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Honestly, this picture doesn’t do it justice, but cinnamon...
TweetHonestly, this picture doesn’t do it justice, but cinnamon roll cake is where it’s at. And all the ingredients are super easy to find in Korea!Ingredients 3 cups flour¼ tsp. salt 1 cup sugar 4...
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Lee No Geun: Homosexuality Will Destroy the Bare Minimum Values Needed to...
TweetReady to be infuriated?SourceI got a link from my boyfriend to a quick news story about a statement made by Saenuri Dang's MP Lee No Geun (이노근). On the first of December, he decided he had to...
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Learn Korean: The Ultimate Internet Resource
TweetWARNING: Know all your options before getting started learning Korean!Goals and StrategiesChoosing Content Wanting to learn Korean, but not sure where to start?Just do a Google search and dive...
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Teaching Language Means Teaching Culture; Or, Teaching Away from a...
TweetBrief note: Back in 2012, during my final year of university, I took a class on literacy in the US that really broadened my mind. For my final project I researched the ways that language and...
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Happy Christmas From Pizza Hut Korea
TweetIt’s December, it’s snowy and it’s time to start feeling Christmassy (and to give yourself an excuse to watch Home Alone and Elf in class). And while Christmas might not be the biggest holiday in...
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Have you ever tried Korean pizza? (GO! Billy Eats)
TweetDid you know that Korean pizza is different from other kinds of pizza? A typical pizza in Korea can cost between $10~30, depending on the place and the toppings. $30 might sound like a lot of...
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Busan International Film Festival, October 2-11, 2014 When you...
TweetBusan International Film Festival, October 2-11, 2014When you live and work in a city, it’s easy to forget all the good things your city has to offer you. Most fall into a daily routine of home to...
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Simultaneous One Person Protest at City Hall
TweetVery last minute, but there is a one person protest in front of City Hall today at 1 pm responding to how Seoul Mayor Park Won-sun is allowing discrimination against sexual minorities and...
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The 2014 Busan International Fireworks Festival coincided with...
TweetThe 2014 Busan International Fireworks Festival coincided with Halloween celebrations this year. Audrina and I had just as much fun as we did four years ago, but we sure welcomed the additional...
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Wash Away the Winter Blues at Seoul's SK-II Boutique Spa
TweetIf the recent drop in temperatures and merciless wind are any indication of what's to come this winter, we're in for a long, cold season. And if you're like me, this weather is anything but...
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Wonhyoam Hermitage – 원효암 (Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do)
TweetThe view from behind the main hall at Wonhyoam Hermitage in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do.Hello Again Everyone!!Located on the far eastern slopes of Mt. Palgongsan, tucked away in a valley fold,...
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Teen-Aged?
TweetThis post is a part of the #WillYouShave activity at Blogadda in association with Gillette.This cute teenage boy I know, who had recently sprouted more than-the-average-amount of facial hair, was...
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The Reasons I Left Korea
The Reasons I Left Korea TweetFaisal Akram (https://www.flickr.com/people/72847119@N00)I'm back!! It's been nearly 4 months without a single post, but I have been busy trying to settle into life in a...
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Live the movies!
TweetI am a Geminian. Colorful dreams and vivid imagination are a mandatory part of my package. Books and movies have been the vessels of transportation by which I have become a princess living in a...
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Vlog Entry #11: Fall School Festival
TweetEach year, on a Friday in October or November, public schools all over Korea host something known as Sports Day or School Festival. Students spend the day playing games (or in my school’s case,...
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Boyfriend and I were Street Fighter characters for Halloween...
TweetBoyfriend and I were Street Fighter characters for Halloween 2014. Costumes were met with respectful nods or cluelessness.About the girlHi, I'm Stacy. I am from Portland, Oregon, USA, and am...
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Yangsan Half Marathon
TweetRan the Yangsan Half Marathon today in 1:36:24! Not sure what I’m most excited about: my time, my shiny new medal, or the carton of raw eggs I received in my finisher’s goodie bag. #onlyinKoreaTo...
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A Korean Winter Mystery
TweetThe past couple of weeks have seen the temperature drastically drop to below freezing- winter, along with a hefty lot of snow, has officially arrived. As such, the coats are back out, everyone is...
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My 2014 Hate-Mail of the Year: ‘Kelly, You’re Wrong; North Korea’s Awesome!’
TweetFor my 2013 hate-mail of the year award, go here. So I get a lot of weird email and comments because of my blog, or in the comment sections of my op-eds for the Diplomat. A lot of it is fairly...
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Beomosa Temple Stay
TweetWhen I got asked to shoot Beomosa Temple for an upcoming article in Seoul Magazine, I was really excited. Mostly because I love Beomosa and the other reason was that I really wanted to see what...
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