This Korean Life

Episode Notes Our 44th guest, Amit Kumar, shared his incredible story from the small Indian town of Dhampur to Pohang, where he currently works as a research professor at POSTECH. His commitment, resilience, work ethic and unwavering focus landed him a spot in one of India's prestigious "Indian Institutes of Technology", which have an entrance rate of 0.01% (less than 2% of accepted applicants*) ....

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Episode Notes Episode 43 features Kai Scharr, a seasoned Ulsan vet, who recently endured the loss of a loved one back home. Due to Corona restrictions the situation became much more complex. It's something expats never want to have to deal with, but if you live abroad long enough it is inevitable. Kai shares his experience on how he handled this challenging time. He also compares and contrasts Can...

Episode 42 Our guest in this episode is the one and only Lee Kelly! This multi-talented man shared with us stories from his childhood growing up in small town America as a Korean adoptee, his passion for photography and how he uses it to empower others. A fascinating and intriguing story. Enjoy! Affiliated Links Lee Kelly https://www.anungyo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/anungyo/ https://twitter....

Episode 43 with Gyoungju's own "Grzzly Adams" was a beauty. We covered a little bit of everything in this one. Montanan Dustin Alan, from The Nine Pension, shares with us some of Gyoungju's longest kept secrets. Have a listen and enjoy! https://pnc.st/.../this-korean-life-41-feat-dustin-alan Dr. English "Visit the website, dr-english.com or call 010-4591-1496(한글) for a free sample class. Open yo...

Episode Notes Dr. K stopped by in Episode 40 to talk health and wellness. He discusses his journey through his recently completed PhD, the results from his research, and a secret on how to stay focused and energized without drinking coffee. https://pnc.st/.../this-korean-life-40-feat-dr-danny-kessler #thiskoreanlife #ulsanpodcast #expatsinulsan #expatsinkorea #ulsanexpats #podcastinkorea #ulsancit...

In Episode #39, after only a few days of being released from quarantine, we finally got a newbie. Tamara Lobo-Colaso, sat down with us to share her first impressions of Korea and getting started in the classroom. We look forward to having her back in six months time to see how her opinions and perspective has changed since arriving. Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thi...

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In Episode 38, Korean native Tony Jakbasu joins us to discuss his unique upbringing in Ghana, and what brought him back to the homeland. This young man, currently pursuing his Phd UNIST, has an amazing story to share. Enjoy! Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #ulsanpodcast #koreapodcast #podcastinkorea #expatsinkorea #elshacker...

Episode Notes In Episode #37, fellow expat dad and engineer Nikhil Johri joined us to discuss life, raising kids in Korea, food, and his homeland of India. edik #expatdadsinkorea #wehopekorea #Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #ulsanpodcast #koreapodcast #podcastinkorea #expatsinkorea #elshacker #sekkideul #namaskar #bombaybrau...

Episode Notes Episode 36 features Ulsan Police Officer “Inspector” Oh Joowon, who leads the Nambu department’s foreign affairs section. He has been a fixture in Ulsan’s foreign community for years. He shares with us a few stories, some interesting opinions on how policing has evolved in Korea, current challenges the force faces, and his role as a leader in the community. SNS tags/links protectedha...

Michael (Daniel) Pope, son of former guest Kevin Pope, sat down with us to record our 35th episode. The high school senior shared with us his experience through elementary, middle and high school. After getting mixed up with the wrong crew, he knew something had to change. Listen and be inspired by this young man’s commitment and dedication to transform himself over the last year and get his life...

Episode Notes In Episode #33 Scotland native and engineer Kris Toye came by to share his unique story leaving high school early to pursue a career in oil and gas and randomly landing in the ROK. #Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #ulsanpodcast #koreapodcast #podcastinkorea #expatsinkorea #elshacker #sekkideul #wehopekorea #scot...

Episode Notes https://pnc.st/.../this-korean-life-54-feat-jeff-young Episode #54 saw the return of Ulsan's community grandfather, Mr. Jeff Young, for a fun discussion Have a listen! #Ulsan #Ulsancity #therisingcity #qualitypeninsulabanter #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #ulsanpodcast #koreapodcast #podcastinkorea #expatsinkorea #elshacker #sekkideul #drenglish Check out our podcas...

Episode Notes Episode #32 features Ulsan's grill master from the "Dark side", Jade Choi. He took a leap of faith leaving to Japan, and hit the jackpot when he met both his wife and his career there. After 6 years of culinary experiences, including the famed Tsuji Culinary Institute, he jumped across the Pacific to ply his trade as a sushi chef in San Fran. This was also the start of Burger Mugger!...

Episode Notes In episode 31, Kiwi mover and shaker, John Shafeek, stopped in to tell us stories from his move to sunny California, where he started a business. Things didn't go as planned, then The Rona threw a serious wrench into his plans, which landed him back in the ROK! #tkl #thiskoreanlife #ulsanpodcast #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #expatsinkorea #podcastinkorea #ulsan #ulsancity #sekkideul C...

Episode Notes This is Episode 30 with Ben Slater, one of Ulsan's longest standing expats. The professor turned coder joined us for some quality peninsula banter! #tkl #thiskoreanlife #expatsinulsan #ulsanexpats #expatsinkorea #podcastinkorea #ulsanpodcast #ulsan #ulsancity Check out our podcast host, Pinecast . Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade,...

Episode Notes Philip Brett's love and passion for Indie music led to him becoming a promoter and event organizer while living in Korea. He sat down with us to discuss the influence he's had on the Indie music scene through his contributions via Angle Magazine, Amplify Korea Podcast and Big Day South, all of which are very established and well known around the Indie scene. #tkl #thiskoreanlife #uls...

Episode Notes There are more than 80,000 Filipinos living in South Korea. Hermie "Chubby Linda Swarovski" Albao is one of them. She's an active leader in the community that has been here for more than two decades. In this episode she shares some of her experiences and gives some insight into what its like for Filipinos residing in the ROK. #tkl #thiskoreanlife #ulsanpodcast #expatsinulsan #expatsi...

Episode Notes Rene took us for a wild ride on his roller coaster of life. From his blended family in Ghana all the way to his Investment Analyst career in Korea. Rene is a resilient young man who knows what he wants, and does what it takes to get it. This a an awesome story of success. #tkl #thiskoreanlife unistar #unistudent #UNIST #UNISTAR #unistalumni #ulsanpodcast #koreapodcast #expatsinulsan...

Episode Preview: COVID-19 slowed down this absolutely incredible woman long enough for us to hear her story. Her weight loss transformation from 388lbs to her current stunning and vibrant self is a fascinating story! SNS tags/links/ # Youtube Channel - So the girl says https://www.youtube.com/user/sothegirlsays IG @Itsashleybruh tkl #thiskoreanlife # ulsanpodcast #expatsinulsan #expatsinkorea #uls...

Preview This episode features long time friend, fellow expat dad, and football analyst Daniel Croydon. As one of the main contributors for the K League Classic, Social Media Links and Tags youtube.com/ulsanhyundai https://www.facebook.com/ulsanfc/ https://www.uhfc.tv/main.php http://www.kleague.com/ https://twitter.com/DolsotDan https://twitter.com/kleagueunited https://twitter.com/BBelan @juniorn...

Episode Preview: Jason Teale sat down with us to discuss his interesting career in photography, his role as a community leader and also some of the current challenges of running Ulsan Cities’ biggest English resources, Ulsan Online. The Sajin Photography Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1324087/5378512?fbclid=IwAR1MkPHNhxA1aGdG2jR5ly_hT9lppkzstEXReu4eEgFTMTbuoZKVJ7B3LmE Website http://www.jasont...

Really, how bad was it for you?.. Internal demons are sometimes too strong to defeat alone.. Problems that seem insurmountable.. Can you say it’s never crossed your mind?.. Honestly?.. Reality is hard to deal with sometimes.. It’s in substances that we often seek refuge.. Sadly, this doesn’t always get to the root of the problem.. Time and time again we see the same story.. Unfortunately some of t...

One of the best expat artists and authors on the peninsula, @Ryan Estrada , came by to discuss his most famous book, “Banned Book Club” and his newest publication that has also gotten a lot of hype, “Student Ambassador”. His never ending passion and commitment to his craft is a perfect example of someone following their dream. After decades of challenging work, it is starting to pay off, and we ar...