The InBetween

Michael Lee grew up in Seoul, came to the US for college at UNC, and is now an investment banker in New York. In this episode of The In-Between, he shares culture-shock stories, American portion sizes, sprawling campuses, and tipping, before getting ... more

Melani spent five years living and teaching in Korea, and in this episode, she's back home unpacking it all. We get into the culture clash between Spanish and Korean classrooms: the strict hierarchy, the near god-like respect for teachers, and the mo... more

교실 문을 열면, 모두가 한국어를 씁니다. 하지만 어떤 아이들에게 '학교'는 처음 들어보는 단어이고, '선생님'은 한 번도 믿어본 적 없는 존재입니다.

이번 에피소드의 게스트는 북한이탈주민 학생들을 가르치는 한 한국 교사입니다. 같은 민족, 같은 언어인데, 왜 이 만남은 매일 새로운 번역을 필요로 할까요? 처음 마주한 침묵, 신뢰가 생기던 순간, 그리고 '우리'라는 말이 얼마나 복잡한 단어인지에 대해 이야기합니다.

국경은 지도 위에만 있는 ... more

Carolina left Buenos Aires for Seoul and became "Profe Caro," a Spanish teacher building a life in a country that still feels foreign some days. In this episode, she takes us back to her first day in Korea, and to all the small moments since that rem... more

A student who grew up in China returns to Korea at 19 — only to find that being ethnically Korean doesn't mean fitting in. She shares stories of clashing with professors, being rejected by classmates, and learning that sometimes it only takes one per... more