Itaewon, Part I: Seoul’s Little America A Depravity in Four Acts John Cowie, Contributor 18 January 2019 Act I: Prelude; a Coin for Charon ITAEWON – Seoul is a beautiful city by almost any standard. It fits every imaginable definition of the ultra-modern city;...
The Cost of Achievement: a Front Row Seat for the Korean CSAT John Cowie, Contributor 6 December 2018 I have been a teacher at a college-prep boarding school on an island in Incheon for the last seven years. It is the most successful school in Incheon and...
Life Under the Button: The Go-Bag, Kim Jong Un and Me John Cowie, Contributor 2 November 2018 November 27, 2010 was the most frightening day in my time here in Korea. Just after lunch, sitting at my desk at work, the news reports started. There was an ongoing...
John Cowie John Cowie, Contributor 30 April 2018 As a foreigner living in the Republic of Korea, it can be a rewarding existence with little financial anxiety, ultramodern infrastructure, and almost no violent crime to fear. There is, however, a cost—a pervasive and...
America(ns) Around the World John Cowie, Contributor 21 March 2018 John Cowie is an out of the sandbox contributor to The American Age. He isn’t an academic, and most importantly, never wanted to be one. His interests and hobbies include reading voraciously, not...