Chicken Caesar Wrap
TweetThis is a light and fresh way to start the new year. With a homemade low-fat Caesar dressing – that’s better than store-bought, fresh greens, and protein rich chicken breasts, this recipe won’t...
View ArticleTop 5 Posts of 2012
TweetSo it is 2013! I started this blog in March of 2012, and it has turned out to be much more popular than I anticipated. I'm happy that I can be an English source of information on queer Korea. Here...
View Article2012
TweetWell it’s somehow gotten to the 1st of January, and therefore to my obligatory ‘end of year’ post.You may have noticed that I’ve taken somewhat of a break from blogging recently, despite there...
View Article2012 In Review
Tweet Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I love you all, my wonderful, wonderful lovely readers. You are the best and helped make 2012 an absolutely fabulous year for us. Thanks to the WordPress.com...
View ArticleThe New Year’s Prayer by Kim Hyun-seung
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Park Hye-sookThe New Year’s Prayer by Kim Hyun-seung (1913-1975)While living in these bodies, no one can live against time. Even in the...
View ArticleSnow by Kim Jong-hae
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Kim Young-ranSnow by Kim Jong-hae (1941-)Snowflakes are light, for they carry each other on their backs. The falling snow is comforting....
View ArticleCottony Snowflakes by Choi Don-sun
TweetTranslated by Chae-Pyong Song and Anne RashidPhotography by Kim JaegonCottony Snowflakes by Choi Don-sunIt would be wonderful to have cottony snowflakes all the time. Puppy-like, I would like to...
View ArticleTurning Japanese
Tweet**By the time I wrote this, in September, this blog post was already outdated as I visited Japan during my summer vacation in August. For some reason I never got round to posting it…until now....
View ArticleJanuary 12th Meeting Registration Open!
TweetIt’s the New Year Mamas & Papas!! It’s sub-zero cold outside and we need ourselves some warm toasty pajeon and fresh makgeolli to chase away the winter blues. Our next meeting will be to try...
View ArticleBeing an Older Non-Korean Korean in Korea
TweetLife for me is slightly different than for most of the foreign teachers here in Korea. Many people wonder and ask me about two things quite frequently: getting a job as an older teacher, and...
View ArticleA Look Back on 2012
Tweet It's hard to believe that 2012 has come and gone. By the looks of things on Facebook and other social media sites, it seems that most are glad that the year is over, hoping for a better 2013....
View ArticleSuyu Gay Bar?!?
TweetStumbled upon this on Ivan City.A gay bar opening in Suyu? I lived in Suyu in 2011-2012 and love the area. Northern Seoul has so much charm! While there was a sauna and a gay-friendly bar (where...
View ArticleAnish Kapoor: Leeum Samsung Museum of Art
Anish Kapoor: Leeum Samsung Museum of Art Tweet A mirror only reflects, it doesn't retain the image forever. However, Anish Kapoor's "Vertigo V & VII" made of stainless steel, do more than just...
View ArticleMy Cambodian Christmas
TweetI have so much that I want to share about my recent trip to Cambodia, that I really don’t know where to start. I guess I could have started at the beginning, (I remember hearing that it’s a very...
View ArticleDid Anything Happen Whilst I Was On Break
TweetBack and Better Than Ever…. Ya take a little time off, and a few things have occurred, right up the Seoul Gyopo Guide’s alley…. 1. Some bird got elected to be the President of Korea, and in the...
View ArticleFood Processor
TweetSo I’ve been asked a few times about where I bought my food processor, so I thought I would share this. I’m somewhat ashamed to say that I actually went through 5 blenders before I bought this...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
TweetIt's 2013!!Aaron and I spent New Years Eve on the 3rd floor of HQ in Kyungsung with Ashley, Adam, Jeff, Priscilla and Nick, and rang in the new year with Lea Michelle's version of Auld Lang Syne,...
View ArticleSamGyeTang, Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup w/ Sweet Rice Stuffing
Tweet SamGyeTang is the healthiest way of cooking chicken. SamGyeTang is widely enjoyed in Korea as health food that revitalizes the body and boosts the immune system. Click here for the recipe.Log...
View ArticleNew episode up: Halmonie's Christmas shopping
TweetWe hope you had a merry Christmas and wish you a happy new year!New episode is up. Watch the recipe of SamGyeTang, Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup with Sweet Rice Stuffing (삼계탕) and get a sneak peek...
View ArticleBayon
TweetAfter a stunning sunrise, and some pancakes at the “Lady Gaga” food tent near the lake, we headed off to the nearby temple of Bayon.Bayon and Ta Prohm were my two favorite temples of the whole...
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