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What's Han Your Mind?
By Allie & HannahSociety & Culture
What's Han Your Mind? episodes
- The 1988 Olympics Terrorist Attack You've Never Heard About
Before Seoul's groundbreaking 1988 Olympic Games, North Korea carried out a terrorist attack that both succeeded and failed (by their plans). Hear about the surviving North Korean terrorist still living in South Korea and what happened to her after her capture.
See a different Korea, through its history and culture.
Learn more at:
MoonBearTravel.com
Instagram: instagram.com/MoonBearTravelFacebook: facebook.com/MoonBearTravelSupport us at Patreon.com/MoonBearTravel
42 min - Love 101: Dating for Homework at Korean Universities
Word of the Week: DISCO
Some universities in Korea are offering courses on love, sex, and relationships, with madatory dating assignments. But what do students really learn, and why do the course exist in the first place?See a different Korea, through its history and culture.Learn more at:
MoonBearTravel.com
Instagram: instagram.com/MoonBearTravelFacebook: facebook.com/MoonBearTravelPodcast: anchor.fm/WhatsHanYourMind49 min - Bells, Knives, and Cups...Korean Shamanism and the Instruments' Origin Story
Learn all about Korean Shamanism in this episode. What is it? Why do people go to Shamans? And what are those objects they use? Also hear the origin story of some objects that are specifically used by shamans on Jeju Island, and what they're used for.
See a different Korea, through its history and culture.
Learn more at:
MoonBearTravel.com
Instagram: instagram.com/MoonBearTravelFacebook: facebook.com/MoonBearTravelPodcast: anchor.fm/WhatsHanYourMind49 min - One Star Reviews of Seoul and Why They're WRONG
Word of the Week: BORING
This week we're going through some of the worst reviews of some of the most popular Seoul landmarks and debunking them. Serving cold hard FACTS to help people understand why palace buildings aren't always authentic, traditional housing villages are not purely for show, and why you shouldn't go to museums if you don't like museums.
See a different Korea, through its history and culture.
Learn more at:
MoonBearTravel.com
Instagram: instagram.com/MoonBearTravelFacebook: facebook.com/MoonBearTravelSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/MoonBearTravel
49 min - Korea's Most Helpful People ft. Chris Travels The World
Word of the week: SOLO
This week we're back again with Chris from ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com and we're talking about how Korean people can be some of the most kind helpful people when you're travelling. Hear all about our moments gone wrong turned right with the kindness of just one thoughtful person, and how we stopped being so jaded after we first moved here. Find Chris at @chrisbg on Instagram, or his website ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com
Leave us a voice message on anchor.fm/whatshanyourmindFollow us at Instagram and FacebookRead all the latest at MoonBearTravel.com
21 min - Startups and Solo Travel ft. Chris Travels The World
Word of the week: SOLO (Part 1)
It's a two-parter! This week we're talking with Chris from ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com about his Korea story: how he came to Korea, the startup programme he took, and how he fell in love with the country. We're also sharing some of our favourite solo travel experiences in Korea!
Find Chris at @chrisbg on Instagram, or his website ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com
Leave us a voice message on anchor.fm/whatshanyourmind
Follow us at Instagram and FacebookRead all the latest at MoonBearTravel.com55 min - Joseon's 'Shameful' King and His Mountain Fortress
Word of the Week: Neighbour
King Injo of Joseon made what is considered to be one of the most shameful decisions made by a king of the whole era. What did he do, and why? Hear all about the second Manchurian invasion of Korea, and how Joseon became a tributary state of the Qing Dynasty until nearly its end.
Find Moon Bear Travel on Instagram and Facebook, and learn more about Korea, its history, and the best places to travel at MoonBearTravel.com
47 min - Korea's Moon Bears: Their Sad and Inspiring History
Word of the Week: Bear
This week we're talking about our website's namesake and one of the country's symbolic animals: the moon bear. Learn all about their history, the threats to the species, and what is being done to help them.
Find Moon Bear Travel on Instagram and Facebook, and learn more about Korea, its history, and the best places to travel at MoonBearTravel.com
43 min - Are These Korean Etiquette Rules REAL?
Word of the Week: SOCK
Ignore those lists on the internet: we've got the full scoop on which Korean etiquette rules are real and which are not, as well as some surprising customs about the country you may have never realized.
43 min - Korea's 28-Year-Old Hero Poet
Word of the Week: POEM
If you've visited Korea in the last several years, you've likely seen poetry by Yoon Dong Joo popping up in national exhibitions. Yoon is a patriotic symbol of Korean independence and is best understood through his poetry. What does his poetry mean to us? Does it really feel 'nationalistic'? What are the controversies surrounding his early death? Get your poetry snaps ready and let's dive in.42 min
About What's Han Your Mind?
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Two non-Koreans living in Korea, sharing Korean history, culture, and anecdotes of life in Seoul. All done through one, seemingly unrelated word each week.