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OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2014
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
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Music
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Welcome
New Committee Chairs
Bazaar Update!
Hilary Vanessa Finchum-Sung:
An American woman’s success in Korean
Traditional Music
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CONTENTS
discovery Magazine
SIWA News & Activities
Editor’s Letter
SIWA Board Members
On the Cover
President’s Letter
Sponsors
Mark Your Calendar
Welcome New Committee Chairs
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2
3
4
6
Clubs & Groups
Book Club by Shubha Maudgal
Welfare Committee Overview by Anjali Ramakrishna
ICE Portugal by Joni Barker
Working Women’s Network by Melanie Buckley
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9
10
11
SIWA Spotlight
12
Bazaar Volunteers by Kawtar El Alaoui
Interview with Hilary V Finchum-Sung:
Woman success
in Korean Traditional Music - Gugak by Pilar Perez
“Music” a Universal Language by Pam Weaver
The Sound of Silence by Anna Reuter
Noraebang by Linda Lee
About Varioso Choir
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14
24
18
19
20
21
Care & Welfare
All Love School: The Great Equalizer
by Anne Choe
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SIWA Tours
Tours Committee & Polities
Tours to look forward to
Past Tours - Members’ reviews
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24
26
Life in Korea
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Seoul International Women’s Association
28 Changeuimun-ro 5-gil
Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea 110-819
www.siwapage.com
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October
October//November
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Discovery
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Korean Lesson - driving by Hyejin Kim
Events Around Town by Anne Ladouceur
Social Media Update
SIWA Leadership Opportunities
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Editor's Letter
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
2014 - 2015 SIWA Leaders Directory
Executive Board
Committees Chairs
President - Sophia Barry
Advertising - Tiana Pan
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Board Administrator &
Communications - Mhyla Borkowski
Bazaar - Sophia Barry
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Blog - Jisun An
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Treasurer - Maria Seidl
Discovery Editor - Megan Fox
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Co-Treasurer - Linda Gocken
Gala (Interim) - Sophia Barry
VP, Activities - Robbie Schuldt
Interest Groups (Interim) - Robbie Schuldt
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VP, Community Relations - Isabelle Min
Invitations - Theresa Kang
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VP, Fundraising & Culture - Bockhee Lee Newsletter - Courtney Snede
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Public Relations Co-Chair - Jenny Kim
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Social Media - Pilar Perez-McKay
“This month’s focus is
“Music” a subject that
is very near and dear to
many of our hearts.”
Greetings!
My name is Megan Fox and I am the new
editor of Discovery Magazine. I am truly thankful to the
talented Anna Reuter and the Discovery team for their
guidance and dedication in completing this issue. I wish
Anna all the best as she leaves the position of editor to tend
to her growing family.
This month’s focus is “Music” a subject that is very near
and dear to many of our hearts. Growing up in a musical
family in a small New England town, my father worked
with music. One of my comforts in Korea has been being
surrounded by music through organizations like Camarata
Music Company, which is, featured in one of our stories in
this issue.
Just weeks after arriving, to Korea, I signed up for a DMZ
Ecological Peace Festival in Gangwon-do with SIWA. We
arrived at the DMZ observation tower and participated in
a peace ceremony. Earlier that week SIWA members had
practiced several Korean songs to sing during the ceremony.
I unfortunately was unable to make the practice. When it
came time to sing I hid in the back of the crowd only to be
grabbed by another SIWA member and taken to the stage,
the performance went well and I was even able to trick my
husband, who was watching from the crowd.
Sometimes, when becoming acquainted with a new place
new experiences to learn the melody of the land. SIWA has
the land that I have grown to love.
As the leaves change and the beauty of fall sets in, SIWA
once again has taken me by the hand as your Discovery
editor. I look forward to this opportunity and the ability
to join together with you in collaboration through your
submissions.
Sincerely,
Megan Fox
Editor, Discovery
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Standing Committee Chairs
System Administrator - Sunny
Castagnaro
Arts & Exhibitions - Mihe Shin
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Tours (Interim) - Robbie Schuldt
Diplomatic Liaison - Pinar Okcal
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Hospitality - Michelle Roberts
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Welfare Co-Chair Lydia Koh
[email protected]
Working Women’s Network - Michelle
Morrison
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Major Events - Sophia Barry
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Interest Groups (Interim)- Robbie Schuldt
Membership - Sinda Chun
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Photography - Mihe Shin
Newcomers - Michelle Morrison
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Public Relations Co-Chair - Jenny Kim
Past President - Terri Hartman
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System Administrator - Sunny
Castagnaro
Public Relations - Kawtar El Alaoui
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Sponsorship - Jiyoon Song
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Welfare - Anjali Ramakrishna
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Welfare Co-Chair - Lydia Koh
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Enrichment Classes -Selina Yoon
[email protected]
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General Secretary - Minkyung Kim
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On the Cover
Cover Photo: Hilary V Finchum-Sung
Editor Megan Fox
Editorial Team Pilar Perez-McKay, Robbie
Schuldt
Graphic Designer Moonjin Choi
Printed by 10 Magazine
Advertising Coordinator Tiana Pan
Contributors: Sophia Barry, Michelle
Roberts, Linda Lee, Shubha Maudgal, Joni
Barker, Kawtar El Alaoui, Pilar Perez, Anna
Reuter, Robbie Shuldt, Melanie Buckley, Pam
Weaver, Anne Choe, Mhyla Borkowski, Mihe
Shin.
Discovery Photo Files
All photos used by Discovery Magazine,
unless otherwise stated, have been provided
by SIWA volunteers and are the property of
SIWA. Photographers who donate photos for
SIWA’s use retain their rights to their photos.
Contributions Welcome!
Discovery is published bi-monthly (six issues per year) by SIWA with articles
exclusively for SIWA members. All opinions expressed in these articles are those of
All right reserved SIWA 2014. No part of this publication may be reproduced in
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
Welcome Sophia Barry,
SIWA President
such events as the Enrichment Classes and
annual Bazaar.
SIWA has provided me with the opportunity
to continue using and developing my
professional skills creating a platform on
which I can build on in the future. I am
motivated and energised by the ladies I work
with, seeing such dedication and volunteering
spirit, from new and longstanding members, is
really inspiring.
Premium Platinum Sponsors
There are many ways in which you can
contribute and join in the fun – roles both large
“While in this privileged
position, I will endeavour
to keep kindness, respect
and appreciation at the
front of my mind”
DEAR SIWA Women,
the support I am receiving.
I am delighted to have been elected in as
President of the SIWA board and I am happy
to say that I have had the opportunity at a
recent board retreat to get to know some of
lovely bunch of ladies! As I have witnessed
from SIWA ladies, , I will endeavour to keep
kindness, respect and appreciation to be in this
privileged position at the front of my mind.
Being a country girl at heart, I have been
overwhelmed by the enormity of Seoul (and
to work and I felt embraced by the culture of
warm hearts.
Receiving contributions on ideas from a broad
selection of backgrounds and experience is part
of the rich tapestry of this organisation that
Platinum Sponsors
Of course it’s not all work here at SIWA, check
out our website for the fun activities going
on. I have participated in a number of tours
and activities recently and had a great time
with ladies who I would not usually have the
chance to connect with. To hear their stories,
while navigating the Dongdaemun Fabric
Market tour, saying hello over a croissant at a
my background at an Interest Group meeting,
is important for taking a social moment for
myself.
In addition to making some wonderful
friends, together we are doing some amazing
work for Korean charities! Win-win situation!
The charity focus is close to many members’
hearts, and for me it is a time where I am in
a position to make my contribution to Korean
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K O R E A
and continuing their work of assessing
applications, making recommendations and
following up on donations made. Our largest
annual fundraising event is just around the
corner, the SIWA and Diplomatic Community
Bazaar on 10th November – make sure not to
miss out on what is sure to be a great event!
I am looking forward to seeing many of you
there and checking out the shopping and
international food court together.
My ‘door’ is always open, please feel free
to contact me directly to discuss becoming
struck by, and made me fall in love with Seoul,
are the opportunities here and the diversity of
ladies from around the world, which I have
had the honour to meet and collaborate with in
SIWA. Working with the kind hearted Korean
and international ladies, within SIWA, is really
events and administration support. Whether
you come from an executive background or
are just starting your career, SIWA has a place
for you.
explore the opportunities available.
This really is an atmosphere of Fun, Friendship
and Fundraising!
Yours Sincerely,
Sophia
Our heartfelt thanks to our sponsors for
their invaluable support of SIWA.
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NEWS & ACTIVITIES
Upcoming Moms
and Tots event Happy Halloween!
by Linda Lee, Moms and Tots leader
As the mother of two toddler boys, I have hosted my share
guest list, etc. But there is nothing that can improve our most
successful party of the year: Halloween!
Halloween is fun for many reasons:
Over the top costumes! Loads of candy!
Fun with friends!
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Since it is hard to get the cooperation of neighbors to properly
trick-or-treat in Korea, I have concocted a way to recreate
the feeling without stranger danger or crossing busy streets.
Prepare a sack of candy behind every door in your home.
Have a mother stand behind each closed door. Each child
can knock on the door, say “trick-or-treat” get compliments
on their costume and get a helping of candy. Repeat at every
door in the apartment.
It is safe and fun for everyone. Kids go home with a bag
of goodies and Moms get to take lots of good Halloween
photos.
The Halloween Party will be on Wednesday, October 15 at
3:00 pm near Seobbingo station (#K112). Exact location will
be communicated to registered participants ahead of time.
Transition
Group Lunch
Meeting
in October
As usual, Transition Group
will be meeting on October
Morning at Conrad Hotel, at
the IFC Mall’s On the Border
restaurant at noon.
Inge Hofmann will be
addressing “Third Culture
Kids.” Inge will compare
the
advantages
and
disadvantages of moving
with children in foreign countries. While moving
with kids sounds perfect as the family experiences
unexpected issues. Inge will be informing Transition
Group on how families can avoid such issues and be
prepared.
Mark your calendar for lunch on October 15th after
Border” Mexican Grill Restaurant at noon.
Register at www.siwapage.com/activities/events/momsand-tots-halloween-party. Please bring enough candy to
share with everyone, children must wear costumes.
For more information on about Transition Group
gatherings, go to www.siwapage.com/activites/tags/
transition-group
Coffee Morning
“The Korean Spirit and Success After the War”
Guest Speaker: Dr. ChoonHo Kim, President SUNY (State University of New York) in Korea
Dr. Kim studied at Songang University in Korea and Johns Hopkins in the USA where he received
his Master‘s and Doctorate in Chemical Engineering. He also studied Journalism, has been
published, and takes great pride in molding leaders of the future.
Dr. Kim will discuss the political, economic, and cultural landscape of Korea after the war and
how the strength of the Korean spirit led to great, global success in less than 60 years.
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
October
Date: October 15
RSVP: by Noon, October 13 at www.siwapage.com
Time: 9:30-11:30
Location: Conrad Hotel, 23-1 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 150-945
Hotel phone number: 02-6137-7000
Cost: Members W20,000 ; Non-members W25,000
Yeouido Station, subway lines #5 or #9, Exit 3. Go straight along the
moving walkway (underground passage) at exit 3 until you reach the IFC Entrance. Walk to the
escalators (located in front of the 8 Seconds store) and go up to L1. The entrance to Conrad Seoul
is located between the “Stradivarius” and “Bershka” stores.
The hotel address in Korean for the taxi driver:
23-1
150-945
Complimentary 24-hour self-parking is included for event participants. Parking is valid
for 24 hours if you would like to enjoy the IFC Mall and surroundings afterwards. Please follow
signs for Conrad Hotel and park in the Purple Zone. Remember to provide the last four digits of
your car plate when responding to the RSVP.
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NEWS & ACTIVITIES
Welcome SIWA
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2014-2015
Courtney Snede
Newsletter
[email protected]
Courtney arrived from the USA in July 2014
with her husband and young twins. She has
a degree in international business and foreign
language, and worked in Marketing and
Communications for over 10 years. She is
excited to put her skills to good use for SIWA.
seeing the sights of Seoul, learning Korean,
and making new friends from around the
world. Her hobbies include photography,
traveling, and singing. She plans to join many
SIWA tours and classes.
Jenny Kim
Public Relations Co-Chair
[email protected]
Jenny Kim has welcomed many SIWA
members as a former Newcomers Chair. This
year she is pleased to support Public Relations
with her Korean language skills.
Jisun An
Blog
Pilar Perez-McKay
Social Media
[email protected]
Pilar is an Australian national of Spanish origin, and
a SIWA member since arriving in Korea with her
husband in 2007. Her background is in architectural
and engineering design/drawing. In Seoul she has
enjoyed volunteering for UNESCO CCAP and
Seoul Global Center, and working as AustCham’s
Executive Director from 2008-2010. She served
SIWA as Bazaar Chair in 2011, Discovery Editor in
life in Seoul exciting, challenging and enjoyable.
Sunny Castagnaro
System Administrator
[email protected]
Sunny is a Korean-American currently working in
Information Technology at the US Army Garrison.
She has worked as a computer programmer for
over 15 years in several companies including
Hyundai Information Technology, Wall Street
online stock brokerage, and General Dynamics. She
lived in the USA for six years in New York, New
Jersey and Cincinnati. She returned to Korea with
her daughter in 2009. She is very excited to help
SIWA with systems administration so members can
easily access information about the organization,
and be able to register for the many activities and
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Ji is a Korean mom who joined SIWA in
2014 with great passion for SIWA’s social
and welfare missions. She has 7 years of
marketing and public relations experience,
Mumbai, India as a Public Relations manager
at Asset Management Company. Besides her
professional life, Ji loves social networking
with people and sharing ideas for a balanced
look at SIWA activities to a wide audience.
Theresa Kang
Invitations
[email protected]
Theresa is a Korean who has been involved with
SIWA for 10 years. She has been especially active in
the Lucky Draw event at the Bazaar. Theresa enjoys
cultures, interests, and knowledge with wonderful
ladies from around the world. Theresa previously
worked for an import/export business. Her hobbies
include walking, travelling and visiting art galleries.
Lydia Koh
Welfare Co-Chair
[email protected]
Lydia is Korean. She has two children. She
She is a sign language interpreter. Lydia has
a generous heart and shares her talents with
many people. She is happy to be part of the
Welfare team so she can act on her dream of
helping people in Korea.
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Megan Fox
Discovery Editor
[email protected]
Megan Fox is a journalist and teacher from the
Northeastern United States, currently living
and working in Seoul with her husband,
Thaddeus. She is a blogger and freelance
writer. She is currently writing a blog entitled
‘Seoulmateskorea’ that is aimed to help expats
explore life in Korea. Megan’s love for travel
and exploring new cultures has made Korea
the 5th country in four continents in which
she has worked. Her other interests include
cooking, hiking, and volunteering.
Tiana Pan
Advertising
[email protected]
Tiana, an ethnic Korean, was born in Uzbekistan.
She was working in law before coming to Korea in
2007. Now she works for a Korean export company.
Tiana enjoys learning foreign languages, yoga,
swimming and snowboarding. She joined SIWA
in 2012.
Bockhee Lee
Interest Groups: Cultural Connection
Group
[email protected]
Bockhee, a Korean, enjoys sharing cultures in
a variety of ways in her many roles for SIWA.
for 4 years, and Bazaar Chair in 2012. As
leader of Cultural Connection, a SIWA interest
group for over 6 years, Bockhee looks forward
to bringing women together to learn about
each other’s cultures. We can all compare to
the life in Korea. Through the door of another
Michelle Morrison
Interest Groups:
International Culinary Exchange (ICE) and
Working Women’s Network (WWN)
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Michelle, a Korean-American, is a working woman
who recognizes food as a window to one’s culture.
She created International Culinary Exchange
Interest Group in 2013 stemming from a desire to
experience and moderate discussions about culture
through meals. She also strives to extend the many
NEWS & ACTIVITIES
Welcome SIWA
INTEREST GROUPS Leaders 2014-2015
women. For WWN, she leads evening programs
which focus on career and networking topics,
accompanied by a good meal.
friends.
Isabelle Min
Interest Groups: Transition Group
[email protected]
Isabelle is a Korean who spent most of her
formative years living outside her passport
country and repatriated at the end of high
school. After decades working and living in
Korea, Isabelle started Transition Group at
SIWA in 2010, as a lunch group for members
to share each other’s transition phases and
stories.
Kyunghee Park
Interest Groups: Korean/English
Conversation Group
[email protected]
Kyunghee loves travelling and has been to
many countries. She lived for several years
in Abu Dhabi, UAE where she enjoyed
experiencing Islamic culture and food. She
likes making food including Korean Court
Cuisine and rice cakes. Kyunghee is a Korean
Tea Master. She has 10 years of experience as
a volunteer for psychological consultation for
students. She is mother of two sons. Kyunghee
is always ready to share life experience with
friends.
Selina Yoon
Enrichment Classes
[email protected]
Selina was born in Taiwan and has also lived in the
USA. She worked in television and advertising, and
was involved in church fundraising and cooking.
She became interested in aroma and herbs, and
started a new career as an aromatherapy teacher.
She has taught at community college and as a SIWA
Enrichment Classes instructor. She enjoys her
role as Enrichment Classes Chair because she can
contribute to sharing skills and developing special
connections and friendships amongst members.
Shubha Maudgal
Interest Groups: Book Club
[email protected]
Shubha, an Indian who has lived in Seoul since May
2012, has led SIWA’s Book Club since June 2013. She
is active in Annapurna, the Indian women’s group
in Seoul. Originally a polymer chemist (she worked
for NASA, US; Defence R&D Organisation, India;
and the National Physical Laboratory, UK), Shubha
works for an NGO in Mumbai, Cancer Patients Aid
Association. She is also conducting psychosocial
research work under the aegis of SNU’s Breast
Cancer Surgical department.
Linda Lee
Interest Groups: Moms and Tots Club
[email protected]
Linda’s studies of anthropology, folklore and
mythology, and law led to her work at a cultural
enjoys leading Moms and Tots activities for SIWA
members and friends. She also provides Korean
assistance to the SIWA Treasurer.
center and philanthropic educational foundation in
Los Angeles. She arrived in Seoul in 2007 with her
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CLUBS & GROUPS
Book
Club
A Forum for Stimulating Discussion
Photo courtesy of Shubha Maudgal
By Shubha Maudgal, Book Club leader
“Our Book Club totally quenches my thirst for intellectual discussions and
curiosities. It’s really enjoyable to meet members and know more about them
How do you get to know complete strangers well, really well, in
in a short time? Between American, Canadian, German, Indian,
Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Buddhist, Catholic,
Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant ladies in an age range 25-75?
Well, we know how. On the second Friday of every month, we
meet to discuss books suggested by one of these ladies from diverse
backgrounds
For the past year that the Book Club has been running, we have
had many intense conversations. They have been mainly about
the books, but also about feelings and experiences. Through these
conversations we have learnt to understand and respect each
other’s cultures and world views. Often, participants have tried to
explain what they understood from reading the same line in a book
and end up saying, “Oh, I never thought of that.”
with cultural perspectives from around the world, make new friends and keep
in monthly contact with each other. It’s a relaxed, inviting and accepting
horizons within ourselves. All SIWA members are welcome to join
Book Club meetings. Check out upcoming dates and books at
www.siwapage.com/activities/tags/book-club. Please register on-
We are grateful to those participants who research the author
and are able to share interesting facts regarding the book. We are
books we have read into easily understood language.
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Club:
“Not only is it very rewarding to read books I would never have found on
feelings regarding the contents. My favourites so far were “Where’d you go,
“I truly enjoy Book Club because it pushes me to read books I would never
insight as to what the author is trying to point out. I feel I have really grown
Photo courtesy of Mhyla Borkowski
CLUBS & GROUPS
Welfare
Committee
Overview
within the Republic of Korea. SIWA’s long term goal is to help charitable organizations
Treasurer, SIWA President and approximately 20 volunteer SIWA members.
The SIWA Welfare Fund represents money raised at SIWA’s main fundraising events,
Bazaar and Gala.
China. Together we consider requests from organizations that include basic needs such
as utility costs and food, but also educational and social programs such as those that
support underprivileged youth or single mothers.
have participated in at least three site visits. To keep membership current, a voting
member must make a site visit every few months. In this way, we ensure that voting
members are familiar with how the charities operate and the general guidelines of the
our host country. Language is an issue, but our Korean speaking members graciously
interpret as needed.
versions are available).
If yes, several members go on a site visit.
by members who did the site visit.
- Request is voted upon. It needs a simple majority of voting members to be approved.
- The request goes to the SIWA Board for approval.
- If the request is approved, funds are disbursed.
- Receipts of how the organization uses the funds must be received by SIWA within
three months.
The whole process can take a few months but we need to make sure that the money
By
Anjali Ramakrishna, Welfare Chair
[email protected].
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CLUBS & GROUPS
International Culinary
Exchange -
Portuguese Dinner
Oh how delicious - monkfish rice!
Rice dishes
are my mainstay when I’m busy at home or traveling. I love crock(arroz de tamboril), thanks to Beatriz Martins!
Beatriz, a Portuguese-German European Union diplomat, hosted
the August International Culinary Exchange at her lovely home in
Hyojadong. The menu included acorda alentejana (coriander soup),
arroz doce (sweet rice), and musse
de chocolate (chocolate mousse). A heavenly salad and a sampling
of various Portuguese wines added to the deliciousness of the meal.
Portugal has been producing wine for at least a couple of thousand
years, up and down the length of the country, white and red. The
quality of the country’s winemaking is at an all-time high, and it
got the group’s vote for the most exciting wine country. A green
wine (vinho verde) was my favorite. It exists only in Portugal and
served Quinta da herdade, 2013.
Photos courtesy of Mhyla Borkowski
pepper, paprika, chopped
tomatoes and let them simmer
on medium heat for 2-3
minutes. 2) Then add the bay
a bit of chopped parsley or
coriander, a pinch of salt and
pepper and the white wine. 3)
to the saucepan and bring to a
boil. 4) Now add the rice and 3/4 cup water and leave to boil over
10 minutes, until the rice is done. 6) Once it’s ready, pour it in a
large bowl and cover with parsley or coriander and serve while
hot. Then enjoy!
I am sure you’ll love this dish! Thank you, Beatriz, for a lovely and
informative evening at your home.
www.siwapage.com/activities/tags/international-culinary-exchange/
rarely see the head, just the tail – the meat of which is divine! The
texture is similar to lobster, and it is sometimes referred to as the
bacalhau) and sardines are hugely
popular in Portugal as well.
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with us via e-mail following the dinner:
1 cup long-grain rice, 1 onion
chopped, 3 cloves garlic
chopped, 2 tablespoons olive
oil, 1 ripe tomato chopped, 1
pepper chopped, 1 bay leaf,
1/2 cup white wine, 1 teaspoon
salt and pepper to taste, parsley
and coriander to taste
Directions: 1) In a saucepan,
place the olive oil, chopped
onion, chopped garlic, chopped
Joni Barker is a teacher with the US Depart
ates all the evening and weekend opportunities to explore
CLUBS & GROUPS
Working Women's
Network
Cooking with Nutritious
Whole Foood Ingredients
Whether we are women with a fulltime career or not, we all sometimes
proper meals. But thanks to the Working
Women’s Network event on the evening
of August 27, SIWA members and guests
were able to learn a thing or two from
Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Jamie
Melnychuk. Through an open discussion,
a smoothie-making demonstration, and
a sampling of Jamie’s delicious dishes,
all who were present gained insightful
knowledge about eating healthy in
Korea.
cream of celery soup. This was followed by raw tacos. Although
Jamie had to prepare these dishes before we arrived for time-saving
purposes, she was very thorough in explaining how she made
everything – right down to where she purchases her ingredients.
For the tacos, the “meat” was made mainly of walnuts, which
surprisingly had a meat-like consistency and a delicious taste.
Everyone enjoyed preparing their own tacos in the Korean-galbi
style, as large greens were used to wrap the walnut taco meat, the
cashew sour cream, and the homemade salsa together. Although
the dish seemed light, Jamie taught us that by cooking with an
Photo courtesy of Mihe Shin
Finally, we wrapped up the wonderful
night with a green smoothie demo and
sampling. I was actually quite surprised
at how delicious and sweet the smoothie
tasted, despite all of the leafy greens
that went into it. Just more proof that
delicious, yet extremely healthy drinks
are very much possible!
A great big thank you to Mihe Shin for
allowing the group to use her lovely
studio space for this event, Jamie
Melnychuk for educating us all with
her nutrition expertise and sharing her
recipes and ideas with us, and of course, to Michelle Morrison – for
wonderful evening!
www.siwapage.com/activities/tags/working-womens-network/
Melanie Buckley is from the U.S. and has
lived in Seoul for nearly seven years with her husband. In
ver actress and a skincare consultant. She loves traveling
and exploring new parts of Korea in her free time.
For dessert, we sampled Jamie’s unique tofu-based chocolate chip
cookies while she led an open discussion-style seminar. Some
of my favorite topics were learning which foods were acidic vs.
alkaline, how to use simple substitutions at any restaurant to cut
down on overall calorie intake, as well as which local Seoul eateries
are known for their healthier fare. Apparently, there is even a
new salad delivery service now available online by the name of
SaladStyle. I can’t wait to check it out!
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SIWA
Bazaar -
2014 November 10
“Fun, Friendship and Fundraising”
For all those who have experienced the Bazaar in the past, it is a day
they look forward to as more than 40 embassies, women’s clubs,
welfare organizations, vendors, local and international sponsors
and countless volunteers join together to sell unique products,
foods and cultural goods from all over the world to raise funds
The Annual SIWA Bazaar is such a large event that, each year it
averages over 5,000 visitors from both the Korean and international
cultural performances, eat at the International Food Court set up
for the occasion and take a chance at the Lucky Draw or Dream
many countries, and best of all, generous hearts supporting the
community in which we live.
“It is a way to say thank you to the host country and give back to
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The Bazaar has been such a long SIWA tradition that Maria
remembers participating in it 24 years ago when she was in Korea
Photo courtesy of Sophia Barry
House, Sungsimwon for Hansen’s Disease, New Light Community,
Jeon Jin Sang Center, Multinational Family Care, Saenal Study
Room, Sunshine Drop-In Center, Emmaus, Anna’s Nursing Home,
Haenuri Study Room, Fountain of Life, Dong Myung Orphanage,
Maeshil Orphanage, House of Sharing, 1366 Jeju Women’s Center,
Maria and Martha’s House, Soyang Children’s Home, Sister of the
Blessed Korean Martyr, Seton Shelter, and Peace House.
We asked Terri Hartman, SIWA’s past President, what it meant to
her to be part of the SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar:
“The Bazaar has many layers of meaning for me. I have been to
5 Bazaars so far, so there is always a bit of nostalgia for me. I
vendor coordinator for the Bazaar, and even though I had been there
for the planning, I couldn’t believe what a huge event it was, for
the Korean and the foreign community. It was so wonderful to see
the diplomatic community so proud to share their culture with us.
Whether you have been to a SIWA Bazaar before or not, join us on
November 10 for this wonderful event. It’s a great opportunity to
do your Christmas shopping around the world in one day.
For more information and pictures of last year’s Bazaar, visit
Italian presence back to the Bazaar, and the Italian booth has been
a smashing success year after year.
Kawtar El Alaoui is a Canadian living
diligently to identify, research and recommend the organizations
that receive our support. In 2013, grant recipients included: Anna’s
beautiful new city she calls home.
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SIWA
Bazaar2014
Bazaar committee Volunteers
Sophia Barry
Koyko Kanagnohi
Sharon Kim
Colleen Lee
Mina Yun
Bockhee Lee
Co Chair
Sponsorship, Opening Ceremony &
VIP coordinator, Korea Table
Welfare Co Chair
Korea booth Assistant
Lucky Draw
Public Relations Chair - PR / Media / Press
Entertainment coordinator
Entertainment coordinator
Marketing Assistant
Graphic Design
Vendor Coordinator
Diplomatic liaison
Vendor Coordinator assistant
Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
Marketing Assistant
Sponsorship committee
Marketing / Communications
Sponsorship Co-chair
Korea booth
Social Media
Lydia Koh
Maria Yi
Theresa Kang
Kawtar El Alaoui
Veronica Murphy-Witkowski
Marjohry Ryan
Mi Kyung (Janet) Yu
Jeeyen Yoo
Rachel Kim
Neelum Sharma
Pinar Okcal
Sunny Kim
Seong Eun Son
Hye Lin (Lynn) Jeong
Anne Marie Powless
Jessica Oh
Amber Xu
Ekaterine (Katja) Alexandrova
Thuy Miny Nsheiwat
Min Kyung Kim
Erna Lemmen
Joan J. Chang
Tina An
Pilar Perez-McKay
Chair
Information Table
Venue logistics
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Hilary
Vanessa
Finchum-Sung
Associate Professor, Department of Korean Music
College of Music, Seoul National University
Chair, Interdisciplinary Major in Music Education
Photo courtesy of Mihe Shin
Hilary
search for her Ph.D. She returned in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 and in
2009 moved to Korea with her family following her appointment at
Seoul National University, Department of Korean music. Hilary is
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was actually a professor in the department. When she appeared on
television interviews, people would call her colleagues and ask, “Is
able to continuously conduct research as she teaches. Being Chair of
SNU’s Interdisciplinary Major in Music Education in the Teacher’s
College allows her to learn both more about university administration and music education in Korea.
Hilary was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Music City
U.S.A.. From the time she was a baby she listened to a variety of
music with her parents and sang along when they pulled out their
guitars. Throughout her school years she participated in choirs,
musicals, and engaged in violin study and performance. How a
young girl from Nashville became a respected ethnomusicologist
and scholar of Korean traditional music is a captivating story of passion, determination and hard work. Hilary entered university a music major determined to be a musician. Yet, she had other interests.
After taking a few classes in anthropology and sociology, she fell in
pology program Chair and spoke her interests, noting that she did
not want to give up music altogether. The Chair said, “Well, you
could major in ethnomusicology, but you’d have to go to graduate
school for that. Are you interested?” Of course she was! From that
moment on Hilary changed her major and before graduation wrote
a senior thesis on Hinustani and Carnatic music traditions. Later,
she completed her M.A. at Indiana University by doing research on
shaman ritual music framing acoustics of ritual space and advanced
onto the Ph.D. to continue her research on Korean music. This was
in 1996 and she has devoted her professional life since to the study
of Korean music.
1990s) there was a relatively strict divide between what was ‘tradinition of ‘tradition’ has become more inclusive. During the 1990s,
Korean traditional music was just emerging from decades of marginality and, thanks to the World Cup and the popularity of Korean
products via the Korean Wave, the situation has certainly improved
over the last 15 years.”
An American
Woman’s
success
in Korean Traditional Music - Gugak
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As she began her research, she realized the marginal place Korean
traditional music held in contemporary Korean society. Many artirary genre. It puzzled her as to why a ‘national music’ could become
so irrelevant to contemporary Korean life. For her dissertation research, Hilary examined contemporary compositions using Korean
instruments and musical idioms and the rhetoric rationalizing these
new compositions as a continuation of tradition. “At that time (late
in a realm of music many in Korea claim to dislike but few truly understand.
tion in Korea.
would be that gugak is music rooted in Korean court and folk traditions. But, if I were to describe the sound, I would have to take a
more nuanced approach. There are many categories of gugak, from
court to folk, from ritual to secular, and within these many, many
genres. Each has its own aesthetic and special sound. Yet, one can
speak generally about gugak, as well. I like to talk about gugak in
terms of timbre, tone color. The sound is incredibly earthy and raw.
Performances are ones of concord, between a drummer and melodic
instrumentalist and/or between a group of musicians. While the
court musical aesthetics tend to draw on the Confucian tendencies
tion. Unfortunately, many contemporary Koreans think of Korean
music as either boring (often as a result of having to view court ritual
as a young student) or sad and scary (often as a result of cultural
connections with shamanism). Yet, Korean folk music, in particular,
is all about energy created through the building of musical tension,
and releasing that tension—the result can be something that sounds
intense and sad, but it can also sound ecstatic and joyous. The concepts of ginjang (tension) and puri (release) are crucial. In that sense,
Korean folk music may initially sound wild and uncontrolled to the
novice listener, but with experience you can hear all the music elements that work together to express this energy.
I don’t do work “preserving musical tradition.” I feel it is not my
place to “preserve” it, but I do believe in awareness and music intelligence. Living in Korea, it has been very important for me to
become an advocate for Korean music because of its still marginal
position. Some of my recent research has focused on education in
public schools. Korea’s primary and secondary curriculum is outstanding, and I am impressed that music is compulsory in Korean
schools (it is not compulsory in American schools). Yet, beginning
Korean schools has been music based on European classical music
theory and aesthetics. Over the past sixty years, the music culture in
Korea has embraced European classical music and global pop and
jazz. Gugak was further marginalized in the 1950s and 60s because
it was grouped with aspects of Korean traditional culture and lifestyles that were labeled “un-modern” or “un-progressive.” This social prejudice combined with a music education system including
relate to and understand “Western” musics (I argue, however, that
classical, jazz, pop, etc are global and not exclusively “Western” music) and became even more distanced from folk and court traditions.
Now, truthfully, before the Japanese occupation period and before
no universal general or music education. Musicians had traditionally occupied one of the lowest strata of Korean society so it was
not an honored or celebrated lifestyle. The idea of every youngster
every child receives a solid education in the solfège, recorder, xyloment mandated that at least 30% of the curriculum in music should
include lessons on gugak.
But, in reality, the majority of music teachers was trained in piano,
sic. So, while it was required, it was not being taught. Further curriculum revisions over the years included increases in gugak materials in the books but the same problems persisted. The government
instituted a arts teachers in the classroom program (yesul gangsa
pulje) in 2000 and it proved a success in relieving full-time music
teachers of the stress of having to teach gugak and providing children with the opportunity to learn from a gugak professional. The
program has continued with a modicum of success, but it has been
an important step in exposing children to gugak in the curriculum.
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preservation system in Korea, This continued with the establishment
of the ROK and in the 1960s the government instituted the Intangible
Heritage System (Muhyeong munhwajae bohobeop). When the Culscholars were charged with identifying performances genres worthy
of preservation and people charged with carrying these traditions.
It is, naturally, a very subjective and selective system. Not all genres
were designated as Intangible Cultural Property. Some genres were
deemed too improvisatory or too un-stage-worthy for preservation.
mance more structure and to make it more exciting for the stage and,
therefore, worthy of recognition. Once granted status as intangible
heritage a genre was designated a holder; a senior performer considered to be the best person to carry that tradition and transmit it
to future generations. One of the biggest challenges of this system
has been its resistance to change. Essentially, carriers of traditions
are not allowed to alter the musical performance form (or the dance,
or the hat-making process, etc). So, the system itself is incredibly inthrough continuous processes of change and development over
time. This is natural and necessary to the continuation of tradition.
But, the system made altering designated forms problematic. Nevertheless, the system served its purpose. Many performance genres
were in danger of dying out before and during the 1960s and 1970s.
Many musicians and traditional artisans were struggling to survive.
The system made it viable to be a carrier of tradition. That has been
the system’s gift, its legacy. The system proved so successful that,
beginning in the 1980s, many young performers had the freedom to
draw on tradition to create new musical forms. This is how SamulNori emerged in the late 1970s and this is how fusion was born in the
layers of musical existences and experiences connected to gugak.
southwest coast of Korea. There, the population is an aging one and
many of the practitioners of traditional folk performance are dying.
Truly, I believe, this is the last generation of people who can rememcontributed to the preservation of Korean folk traditions in the 1980s
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not only informs ethnomusicology studies but gives people a voice
and a forum much wider than their immediate surroundings. In
many ways I am a medium and I believe my presentations and publications can impact the way carriers of traditions and their artistic
traditions are treated.
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It is important because Korean music is at the heart of Korean identity. Yet, simply preserving music is not enough. During the Japanese
occupation period, the Japanese instituted the Iwangjik aakbu to replace the Royal Court Music Institute (Jangagwon) as the primary institution for organizing performances, managing musicians and instruments, and recording musical performances. It was at this point
in history that Korean music became ‘preservation worthy,’ which
inadvertently turned it into something of the past. When something
is kept for preservation’s sake, it ceases to evolve; it ceases to become
relevant to life as it is lived today. It becomes a museum piece, put
on a shelf behind a glass casing—you should see it, appreciate, but
you can’t touch it. Its relevance is relegated to the past, to the root
of who we have become today, instead of expressive of who we are
relevance for preservation’s sake. There needs to be a balance.
Fusion—a blend of Korean and non-Korean elements in performance—is an important layer in contemporary gugak culture. You
stand and appreciate music history, but you also need
to be able to use the musical ideas expressively in order
for it to maintain relevance to contemporary lifestyles.
The one danger of ‘fusion’ is the imbalance often resulting from combining Korean with Western instruments. The Korean instruments tend to work to match
the Western instruments tonalities and performance
styles, but often not the other way around. I have seen
some performances that work well, however. It is all
about balance. But, fusion is not the only contemporary style of gugak. There are many young performers
using only gugak instruments to create new music as
well as performers drawing on traditional improvisation techniques and the concept of nolda (play) in creating new sounds.
Haegeum
Problems of consistency and equality in the system (only schools
that apply get a gugak teacher) continue, but it is a start. It is societal-wide issues like these that I research and speak about. At the
What are your fondest musical memories in Korea?
I have a lot of fond musical memories. I love teaching it and love it
when I see my students move to engage more actively in gugak. I
have enjoyed having regular access to wonderful performance experiences and music festivals. Perhaps a personal highlight was the
honor of performing at the Jeonju International Sori Festival in 2013.
Who are your favorite musicians?
I have many. Eun Il Kang is a wonderful haegeum performer who
has contributed much to Korean music’s popularization. Ji Young
Yi is a gayageum player and colleague in my department who has
worked with composers all over the world.
a certain master performer who is credited with ‘creating’ it—this
system mentioned earlier). The audience was very supportive and
loving, and I believe I had reached a new level in performance that
I was proud to show. The performance was nowhere near perfect
rect pitching and for tone color; it can sound screechy really easily),
but nevertheless, I emerged feeling like I had reached a new level
in artistry on the instrument that showed my very slow but steady
progress in becoming more intimate with the music aesthetics and
expressivities of gugak. I continue to take private lessons with music
masters with the goal of further honing my skills.
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haegeum sanjo (instrumental accompanied by drum; a solo piece
that must be memorized, sound improvisatory, and lasts for 10 min-
It is the sonic window on cultural aesthetics. Studying music also
helps to enrich an understanding of history and cultural developments. You cannot study music without studying the context in
which that music has been created and nurtured over time.
Of course. When I was here in the 1990s I took janggu classes there.
aesthetics. Other programs, like the culture school (munhwa hakkyo) at the Gugakwon are not designed for foreigners so tend to go
a bit deeper and last longer. The National Theater also has pansori
and traditional dance classes for foreigners. I was part of the board
that originally planned this program. Like the National Gugak
Which instruments do you play?
I have learned the geomungo (6-string zither), janggu (hour-glass
I am not sure if learning a Korean instrument would help you get
closer to Korean friends. They might be impressed that you are
learning an instrument. I would say, however, that if you do enroll
in classes that are not meant only for foreigners, you have a greater
chance of meeting and making many Korean friends who might
group lessons (like the Gugakwon or Kayatgoeul, a café and school
for learning Korean music). If you participate in activities like these
you are sure to make many friends and enrich your life in the process.
Gayageum
Who are your favorite musicians?
I have many. Eun Il Kang is a wonderful haegeum performer who
has contributed much to Korean music’s popularization. Ji Young
Yi is a gayageum player and colleague in my department who has
worked with composers all over the world. We worked together on
producing an English translation of her book on gayageum notation
for composers in 2011. Youngjae Kim, is an old school performer
who plays multiple instruments and composes. He is part of that
older generation who approach gugak performance in such a natural and joyous way. There are many others, but these are the musicians who come to mind immediately.
mental practice is a work in progress. My goal is not to perform. Instead, I learn an instrument to get closer to Korean music aesthetics
and to provide myself with an artistic outlet here.
memorable performance stories.
make so many silly mistakes. I usually think, “It sounded so good
in rehearsal….” I would say that playing at Deoksugung this past
summer for their concert series was a great experience. I played a
We would like to thank Hilary for agreeing to our interview and answering
our questions so candidly and openly. Her fascinating story has opened a
rent customs and education. We are sure our members will enjoy reading
it and will be curios to learn more and perhaps even joining a class to learn
one of the many instruments to choose from.
Pilar Perez-McKay
tional of Spanish origin, living in Seoul since 2007.
and discovering this beautiful new city she calls home.
I do sometimes. Having a performance goal makes me practice. If I
have no goal, I tend not to practice because I am so busy doing other
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Music
...
A Universal Language
Photos courtesy of CMC
had more practice happily helped us along.
words in the Korean language, and so I wondered how I would
make friends, do my shopping, and so on. I shouldn’t have worried.
became a member of SIWA before arriving in Seoul, and made my
shopping areas all over Seoul.
Of course, another great place to meet people is at the kids’ school
(in my case, Seoul Foreign School), and as an American, I also
looked to the American Women’s Club for much-needed doses of
my own particular native language. However, it’s music that really
ended up making me feel like part of the Seoul community.
Scottish Country Dance Music
My family had been in Seoul for about two months when my
husband and I ran across an article about the St. Andrew’s Society.
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this won’t mean anything, but evidently there are St. Andrew’s
Societies all over the world. A signature event every year is the
St. Andrew’s Ball, which is a formal dance that takes place in
November, and is an opportunity for Scots (and friends) to listen
more fun are the “dance practices” leading up to the Ball.
These practices take place the ten Wednesday nights prior to the
Ball, and are held at the Broughton Club in the basement of the
couple of dances – have a drink at the bar – repeat for 90 minutes.
these nights is to learn the dances. Mistakes are expected, so even
Those Wednesday night practices are now our favorite date
nights and it’s where we’ve met some of our best friends. Two of
the couples we met dancing came back to Seoul from Singapore
dancing in Scotland with friends you’ve learned to dance with in
Singing in the Shower Can Progress to the Stage
to join. I love to sing. We all know the great feeling you can get
I don’t think that feeling comes close to the one you get if you’re
actually doing the singing. Trouble is, I don’t have a particularly
karaoke and church choirs. Here, we can do noraebang as often as
felt lucky to run across the Camarata Music Company.
I found Camarata two years ago, just as the Chorale began rehearsals
of the choir, Ryan Goessl, convinced me to give it a try. Now, as I prepare
to sing the piece for the third time, I would encourage anyone who
loves to sing to give Camarata a try. A good voice is not a requirement
(obviously); reading music is not a requirement; ever singing in a choir
before is not a requirement. The one and only requirement is that a
singer be able to match a pitch – that’s it. I now have six Camarata
performances under my belt, and each time, I’ve watched Ryan teach a
beautifully. Because of my participation in these groups, I’ve not only
found a weekly date night for my husband and myself, I’ve also made
beautiful music with people from other expat micro-communities,
such as parents from other schools and military personnel, as well as
the youngest female expats – adventurers who come by themselves to
South Korea to teach English in after-school programs all over Seoul.
The sound of
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Camarata has a couple of choirs: a smaller audition-only Chamber
Choir, and a larger no-audition-necessary Chorale. The Chorale puts
on three performances each year, but is most well-known for singing
The Messiah every December at the Chungdong Methodist Church
(near Doeksugung Palace).
Silence...
This past summer – as every year – I went back to Germany to visit
my parents who still live in the same small village and the same
could not be bigger: Not only because of the number of people (300
vs. more than 10 million), the landscape (oh boy, everything is so
green there!), the infrastructure (the village is only served by one
bus that goes once an hour...), but especially because of the sounds!
I go in Seoul. Not only because it is a big city that never really gets
quiet, but also due to the fact that in supermarkets there is always
music (plus some shop-employees shouting into microphones) and
even in parks you have loudspeakers everywhere.
looked up in the oh-so-dark sky where I could actually see dozens
of stars and after a while I realized that for minutes I had not heard
a single sound. It was completely quiet! I was almost shocked and a
Music really does cross all boundaries, and there are many great
options in Seoul.
I remember that especially as a teenager this small village always
felt too quiet for me. Maybe that is why I started playing music
at a very young age and continued doing this very passionately
sessions begin Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30pm. Any single or couple is
welcome, but advance notice is required by the British Embassy. There
the quietness with sounds. Not only would I practice playing the
Clarinet and the Saxophone a lot, but whenever I walked into a
ten; participation at the rehearsals is not required for those interested
www.standrewssocietyofseoul.weebly
Pam Weaver has been living in Seoul with
works in corporate marketing.
After six weeks of quiet small-town life though, I was starting to
miss the busyness of Seoul and the mumbling of the city-sounds
that accompany you everywhere you go. I guess it is human nature
to always want what you currently don’t have and I feel really lucky
that I get to experience both.
Anna Reuter is a German who came to Seoul in early 2013
with her husband and son. Since arriving in Korea she loves exploring the country, learning the language, and is busy making new
sewing, scrap-booking). Her professional background is in project
management at an international Auditing and Advisory company.
Rehearsals for The Messiah
are Sundays from 4-7 pm, beginning September 21. Anyone who can
match a pitch is welcome, and may join the choir any week until the
end of October. Those who decide to participate in the concert pay
W30,000 for music. www.camaratamusic.com
This time around I tried to enjoy the silence as much as I could. I
went for long walks in the woods where I actually didn’t meet a
single person all the way in contrast to the busy hiking trails in and
around Seoul.
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Noraebang
Noraebang literally translates to
“singing room.”
The general public is not your audience when you belt out a tune. You can
go to noraebang alone, and then it’s considered “rehearsing” or yun soop
bang in Korean.
But did you know noraebang makes for a fun family outing? There are
pages of English-language pop songs and plenty of kids’ songs in English
too! We celebrated my birthday there to the delight of my boys, though I
think their grandparents enjoyed it the most.
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Never been to noraebang? They are busiest at night as they cater to late
night revelers. Just walk in and say how many people are in your group.
Daytime rates are lower, generally W5,000 - W20,000 per hour depending
on room size and amenities. The room will have a thick binder, two
microphones and two tambourines. You will likely have to ask for help
using the gigantic remote control and lowering the volume (if children
are with you). The music videos to the songs are funny, and fancy light
song list.
Noraebangs are in every neighborhood. They open around lunchtime,
not busy. Go to a noraebang, it is a uniquely Korean experience, and sing
your heart out!
Linda Lee
and her two sons like to have fun
at parks, museums, play grounds and just about
Linda has led Moms and Tots since 2013.
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About Varioso
Varioso is a non-professional, international women’s choir founded
Varioso’s repertoire includes a large variety of music styles from
classical to modern, depending on the event or performance. Varioso
performs at events such as Christmas Galas, churches, hotels,
hospitals and even at local Arirang concerts. Weekly rehearsals
take place in Hannam Dong from 6.30 to 8.30 on Thursdays. More
information can be found on Facebook.
About VARIOSO Members
“I came from Shanghai where I was singing for
4 years in an
it’s been agreat experiences. We have sung in many great venues. It is
a real pleasure to be part of this small but nice singing community!”
Patricia Tiedemann, Germany
She asked, “Do you like singing?” That was how I met the VARIOSO
singing ensemble full of refreshing energy & lovely friendship!
Bockhee Lee
“ Singing in a choir has always been very important to me, before I
came to Seoul, three years ago .
When I met Inge Hofmann and she asked me to join Varioso, which
I did with great pleasure.
This small, but international, choir is a very unique one.
We sing church songs, gospel, perform musicals, pop and Korean
Songs on many occasions.
It is a lot of fun to sing with all these wonderful ladies.
Barbara Halusa, Germany
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CARE & WELFARE
SIWA WELFARE RECIPIENT The “ALL LOVE SCHOOL” - THE GREAT EQUALIZER
organizations that have made a funding request. Some of these
organizations perform amazing work to serve others and are part
of the solution. Five members had such pleasure back in June
when a site visit was made to All Love School located in Gang
Nam YMCA.
All Love School was founded in 2011 to support the growing
need of the “multi-cultural” student population in Seoul who
are from low-income, underprivileged families. Multi-cultural
is referenced to children of foreign, non-Korean ethnicity and/
or foreign born Koreans. All Love School is currently educating
35 middle school students. In January 2014, eighteen students
returned to their local high schools.
The school is tuition
free. It even goes as far
as subsidizing a few of
its students with their
heating bills during the
months of December to
March; many of these
students come from
very
warm
climate
are passionate about the students they serve. The school not
only provides an educationally conducive environment but
students. As many of its students come from very challenging
socioeconomic backgrounds, it also provides simple breakfasts,
mainly consisting of toasted bread. It also provides dinner to 23
students who participate in the after-school tutoring program; the
school has secured funding from Export-Import Bank of Korea
for the dinner plan. Although lunch is provided at no charge by
the Seoul City government, All Love School does not have the
critical mass to actually supply a decent, nutritional meal. Seoul
City government prohibits the school from collecting any money
from students to improve the lunch program. Currently, it is
piggybacking on the YMCA’s preschool caterer for its lunches.
The funding request to SIWA from All Love School was to support
additional nutritious items for breakfast and to improve the
quality of lunch items.
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Students are referred by their local middle school due to their
inadequate or almost non-existing Korean language skills. The
to help students acquire and further improve their Korean skills
(through a well established curriculum), and ultimately integrate
enrichment programs that further foster students’ learning
experiences; for example, Taekwondo lessons or language
classes, all taught by high-caliber volunteers. Students receive a
taking the graduation requirement exam. These students are then
advanced mostly to vocational/technical high schools.
The very successful framework of All Love School has become
an ideal model for a school of its kind; consequently, the Seoul
City government is keeping a very close watch on the school
for possible replication elsewhere. The United States advocates
education as the great equalizer; here in Korea, All Love School
has utilized its compassion for the under-represented and the
for many of these multicultural students. www.allloveschool.or.kr
Photos courtesy of All Love School
Anne Choe
ington, DC area. She now makes Seoul her home with
Tours Chair
Robbie Schuldt
[email protected]
Tours Coordinators
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Fitri Isenbeck
Greta Tonnon
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ized SIWA representative, women with current honorary SIWA
membership status, male relatives of a SIWA member, male guests
of a SIWA member when accompanied by the member, any nonKorea-resident visitor when accompanied by the member, and all
youth under age 18.
SIWA members may register a maximum of 5 people. Non-SIWA
members may register a maximum of 2 people. If registering for
more than one person, please use the Additional Comments box to
indicate the additional name/s, SIWA number/s or family relationship if applicable, and age/s if under age 18.
Cancellation by Registered Participant: If you reserve then need to
cancel, please email [email protected] at least 5 days before the
event in order to receive a refund or not owe anything. Registered
participants cancelling after the deadline, including no-shows, will
be charged a cancellation fee of KRW 5,000 (unless otherwise indicated) assuming the tour takes place. If you register for more than
one person, you will be responsible for cancellation fee/s of anyone
in your party.
Wait List: If you are waitlisted, tour coordinator may contact you
if space becomes available. Please reply within 24 hours in order to
erence will be given to SIWA members who do not owe cancellation
fees.
Ines
Hoehenleitner
Linda Gocken
Michelle
Morrison
Patricia
Tiedemann
If the tour is cancelled, the
in advance. If due to below minimum registrations, 1 day’s notice
will be given. If due to bad weather, or unforeseen unavailability
of any essential person, service or location, 3 hours’ notice will be
given. In either case, full refund will be made to registered participants who pre-paid, and no money will be owed by other registered
participants, regardless of their own cancellation.
Maybe your neighborhood, or a museum or market that you think
others would enjoy? Please consider being a “Tour Leader for a
tion, and will manage the advertising, communication, registration
process and fees. Just show up on the day, and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with participants! Please contact Rovvie
Schuldt at [email protected].
We look forward to touring with you!
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SIWA TOURS
Upcoming SIWA Tours - Fall 2014
Museum
Seoul Fortress Wall
Hike #3
Like Bukchon and Seochon, Ikseon-dong is a residential area of
hanok Korean traditional houses. Our visit to this area will include
a tour of the Tteok (rice cake) Museum where we will see old Korean
kitchen utensils. Our leader will guide us to one of the many old and
inexpensive restaurants in the village where we can try a Korean
dish such as kalguksu noodle for lunch.
This part of Seoul Fortress
Wall is truly a splendid
hike with beautiful views
and scenery. Just over 2.3
km, this hike requires a
personal ID to enter the
area. Please bring your Alien
Registration Card or Passport
and be prepared for a good
work-out.
Coordinator: Robbie Schuldt
Leader: Ha-kyung Choi, Korea Heritage Society
Jongno 3-ga station (#130/#329/#534)
Cost: W10,000 + museum fee and lunch
Coordinator: Greta Tonnon
Leader: Mary Ann Fischbach
Anguk station (#328)
Cost: W 5,000
Photo courtesy of Greta Tonnon
This 3-hour tour will cover the most
interesting historic sites found right
in the middle of old Seoul, often
overlooked by expat-residents. We
will visit a Presbyterian Church and
a Catholic Cathedral, then cross the
busy Myeong-dong streets and an
the “Temple of Heaven.”
Coordinator: Patricia Tiedemann
Leader: Professor David A. Mason
Euljiro 3-ga Station (#203/#330)
Cost: W 15,000
Bulam-san is a prominent pyramid
shaped mountain on the eastern
border of Seoul with Guri City. It’s
a really beautiful and refreshing
place to visit, with beautiful deep
forests. Upon our arrival, Prof.
Mason will conduct a guided tour
with full explanations of its history
and artworks. We will then slowly
climb 500m up a natural-rock
stairway for about 15 minutes (a bit
steep but not too bad).
Hwarangdae Station (#646)
Cost: W 15,000
Photo courtesy of Prof David Mason
Photo courtesy of Prof David Mason
Seoul Fortress Wall Hike #4
Furniture Museum
Gilsangsa Temple used to be a restaurant known for its female
entertainment, and was turned into a temple in 1997. We will see
many areas dedicated to meditation practice. Nearby is the Korea
Furniture Museum which displays over 500 pieces from the Joseon
Dynasty to today. We will have a one-hour guided tour through the
exhibit which is beautifully housed in a traditional Korean hanok with
exquisite garden.
Coordinator: Ines Hoehenleitner
Leader: Bockhee Lee
Hansung University station
Cost: entrance fee to museum (W10,000)
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SIWA members have been cordially invited
by Mapo district to participate in a special
program for kimjang (kimchi-making). We
will meet early to enjoy the festival, learn
some history about the market place and
port culture, and observe the reenactment
of Maponaru (ferry crossing). We will then
make kimchi which will be distributed to
The Seoul Fortress Wall, over Iwangsan Mt. has a breathtaking view
of Seoul and its surrounding areas. The hike will bring us to the spot
will be times you must use your hands to get down certain areas.
Gyeongbokgung station (#327)
Cost: W 5,000
Tours
Updates
Tours updates can be found at
Some details may have changed, and more tours
for this time period may have been added.
the less fortunate.
M
Coordinator: Linda Gocken
Leader: Michelle Morrison
Hapjeong station (#238/#622)
Cost: W5,000
Photo courtesy of USAG Humphreys via Flickr
registration form, and submit.
will tour the market and see
party items, or a Halloween
costume? Then you can’t miss
this Dongdaemun toys and
stationery alley tour. The
tour coordinator will lead an
optional lunch afterwards.
marine products available in
this region. We will pick out
Coordinator and Leader:
Michelle Morrison
Dongdaemun
station (#128/#421)
Cost: W5,000
Leader: Ms. Weon Hyeon Sook,
Korea Heritage Society
Noryangjin
station (#136/#917)
Cost: W 10,000 + lunch
SIWA TOURS
Are you looking for special
toys, stationery products, Hello
like to eat for lunch and send
it to a nearby restaurant to be
prepared for our arrival.
Heungguk-sa is a
lovely and historically
important Buddhist
temple in Goyang City,
just outside Seoul’s
north-western border.
We will see some
refreshing mountain
scenery and hear a
few fascinating stories
about Korean culture
and temple-artwork
features.
Coordinator: Greta
Tonnon
Leader: Professor David
A. Mason
Gupabal station (#320)
Cost: W 15,000
Bus Terminal
the Express Bus Terminal
in Seocho-gu is a feast for
the senses with its lush
rainbow of colors and
sweet perfumes. At this
time of the year, the
building across the hall
decorations. Be prepared
to be spoilt for choice!
Express
Bus Terminal station
(#339/#736/#923)
Photo courtesy of Robbie Schuldt
Photo courtesy of Republic of Korea via Flickr
and Schools
Seoul Fortress Wall Hike #5
Another hike for enjoying the great autumn weather: from
Namdaemun Gate (Sungnyemun) to Dongdaemun passing Namsan
Tower, this walking
views of the Yongsan
area, Myeongdong
and Itaewon.
Hoehyeon station
(#425)
Cost: W 5,000
Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Fischbach
Coordinator: Patricia Tiedemann
City Hall Station (#132/#201)
Cost: W 15,000
Photo courtesy of RYU Cheol
Coordinator: Greta
Tonnon
Leader: Mary Ann
Fischbach
This is a very picturesque, historical and relatively quiet
neighborhood just on the western side of downtown Seoul, but
often overlooked by residents and visitors. Our guide will walk us
past many very interesting buildings around Deoksugung Palace.
Along the way he will point out interesting details and tell the
strange tales of what went on at those sites more than a century
ago.
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SIWA TOURS
SIWA Members Enjoy Summer Tours
together. SIWA members commented with enthusiasm on the tour content and the leadership by SIWA volunteer Tour Coordinators.
“On a beautiful sunny day, a group of international ladies met for the SIWA tea houses tour. After a short early
morning stroll through the quaint streets of Insadong,
we entered a small traditional tea house, a hidden gem
amongst the hussle and bustle of Seoul. We watched
whilst our host described the tradition of the tea ceremony, then we were able to choose from a delicious range of
Photo courtesy of Andrey Park
much needed tea essentials to enjoy at home. A lovely
tour and a great opportunity to meet new members and
old friends.”
“I think it is a good choice for those who are interested
in history and bags. Although I knew a lot about Garosugil, I didn’t know this place; it was a very intriguing
experience. Also, a night time SIWA activity is special!”
Kat Wallace, UK
Anonymous
“It was very interesting to see this extensive complex of
buildings and all the choices available in fabric, yarn, acing.”
“It was very nice. Thank you so much.”
Youngsil Park, Korea
Linda Gocken, USA
“I have been wanting to tour this museum and had nev-
“It was a great tour. Even tough I’ve been living here
in Seoul for a long time, there’s still a lot to explore and
so I was able to enjoy an evening in Seoul’s trendy night
spot.”
Anonymous
appreciated the fact that she helped those including myself with individual requests. I’m waiting for the night
tour!!!”
Guest from Canada
“Awesome tour! Thank you Mary Ann and Greta!”
Clara Jong, Korea
“I thought this was an interesting tour and I will go
back on my own to further explore City Hall.”
Anonymous
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Photo courtesy of Greta Tonnon
SIWA TOURS
Photo courtesy of Robbie Schuldt
Dim Sum Lunch and Korean Craft
“A big thanks to Mee Sing for recommending this Crystal Jade restaurant and for giving us a detailed explanation of the Chinese food on the menu. I really enjoyed
the lunch! After lunch, we painted a fan at the Seoul
Global Center as part of their Cultural Experience Program for foreigners. “
Nadia Jolling, Belgium
Museum
“A great place to go visit to get ideas for baking or any
other project.”
Tatiana Kotova, Canada
“The tour was very nice. It was good to have English
speaking guides.”
Patricia Tiedemann, Germany
“Interesting and pleasant tour, very well organised, we
learned a lot about the bizarre building. Thanks Ines and
Bockhee!”
Greta Tonnon, Belgium
“It was a nice experience for our sons to see how Swiss
Maria Seidl, Germany
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LIFE IN KOREA
Events Around Town
1. Drumming Percussion Classes from 10 Oct
to 12 Dec at Yeoksam Global Village Center,
Gangnam-gu.
2. Korean Travel Seminar, Friday 10 Oct,
2-4PM, Itaewon Global Village Center,
Yongsan-gu.
3. Special Buddhist Hanging Scroll Exhibit,
Ends 26 Oct, Free admission, National
Museum of Korea, Yongsan-gu
4. Yeol Lecture Series on Korean culture, arts,
history –8 Nov topic is Kimjang Culture and
on 1 Dec, it’s Social Integration in a Multiethnic Society. Free admission or W10,000 for
sandwich lunch. RSVP recommended. Seoul
Museum of History, Jongno-gu.
1. The Art of Dansaekhwa – abstract painting
style, Ends 19 Oct, 10am-6pm M-S, to 5pm
Sundays, Kukje Gallery, Jongno-gu
2. Tango Oriental – 3 Visions of Tango in
Uruguay, Ends 29 Oct, 11am-8pm M-F, to 6PM
Saturdays, Free admission, Korea Foundation
Cultural Center Gallery, Jung-gu.
3. Landscape Painting: Monet, Corot, Turner,
Boudin, Courbet, 22 Nov -15 Feb, 11am-7pm,
Admission W12,000, Hangaram Art Museum,
Seocho-gu
4. Beyond and Between – an exhibition
celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Leeum
Museum, 10:30am-6pm (closed Mondays),
W10,000 admission, Yongsan-gu
1. Stand Up Seoul with comics Kyle Kinane
and Adam Cqyton-Holland, Fri 17 and Sat
18 Oct, 10pm, W40,000, Renaissance Hotel,
Gangnam-gu
2. David Russell Guitar Recital, Wed 22 Oct,
8PM, W40,000-W80,000, Seoul Arts Center,
Seocho-gu
3. Benjamin Millepied & L.A. Dance Project,
13-14 Nov, 8PM, W30,000-W70,000, LG Arts
Center, Gangnam-gu
4. Sondre Lerche, Sat 22 Nov, 7pm, W77,000,
V-Hall,
Mapo-gu 5.
Handel’s
Messiah
performed by the Camarata Choir and
Orchestra, Sat 13 Dec, 7pm
Chungdong First Methodist Church, Jung-gu
(tbc)
1. Itaewon Global Village Festival, 1112 Oct, 10am-11pm, between Itaewon and
Noksapyeong subway stations,
2. 14th Seoul Performing Arts Festival (SPAF)
ends 19 Oct, General admission W20,000, Arko
and Daehangno Arts Theatres, Jongno-gu
3. 17th Seoul International Dance Festival,
Ends 18 Oct, 6 and 8pm weekdays and
3,4,5,7pm
weekends,
W20,000-W70,000,
various venues including Gangdong Arts
Center, Seoul Arts Center and Sogang
University Mary Hall
4. Icheon Rice Cultural Festival, Wed 22- Sun
26 Oct, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do
Pronunciation
교통
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driver’s license
car/ vehicle
자전거
bicycle
보행자
Pedestrians
차도
인도
고속도로
자동차 전용 도로
육교
횡단보도
1. Fall Into Music – Camarata Music
Company fundraiser and networking event,
Fri 10 Oct, 7-10pm, W90,000, Grand Hyatt
Hotel, Yongsan-gu
2. Home-style Italian Lunch, every Sunday,
1pm, W18,000, Basement of Franciscan Foreign
Kindergarten, Yongsan-gu
3. Buddhist Dharma Talks in English, every
Saturday, 2pm, free admission, dongguk
University International Seon Center, Jung-gu
4. Sejong Art Market SoSo, every Saturday
until 01 Nov (subject to weather conditions),
12-6pm, Sejong Art Garden, Jung-gu
is a past president of SIWA (1999-2000). She
marked her 10th year in Korea by creating Korea4Expats.com. To receive Anne’s
Korean Class
차/ 차량
welcome. No membership dues.
2. Asian Games – ASIAD, 19 September – 4
October, Seo-gu, Incheon
3. International Bike Tour – Korea, 4-17
October. This two-week bike tour is open to
residents of Korea as well as to international
visitors.
4. Baseball, Basketball, Soccer (Football)
and Volleyball games schedules are updated
monthly on Korea4Expats. Seats are relatively
inexpensive and generally available at the
stadium on game-day. NETWORKING/
Anne Ladouceur
For details on the events listed below
(including directions, links, etc) go to
www.korea4expats.com
and click on What’s Going On.
면허증
1. Seoul International Hiking Club hikes
every Saturday, usually in or near Seoul. Hikes
street
sidewalk
expressway
driveway
pedestrian overpass
crosswalk
신호등
사거리
crossroads
지하도
under passageway
주차장
parking lot
출구
exit
입구
entrance
Pronunciation
직진
go straight
차량 지체
차량 정체
좌회전
left turn
우회전
right turn
직진
go straight
보행신호시
when it’s crosswalk signs
비보호 좌회전
Left turn at your own risk
버스 전용차선
bus- only lane
주차단속
crackdown illegal parking
주차금지
No Parking
진입금지
No Entry
감시 카메라
surveillance camera
일방통행
one- way street
우회로
detour
공사중
Under Construction
제한속도
speed limit
Hyejin Kim is a Korean language teacher who
for several years has taught university language programs and government programs.
SIWA Leadership
Opportunities
Whatever your interest or skills, there’s sure to
be a position for you. The following leadership
opportunities are newly created or soon to be vaand a brief summary of your background and
skills related to the volunteer position.
Board Administrator
Content Manager
but not required
Discovery Magazine Contributor
– submit articles when requested or desired
Interest Groups Chair
- manages monthly activities, and enrichment classes
sign-up days
Meetup Organizer*
- posts SIWA events on www.meetup.com, not required
to lead events
Gala Chair
skills a plus
Tours Chair
experiences
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SIWA Facebook page has reached over 1,250 “likes” and over 120
members are actively using our SIWA Korea group, enabling us
to stay in close contact with friends, chat....be more (inter-) active
within our international family; making us feel more like a community, sharing experiences, giving immediate feedback to questions. Question raised by members cover a variety of concerns,
facts on water quality in Seoul; is it ‘safe’ to drink, wash produce.
Recommendations on restaurants and tour options. SIWA Korea
group is intended for past & current members of Seoul International Women’s Association (SIWA) to interact with each other online.
Join us, become a SIWA member!!
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