Monthly Archives: April 2011

Picture of the Day: Ambassador Stephens Meets with President Obama

» by GI Korea April 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

Netizens, I have been travelling more than usual outside Korea in recent months, one reason for fewer blogs. One trip was to Washington, D.C. in February where Secretary of ...more »

Should Pregnant Teens Be Moved Into Alternative Schools?

» by GI Korea April 6th, 2011 at 8:54 am » Comments (23)

That is what this school in Suwon was formed to do: February is graduation season for most Korean students, including one 19-year-old woman, surnamed Lee. But this is hardly an ...more »

Brothers Reunited After Recovery of Korean War Remains

» by GI Korea April 6th, 2011 at 6:49 am » Comments (0)

It really is sad to see that even after all these years bodies from the Korean War are still being uncovered rather regularly. However, it is good to see that ...more »

The ATEK Back Story, Truth or Fiction?

» by GI Korea April 5th, 2011 at 8:09 pm » Comments (109)

For those that are interested in the ongoing drama at ATEK, The Three Wise Monkeys recently completed a three part series detailing the problems within the organization: ATEK, The Great White ...more »

Picture of the Day: American & Japanese Tsunami Relief Cooperation

» by GI Korea April 5th, 2011 at 1:02 pm » Comments (4)

The Japanese media has not been ignoring the relief work that thousands of American military personnel have been performing since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. I’ve seen ...more »

Details Emerge About the Fukushima 50

» by GI Korea April 5th, 2011 at 6:00 am » Comments (1)

When the Fukushima nuclear disaster is finally resolved the people of Japan are going to owe quite a debt of gratitude to the 50 TEPCO workers who have worked non-stop ...more »

First Aid Shipment Since Shelling Sent to North Korea

» by GI Korea April 4th, 2011 at 11:52 pm » Comments (7)

Here is some aid to North Korea I can agree with: South Korea on Thursday approved civilian aid to the North for the first time since an attack on ...more »

ROK Drop Featured In 10 Magazine

» by GI Korea April 4th, 2011 at 11:03 pm » Comments (63)

I would like to thank 10 Magazine for the profile they did on the ROK Drop blog for their April issue. Like stated in the article I hope this site ...more »

“Eat Your Kimchi” Interviewed By Arirang TV

» by GI Korea April 4th, 2011 at 5:28 pm » Comments (35)

The very popular K-blog, "Eat Your Kimchi" was recently featured on the "Heart to Heart" program on Arirang TV: If you haven't already I recommend checking out their site because they ...more »

Picture of the Day: North Koreans In San Francisco

» by GI Korea April 4th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (8)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="North Korean delegates pose for a picture after attending a seminar arranged by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University in San Francisco, ...more »