Posts tagged "seoul"

South Korea's (Residential) Rise: How Building Heights, Home Sizes Vary
Note: I followed my wife, a foreign correspondent for NPR News, to Seoul last year. This is one of a series of posts exploring our adopted country's demographics, politics and...
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Seoul's Steamy Summer (Updated)
Note: I followed my wife, a foreign correspondent for NPR News, to Seoul last year. This is one of a series of posts exploring our adopted country's demographics, politics and...
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Air Quality in Seoul, China, U.S.
[caption id="attachment_2325" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The view from our apartment in Seoul. Some days are better than others.[/caption] The air quality in Seoul — a mega city home to 70,000 taxis and...
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Mapping South Korea's Foreigners
Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as a foreign correspondent for NPR. This post is part of an occasional series profiling the peninsula’s demographics and...
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Where are Korea's Foreigners From?
[caption id="attachment_2119" align="aligncenter" width="610"] Separating foreigners from the locals at a recent street festival celebrating Buddha's birthday.[/caption] Note: My family last year relocated to Seoul, where my wife is working as...
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Someday I'll Say Goodbye to Seoul. I Might Miss the Weather.
Note: I followed my wife, a foreign correspondent for NPR News, to Seoul last year. This is one of a series of posts exploring our adopted country's demographics, politics and...
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Charting a Sky-High Electricity Bill
What of the biggest surprises about moving to Seoul, South Korea — aside from the impenetrable language and other cultural adjustments — was the pricey cost of electricity. The monthly power bills...
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DC, Seoul Share Similar Climate — Until The Summer Rains Come
As I noted yesterday, we can expect similar weather here in Seoul as we experienced in Washington, D.C., where we lived until earlier this month. The two capital cities are...
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