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Articles by Sara Upshur

About Sara Upshur
Sara is a Masters student at Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies. She is originally from Canada and graduated from McMaster University for Communication Studies. Sara came to Korea to study due to her wish to study and learn about the world from various perspectives among other international students. She believes that to understand the world and work with those around her she needs to recognize her own biases. That applies to studying anything from historical aspects of a culture to reading lifestyle and fashion magazines.

S4;E5: Artists Discuss Art in South Korea

March 31, 2022 Sara Upshur 0

Season 4, Episode 5: features three guests Diana, Leslie, Mersie and from NOVAsia, Sara. The topic of this episode is Art in Korea. Each guest […]

S4;E4: Yonsei and Ewha Students Discuss Women Studies

December 22, 2021 Sara Upshur 0

Season 4, Episode 4: features two guests from Ewha Womans University, Kula and Victoria, and a junior editor from NOVAsia, Foteini. The three are all […]

Season 4, Episode 2: Thailand: Culture, Food, and the Longest Name in the World

November 3, 2021 Sara Upshur 0

  Season 4, Episode 2: features one guest from Yonsei University, Eunji Mahitthafongkul. In this episode Eunji and Kanink, a NOVAsia intern, talk about their […]

Series 3, Episode 4: What Makes a “Family” in South Korea? Yonsei Students Discuss Adoption and Single Mothers

May 26, 2021 Sara Upshur 0

Season 3, Episode 4: features one guest from Yonsei University, Erin Underwood. In this episode Underwood speaks with Yonsei University’s NOVAsia team about adoption in South […]

Series 3, Episode 1: Yonsei Students Get To Know Georgians: The Country, Culture, And Wine

March 31, 2021 Sara Upshur 0

NOVAsia is back with a new season for the Spring 2021 semester! Series 3, Episode 1 features two guests, Lika Marakvelidze and Mari Gogishvili. In […]

Season 2, Episode 5: Yonsei Students Discuss Hong Kong Cultural Past

February 3, 2021 Sara Upshur 0

Episode 5 features Yonsei International University student David Li. In this episode Li, who is from Hong Kong, discusses Hong Kong’s cultural past with members […]

Season 2, Episode 4: Indonesian Culture

December 30, 2020 Sara Upshur 0

NOVAsia: This is a two part episode! Episode 4 features four Yonsei University students, Ahmad Hidayat, Eunike Naira Taitira Putri, Kezia Tatyakirana, and Monica Livia […]

Season 2, Episode 3: A Conversation About Navajo Culture

November 23, 2020 Sara Upshur 0

NOVAsia: This is a two part episode! Episode 3 features Yonsei Undergraduate Exchange Student Ian Teller. In this episode Teller talks with members of NOVAsia […]

Season 2, Episode 2: Reacting to the US 2020 Election

November 12, 2020 Sara Upshur 0

NOVAsia: This was recorded on 2020/11/06, the USA President had not been announced at the time of recording. Season 2, Episode 2 features Yonsei GSIS […]

Season 2, Episode 1: Talking with a Tibetan Exile

November 2, 2020 Sara Upshur 0

NOVAsia is back this 2020 Fall semester with a new season of podcasts/ interviews. Season 2, Episode 1 features Yonsei GSIS international student Ngawang Hardy. […]

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