Hi everyone! It’s been ages. Really. I’ve started a new job – in human rights, turned down the PhD offer from Edinburgh due to funding issues (the UK is very, very stingy on non-UK funding), and started taking classical singing, drums and modern dance lessons. This year I’m hoping to revamp Real Koreans, and to continue writing about Korea, but to also write more about me in general, and about my life as part of the Korean diaspora. I’ll also be submitting a co-authored article on South Korean feminism and gender (in)equality to an academic journal – Exciting! This year, I’ll be travelling to (for work and fun) Austin, Texas Berlin, Germany Cologne, Germany Oslo, Norway Reykjavik and elsewhere in Iceland Seoul, South Korea Taipei, Taiwan The Hague, The Netherlands Somewhere in Poland And maybe to South India Otherwise, I hope you’ve had a Happy Independence Day (if you’re in Korea, and a very happy Karneval (if you’re near the Niederrhein). Cheers!