Korea Up Close

Preface

A SURGE FOR THE SENSES

Faces of Korea
Seoul Streets: Part I
Seoul Streets: Part II
Mary Eats
What Do You Put in Your Mouth?
A Glimpse at Traditional Ceremonies

TRADITION AND ART UP CLOSE

Far from the Meddening Crowd
Three Thousand Bows
Srillness of Dawn
Thwack of an Arrow Beats the Day
Cheon Han-bong, the Living Saga of Pottery
The Thousand Character Classic
Lords of Swords

ALMOST KOREAN

Soju, the Cultural Oxygen
The LIttle Neighbor with Wings
Please Don't Stop Eating
Three Wise People from the East
Korean Hospitality

DAILY ENCOUNTERS

The Wonders of Fusion Life at Jjimjilbang
Gosiwon Fever
The Weekend Traveler
The Eyeful Islands of the South, Oryukdo
Culinary Observations
Getting Fortunes Told
Korean Birds under Threat of Extinction
Feeling Chungnam
A Walk from a Temple to the City
Enchanted by the Sedden Cheongju Morning