Season 1

On Episode 1 of This Korean Life we had Rogelio Garcia join us. Roy, a Californian native is married with a 2 year old daughter and has spent the last 5 years in Korea. He is a public school teacher, and in his free time plays goalie for the local ice hockey team “the Pirates” and volunteers his time with a local NGO called We HOPE as a Program Coordinator…

Troy was kind enough to spare an afternoon on his vacation back in Korea to come and sit down for a chat. We discussed how it was being a teacher here in the 90's, running a bar in Korea, being married to a Korean, multicultural families in Korea and Canada, and transitioning back to Canada. Really enjoyed catching up with an old friend. Thanks Troy boy! …

Episode 4 welcomed Stacey Fells to the podcast. This amazing woman is a teacher, mother, entrepreneur, and volunteer shares all kinds of interesting stories from her time here on the peninsula. A big thanks to Stacey's mother in law for watching the kids while she stepped out for a few mins to record with us! …

On Episode 2 of This Korean Life, Sil, the owner of Sticky Fingers joined us for some good Ulsan banter. He shares his story on getting into the bar business, and his affinity for foreigners and live music.

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. …

Episode 5 features Binod Chapagain from Nepal just after he arrived back in country for a visit. His fascinating story from Nepalese grocery packer to multinational businessman will warm your heart. This incredible man has lived through more experiences than most of us could dream of. …

Episode 6 features Kevin Pope, an old hand in the Ulsan community. He made is way from California to here over 20 years ago and worked his way up the ranks in the local church. Kevin is also an English teacher and has 3 wonderful children. We discuss, his rise in rank at the church, raising kids, and his ideas on retirement in Korea. …

Episode 7 features Mauricio Gutierrez. Mauricio contacted us a few weeks prior to arrival to let us know he was coming through Ulsan for a few days to see how the city has changed. He was a teacher in Ulsan for a few years back when the EPIK program was in it's infancy. …

Jeshurun Biney is a Ghanaian student studying at UNIST, in Ulsan South Korea. He sat down with us for a few hours and discussed his studies at UNIST, his transition from Africa to Korea, stereotypes in Korea, life in Ghana and eventual run for the president of Ghana in 2042. …

Today’s episode features Tony Rowell. Tony is a British native who moved to Ulsan a few years ago to start a new chapter in his life. He has integrated well in the foreign community here, he is now helping run the Ulsan Foreigners Market and he is also the top chef at JJ’s bar where he cooks up some of the best burgers in town. …

Mr. Sean O'Gorman gave a wonderful interview and delivered all there is to know about the spoken word and slam poetry scenes both in Canada and in Korea. Sean is not only a spoken word aficionado but also the literary editor for Angle Magazine and an event organizer. …