Korea

Guest Post by Julie Miler: Long after this trip has ended there will be several experiences that will still remain vividly in my memory. One of these experiences happened last week near the small town of Gurye. Nothing that I have done on this trip has enhanced my knowledge of

Guest Post by Tea Institute Member Gaby Parker: Last week we made the trek from Gimje to Gurye to spent a couple days on Mr. Hong’s tea field! It was one of the most memorable parts of the trip for me because everything I’ve learned about tea and

Guest Post by Pat Penny: During our temple stay at the beautiful Daeheongsa  (Temple) we had the chance to visit two hermitages. The monks at these hermitages harvested and processed there own tea from the wild tea trees growing in the temples land. The first hermitage we visited was ilchiam

We spent two days with Professor Park, Director of the Paik-Inje Memorial Library, and Mr. Jang, Manager of the Paik-Inje Memorial Library traveling from Gimje to Gurye. First we stopped for lunch in Muan for a traditional Korean meal, with lots of banchan (Korean Side Dishes). Like all Korean food,

I’m what people like to call “an adventurous eater”. Their isn’t much I shy away from, so when the chance to try a local delicacy came up, stewed silk worm, I grabbed the bug by the belly and wondered just how good it would be! Now this wasn’

Guest Post by Liz White: Bagel, salad, wrap. Hello! My name is Elizabeth White and those three foods were what my diet has consisted of from last year, until now. This trip is my first time ever out of the country, and the food here is wildly different from what