My perfect day in Copenhagen starts in Vesterbro, my favorite neighborhood in the city. Formerly a blue-collar neighborhood, it’s known for its hipsters, dive bars, and murals, so I feel right at home, thinking of the...
Europe
Guest Writer
Growing Up A Chinese Girl in Hungary
Over the last 20 years, the Chinese community in Hungary has grown immensely and Budapest’s is now one of the largest in Europe. The growth and visible success of Chinese people has divided the Hungarian people; some...
Emily Harris talks about working with the best female chef in the world
Meet Emily, a Korean-American Chef in the Slovenian Alps Emily is a globe-trotting Korean-American chef I ran into in the village of Kobarid, in a tiny, jewel-like Alpine corner of Slovenia. Far away from a typical food...
Youjin Lee
Heartache at the German Ramen Restaurant
As a student, I worked at a Japanese ramen restaurant in Germany. Though I am Korean, I was exotic enough to serve as staff. My lunch shift was from noon to 2 p.m. on the day the horror struck. The day I stood rooted...
Yeseul Park
My Complicated Love Story With Germany
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] Our love affair is complicated and a bit hard to explain. I am speaking about my relationship with the...
Seiko Tanizaki: My Embroidered Life in Transylvania
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”none”] My first step abroad was choosing Hungarian as my major at Osaka University. I still cannot remember any tangible reason to study such a minor language. I was...
A letter from a Portuguese girl in Edinburgh who loves Soju
Being interested, or liking something, is a human condition and it comes with great responsibility. I say responsibility because one can make an impact and share knowledge by the simple act of passion. This is how I...
Huayan Yang: Chinese “alchemist” in Switzerland
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] Science and Nature talk about gender equality in science, and even the EU has made a work program to...
April Editors
How an Asian family ended up in Transylvania
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”] “How would you like to live in Transylvania, Romania for a year or two?” My husband asked one day over lunch in our apartment in Tokyo. “ROMANIA?” I blurted...
What I love about Slovenia (beside my husband)
To be honest, before meeting my Slovenian husband, I had a faint idea of where exactly Slovenia was. From Google maps, Slovenia looked like a chicken and a rather small one. Let’s say the online search of Slovenia...
Anna Giang