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Our Weekend: Food Diary
TweetAll I seem to have done since I've been in England is eat, eat, eat. I swear that I haven't heard my stomach rumble since the plane touched ground. This weekend has been a particularly food packed...
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Makgeolli Cocktail File – The Banana Makeoccinno
TweetIntroducing….the Makgeolli Cocktail Files!! We love experimenting with all the different ways to enjoy makgeolli, so each week we are going to come up with a mak cocktail experiment and share...
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The cultural artifacts around me
TweetAs I was combing through the last two year’s worth of grad school notes and writings, I came across this short piece I wrote for a course called Integrating Culture into the Language Classroom....
View ArticleThe Last Week: Day 2
TweetIt's all pretty much ready folks. I've made a pile of things next to my suitcase that I hope to stuff inside it. I've gone through the kitchen and cleared out stuff and put some things into a box....
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The Senior Citizens Club's drummers!
Tweet"Clang, Bang, Clang, Bang, Clang, Bang!" It's that time of year again (right after Seoullal) when the Korean Senior Citizens Club marches around my neighborhood, clanging and banging their...
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Jimjilbanging: It’s kind of like eating kimchi, but you’ve got to get naked.
Jimjilbanging: It’s kind of like eating kimchi, but you’ve got to get Tweet photo creditKorea is lovingly known as The Land of Kimchi, but I argue the slogan could lose kimchi and replace it with...
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Wreck It Ralph
TweetSo on Tuesday I was allowed to join the Coppard clan in their daily festivities. I met Eleanor, aka Nicky Fury, and her husband through roller derby and they have three of the funniest boys that I...
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The Writer’s Dreams
TweetIn the morning I wake up when it’s still dark, make a pot of coffee, and write until the baby wakes up, usually around 8:30. I play with him until he goes to daycare at around 10. Then I write or...
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Tax Guide for USA
Tweet By American In KoreaThis is the RIGHT way to do your taxes and pay nothing to the IRS.This guide is for all unmarried Americans working abroad for less than ~$95,100 / year. If you’re making more...
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Banana Milk Brulee
TweetHere is another guest post from my friend Stephen Elliot, check out his blog.Single gentlemen of the world, take note: the way to a woman’s heart is not through poetry, playing the guitar, or...
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Translations to Classical Chinese – Little Red Riding Hood Excerpt
TweetOver on my Facebook page, some of my readers lamented the fact that there is a lack of “modern” Classical Chinese resources, much like the ones available for Latin: unlike Latin, there are no...
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Quick Note On Ads
TweetOne of my friends has brought to my attention the fact that this website has ads. This was completely unknown to me beforehand because I use chrome as well as adblocker. If, after a month of no...
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Bi-bim-bap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tweet Who doesn't like Bibimbap?.... Just last week I hate some homemade Bibimbap and I realized I never posted the recipe here, this is pretty simple to make and you can basically just use left-over...
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The Last Night in Korea (for ForeignerJoy)
The Last Night in Korea TweetToday I went to my school to pay my housing bills and as I waited for my supervisor in the office the Vice President started to talk to me. No worries, she is a sweet...
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Hawaiian Makgeolli (하와이언 막걸리)
TweetName: Hawaiian MakgeolliLocation: HongdaeReviewed By: Mamas & Papas on 2nd February, 2013Thoughts: Tucked underground and away from the chaos of Hongdae, Hawaiian Makgeolli is a quaint...
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Meeting 8 – Jeonju Makgeolli (전주 막걸리) Photo Gallery
TweetIf you have ever been to Jeonju, you will know that it is the Mecca for Makgeolli. The style of Jeonju makgeolli is to be presented with a vast array of side dish after side dish, and we managed...
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The White Rabbit and Cocoa Wonderland
TweetOn Wednesday I got in the car and drove down to Nottingham to meet up with my friend Hannah. Hannah and I went to Nottingham Trent University together from 2005-2008 (it makes me feel so old when...
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Toothbrush
Tweet While in the shower, I saw my husband staring at his toothbrush, which was rather unusual, because he was getting late for work, but instead of hurrying up, he was standing in front of the...
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Task Rabbit to the rescue!
TweetGetting to Incheon airport is going to be easy cause my friend (and his car) are taking me there. But since I don't know anyone in Seattle, taking care of that end is going to be a challenge....
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Goodbye Korea! Thank you
TweetI'm into my final hours here in Korea and yes I'm excited to go and also sad at the same time. It's been a wonderful ride and I am grateful for it all. I think I have said everything I could about...
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