I’m In Trouble
TweetThis weekend while in Nampo-dong I couldn’t help myself and I ventured into the BoDa store, which is full of cute stationary, toys, knickknacks, and my favorite weird cute figures- Sonny Angel...
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View ArticleChocolate Mint Thick Fudge Pudding
Tweet*My next post will be from after my Thailand vacation- look forward to something Thai inspired by the end of this week!*This is a recipe I enjoyed a lot this summer. It was a great one to cook up...
View ArticleK-Pop and the Future of Korea
Tweet Many Westerners who come to Korea to live or to visit quickly write off K-pop, Korea's mainstream music genre, as a cheesy, sugar-coated excuse for entertainment. They see outlandish costumes,...
View ArticleLTW - Thick Glass Ceiling, Minor Baby Boom, & NK Anger
Tweet1. National1) North Korea in anger over a slap in the face by UNJust hours after the UN Security Council’s unanimous decision to sanction North Korea over a rocket launch in Dec, North Korea vowed...
View ArticleAll Kill
Tweet My husband and I were on our way to Hyewadong when I saw an ad on the train that says: ALL DAY, ALL KILL. Those are the only English words on that ad, printed in big bold letters, and there are...
View ArticleNK snubs Polish businessman, refuses to pay back loan on embassy renovations
TweetIt’s been seven years and Polish businessman Andrzej Kompa is still waiting for repayment on a $2 million loan made to the North Korean embassy in Poland for renovations to their Warsaw digs back...
View ArticleVietnamese Inspired Spicy Vegetables
TweetVietnamese Inspired Spicy VegetablesThere was no time to waste. Having learnt to cook fragrant vegan Vietnamese cuisine in Hoi An, I was eager to recreate the flavors in my Korean apartment....
View ArticleNew Youtube Vlog~ up at last! Hi, I’m Elle
Tweet(Click the image to go to the video, or scroll to the bottom of the post)So after 5 months of not uploading anything I finally sucked it up and recorded something again for my neglected Cute in...
View ArticleMoscow of the South China Sea
TweetIn F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “Babylon Revisited”, Charlie Wales returns to the Ritz Bar in Paris after a long absence. The bar is empty and his own drinking buddies are nowhere to be...
View ArticleThis beanie used to be a skirt!
TweetIt's true... This beanie used to be a skirt!My sweet friend Jess, in Seoul, is just weeks away from having her 1st baby, which I KNOW is a boy! (She and Mayo have chosen not to find out the sex,...
View ArticleOur Weekend: Freezing For A Reason
TweetFriday saw the end of Winter camp and the start of a four day weekend, which is always welcome. And this weekend was particularly packed with friends and fun things to do.On Saturday Nick and I...
View ArticleMan of the Week: Tablo
TweetLet me introduce you to 32 year old Tablo.In 2003, he formed Epik High with Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz, an alternative hip-hop group with a pretty extensive discography.The group had to separate for...
View ArticleSledding, Kinda
TweetLast week for our January Field Trip, we went sledding. Or, more accurately we went to an amusement park and where we slid down a slightly snowy/icy hill twice. I was too busy wrangling kids,...
View ArticleVideo: Chilbulam Hermitage
TweetHello Again Everyone!!The amazingly beautiful Chilbulam Hermitage in Gyeongju on Mt. Namsan. Not only does it have picturesque views, but it also houses to two cultural heritage properties that...
View ArticleSeo Geojeong – Thanking Kim Jago’s Sending of Dumplings
TweetSeo Geojeong (徐居正, 서거정, 1420-1488) was early Chosun literati bureucrat and scholar. He was of the Dalseong Seo Clan (達城徐氏, 달성서씨); his courtesy name (字, 자) was Gangjung (剛中, 강중); his pen name (號,...
View ArticleTwo weeks, two Thailands. Part 1: Bangkok
TweetSince I have been living in Asia I have traveled to numerous countries and been continually impressed, inspired and had my expectations exceeded. The Philippines was serene, laid-back and...
View ArticleBusan's BJJ Prodigy - John "the Sandman" Torres
TweetKing of Grapplers - "I bring the PAIN!" 5 hour bus ride to Seoul. Years of committed training. Wrapping up your division in King of Grappling BJJ event in under 2 minutes...? ...priceless.He's...
View ArticlePinkmap Korea
TweetI feel bad for not sharing this map... I must have seen it back in November, but I totally forgot to share. It's very English friendly; whoever made it wanted to include foreigners as well. It has...
View ArticleJust for Fun
Tweet Yesterday, I was in a coffee shop in Sorae, and I noticed this rather amusing restroom sign.Yup, the figures of the woman and the man taking a leak are funny, but what really caught my attention...
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