More than ever, the athleisure look is in. Women who consider themselves to be fashion enthusiasts love to sport leggings. Of course, Koreans are no exceptions to this trend, which has been intensifying over the past few years. In 2013, Korean leggings companies earned around USD 435, a figure that
Paul Kim, my cousin, wakes up, gets ready for school, and then opens his laptop. It’s his 7th grade English final exam day at a school located in Massachusetts. However, Paul was actually here in South Korea, forced to match the hours of his school back in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
With the continuation of Covid-19, people started to adjust to this new system. While Covid-19 is considered the biggest global health threat in recent history, it also allowed people to find their new enjoyable hobbies. Because all of the team sports such as soccer, basketball, and volleyball are p
When I was in elementary school, my teacher often talked about how new technology would revolutionize our lives in the future. However, no one in my class could have imagined cars powered only with electricity. An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle which uses one or more electric motors for propulsi
The Business Black Box (BBB) Competition is a business strategy competition run by the Wharton Korea Undergraduate Business Society (Wharton KUBS), a student-run organization at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). The organization is dedicated to serving as a bridge between UPenn and Korea by or
As the COVID-19 pandemic expanded around the world, I had to stay at home for over six months. During that time, I quickly got bored and decided to try out some new things to do. Since I have lots of spare time nowadays, one brilliant idea crossed my mind: baking. When COVID-19 broke out, the number
Going into my third year of high school, I was met with a heavier load of assignments and more tightly scheduled exams than ever before. Adding a bit of extra to my schoolwork, I am also studying for the SAT and getting ready for college applications. To manage the workload, I constantly feel the ne
In late December 2019, my friends and I read a news story about an unknown disease that apparently emerged from Wuhan. Initially, there were 5 cases of the disease, and no one thought much of the situation, including myself – despite living in Wuhan. However, the number of cases surged exponen
Do you ever sit still at your desk for an entire day, only getting up for occasional trips to the kitchen? For most students, this is because of distance learning. During the COVID-19 pandemic, students all over the world have experienced online learning. Believe it or not, many of us are going thro
With the development of online games, game creator has become an extremely popular and competitive career in the last couple of decades. These days, there are not only adult game creators but also teenaged ones as well. They are not as professional as those who work for Blizzard, Riot Games, and oth
When I was young, I always wanted a pet. I was so desperate, I would sometimes daydream about an unexpected encounter with a puppy in the street. Without knowing how much responsibility it took to raise a pet, I continued to beg for one. After a few years of pleading, my parents decided to adopt a p
Along the antique alleyway of Samcheong-dong in Seoul were quaint but pretty shops standing side by side. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, one gallery packed with people was catching the eyes. At the end of people's footsteps, there was a modernly renovated hanok, a traditional Korean house. Wr
Cardistry is a portmanteau of “card” and “artistry.” Contrary to card magic, cardistry is more focused on flow, continuity, and the visual impression created from the flourish (an arrangement of cards). Jerry Cestkowski claims in his Encyclopedia of Card Flourishes that “a card trick is a magical ef
Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, students all around the world have been obliged to stay at home which has caused students to miss out on parts of their school life. Students are unable to play sports, perform musicals and make memories with friends. However most importantly, students have been
In early 2020, most of the summer programs that I have applied to during the winter holidays announced their application status. As a student with a passion for theatre, I applied to numerous summer programs related to theatre or media. Fortunately, I was accepted to the programs that I applied for.
The unfortunate cycle of the current trend is that, whenever COVID-19 situation gets slightly better, it worsens due to group infections. Due to the restriction of places people can go to, the sales of online service companies and those of the companies that sell indoor-enjoyable products have incre
With the Internet and the rise of “fast fashion” brands, it has become easier and cheaper than ever before for consumers to buy new clothes and accessories based on the latest fashion trends. But in the highly competitive world of fashion, many people – particularly young consumers in countrie
“The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” Despite the convincing quote, psychology is a subject that is commonly shown as a fraudulent, yet referential field of science. When I say psychology, it is likely that many people consider psychology a
These days COVID-19 has made people impossible to even dream of traveling abroad. Before the pandemic, last winter, I had an opportunity to visit Tanzania for a vision trip with a group of students from Cornerstone Collegiate Academy (CCA). The purpose of the vision trip was to give some help to the
It’s easy to want to be rich. Today’s social media outlets are plastered with posts of luxurious goods that make young people like myself dream of becoming rich, falling into what may be a very false hope that they will end up wearing a $30,000 watch “someday.” But the question that young people are