To many people, the word “ocean” no longer reminds them of an image of a vast openness of blueness but of large bodies of water littered with floating garbage, especially plastic waste. Roughly 500 billion single-use plastic bags are used annually, which end up in not only oceans but also lakes, riv
The 22nd iteration of SEOMUN was hosted by Seoul Foreign School from November 8th to 10th, 2019, with 614 students participating from 30 schools. SEOMUN is the largest MUN conference in Korea and is hosted on a rotational basis between SFS, SIS, and KIS. The theme for SEOMUN XXII, ‘The Future We Wan
Last October, number of people gathered at a local park to enjoy the “official concert” held by the ‘Yul Teenage Orchestra.’ The concert was a great success, even receiving encores, which is rare for an amateur orchestra. I was part of the orchestra in the flute section. This was my first official c
“It’s time to craft boys,” I excitedly shout in front of my friends after a long day at school. “Good call, James,” one of my friends responds back to me, as we all take our laptops out of our backpacks and sit around the dorm room. It is, indeed, time for Minecraft. Minecraft is a very well-known v
I am not typically the type of person to listen to classical music; I far prefer listening to music in the style of pop or musical theater. However, ever since attending the KIMEA National Honor Festival earlier this year in February, I discovered a new passion – for classical music as perform
I finally decided to visit Singapore’s greatest attraction of all times: Jewel. After a long four year development, Jewel opened on April 17, 2019. Jewel is attracting visitors from across the world, as well as Singapore’s local residents. Jewel is a ten story complex with around 300 shops and resta
In modern democracies, ordinary citizens wield the power to vote and select a small group of representatives who make decisions on behalf of their constituents and, in extension, the public. Ironically, voters are increasingly becoming reluctant to exercise this right; voter turnout has been on the
During the summer vacation, I decided to spend some time determining my major. The major that I had an interest in was food science because I had an interest in different nutritional values of foods. Therefore, I traveled to ‘Hadong,’ in Gyeongsangnam-do alone, to meet famous people who succeeded in
This fall, I took another visit to TtukTtakTtukTtak’s charity projects in Wangshimri. TtukTtakTtukTtak is an organization founded by the Urban Design department at Hanyang Cyber University (HYCU) to renovate the homes of the needy families of Seoul. (Think Habitat for Humanity.). I had stopped by an
It is easy to picture the daily academic schedule of a typical high school in the U.S.—first class starting at around eight in the morning, lunch time following the morning classes, and a few more classes before school ends. The daily schedule at Western Reserve Academy (WRA), a private boardi
The average lifespan in Korea is 82.7 years as of 2019, making the country ninth in the global life expectancy ranking (Statistics Korea). According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the percentage of elderly people in Korea has doubled since 2000 from 7.2% to 14.3%. Korea is a fast-aging count
My first visit to the emergency room of a hospital occurred last summer, while I was on a school volunteer trip to a remote town in Illinois. I spent the night in an old log cabin, on a small bed that had been infested with hundreds of fleas and ants, which, overnight, bit my legs and buried under m
What’s TOK and EE? Then there’s CAS. These are words you would most likely hear if you happen to pass by IB students. IB stands for International Baccalaureate, a 2-year curriculum taught in various high schools across the globe. In Korea, there are currently 11 international schools that offer the
It is not hard to feel sympathy when we see posters of young patients, barely school children with shaved heads and sunken eyes. But what about their families? What about their younger siblings whose parents are understandably distressed and constantly preoccupied? These were the questions that insp
My summer break was no break at all. I had tons of homework from my tutors, had to fill out boarding school applications, and prepare for SSAT. Seeing me suffer, my English tutor asked me if I was interested in participating in a Stress-management seminar held somewhere in the countryside near Seoul
With cultural globalization and the internet being accessible to a large part of the world today, communication between people of different cultures and societies has become ubiquitous, leading people to want to learn more languages. As of 2018, according to ilanguages.org, 43 percent of the world’s
Since Instagram was created nine years ago, more than 6 million Instagram personal accounts have been hacked. Today, almost everyone uses social media, but not many realize how easily their accounts can be compromised.One of my close friends from school recently complained that her Instagram account
Do you know what the world’s most widely used drug is? Many of you might have come up with answers such as tobacco or alcohol, but the answer is caffeine. Consumed over 100,000 metric tons every year, caffeine is closely tied with our daily life. Caffeine is included in daily foods such as chocolate
As summers become hotter and winters become colder due to climate change, people’s reliance on electronics that consume a lot of energy, such as air conditioners and heaters, is increasing. This phenomenon causes the full pollution-to-climate-change cycle to repeat itself. Scientists and policymaker
Renowned for its large collection of luxury retail stores and flashy skyscrapers, Orchard Road is a swanky, one-way boulevard with iconic shopping malls, fancy restaurants and palatial hotels spanning almost 2.2 kilometers across Singapore's Central South region. Since the 1950s, Orchard Road ha