Korean - Certificates; Criminal History, Family relation certificate, Marital Statement, Medical Record, etc - Webpages & catalogues - abstracts, literature, etc

The Gwangju international soccer team plays regularly most weekends. If you are interested in playing, email: gwangju_soccer@yahoo.com. Free Health Clinic for Foreigners Venue: Gwangju Joongang Presbyterian Church. Time: Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Offers: Internal medicine, Oriental medicine and Dental service. You could take some medicine after treatment. How to get to there: Buses - 19, 26, 39, 59, 61, 74 (around Hwajeong crossroads) Subway - Exit 2 Hwajeong Station.

Apostolate to Migrants Center 969-10 Wolgok-dong, Gwangsan-gu Phone: 062-954-8004 Buses: 18, 20, 29, 37, 40, 98, 196, 700, 720 get off at Wolgok market bus stop. Mass: Sundays 3 p.m. at Wolgokdong Catholic Church

Contact GIC for more information 062-226-2733/4

Sung Bin Orphanage Sung Bin Orphanage is looking for long-term volunteers. We would like you to give at least two Saturdays per month. As well as being a friend, you will be asked to teach basic English to girls aged 7 to 14. For more information please contact Mike at: sungbinvolunteers@gmail.com.

Gwangju Expat Parents Association Raising interracial or foreign children in Gwangju? Want to meet other expatriates who are

Call when you are in need! English is available

(062) 1345 Immigration Contact Center

(062) 1350 Labor Counseling Center

(02) 762-1339 Emergency Counseling & Hospital Information

(062) 1330 Korea’s 24-hour One-Stop Travel Information Service

2009 GIC 5th Korean Language Class Weekday Classes

Saturday Classes Level

Level

Days

Beginner 1-1 Beginner 2-1

Monday & Thursday

Beginner 1

Tuesday & Thursday

Beginner 2

Intermediate1-2

Monday & Wednesday

Advanced 1

- Period: September 14th – October 30th (Twice a week for 7 weeks) - Class hours: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (2 hours) - Tuition fee: 80,000 won (GIC membership fee: 10,000 won/6 months and textbooks excluded)

- Period: September 12th – October 31st (Every Saturday for 7 weeks) - Class hours: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (2 hours) - Tuition fee: 50,000 won (GIC membership fee: 10,000 won/6 months and textbooks excluded)

Note

* The tuition fee is non-refundable after the first week. ** A class may be canceled if less than 5 people sign up.

GIC is located on the 5th floor of the Jeon-il building, the same building as the Korean Exchange Bank, downtown. The entrance is located immediately to the north of the bank. Contact GIC office for more information. Phone: 062-226-2733/4 E-mail: gwangjuic@gmail.com Website: www.gic.or.kr

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Worship at Dongmyung English Service Sunday 11:30 am, Education Bld.

Pastor : Dan Hornbostel (010-5188-8940)

Bus: 15, 27, 28, 55, 74, 80, 1000, 1187 get off at Nongjang Dari or at Court Office Entrance

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