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Solidarity's Salon De AIDS
TweetGay rights group Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea is having a Salon De AIDS (살롱 드 에이즈) with conferences on May 11th and May 25th (Saturdays). Here is a translation of the info provided....
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Tim Burton Show at Seoul’s Museum of Art (SeMA)
Tim Burton Show at Seoul’s Museum of Art (SeMA) TweetTim Burton arrives for his first visit in Korea ever to promote his show ~ pic via Korea HeraldThis year Seoul’s Museum of Art (SeMA) became the...
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Faith In Archy
TweetThought-sparking piece about anarchy in The New Yorker today: the anarchists involved didn’t convince me, or the author, however, that anarchism is any different from Savonarolism: take everything...
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We Only Have So Long Before ‘So Long’
TweetWe Only Have So Long Before So LongI moved a few plants to bigger pots And lamented how I had wanted to do this For over a week. I wanted to do this all morning But didn’t actually take the pots...
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The Return of The World Famous (but all too infrequent) If I Had A Minute To...
TweetIt has been over one year and six months since my last submission, and frankly I’m apologetic. But as a means of earning your forgiveness, I present to you the grand return of everyone’s favourite...
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Back home, I’m a domestic goddess, baking and creating in...
TweetBack home, I’m a domestic goddess, baking and creating in the kitchen. Here, I eat cereal out of coffee cups because I’m too lazy to wash bowls.About the girlHi, I'm Stacy. I am from Portland,...
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Resource: Dari Project (우리다리)
TweetThe Dari Project is a great resource for queer Korean Americans. Here is the mission statement from their website:The Dari Project develops resources to increase awareness and acceptance in Korean...
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Being sick sucks, no matter what country you're living in.
Tweet Update: the bronchitis has evolved into what my doctor called "mild pneumonia." Sure doesn't feel mild to me. You know what does feel mild? These Korean drugs. I'm telling you, medicine is just...
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Danimgil Makgeolli Pub (다님길 막걸리)
TweetName: Danimgil Makgeolli Pub (다님길 막걸리) Location: Hongdae Reviewed by: Mama Julia & Mama Wangmin on 20th April, 2013 Thoughts: Danimgil is a casual and relaxed makgeolli bar with an...
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Goyang Flower festival
Goyang Flower festival TweetSpring is all about flowers in Korea. The weather is warm with a pleasant cold tinge, birds are back and the flowers are in full bloom in myriad colors! Perfect time to...
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Saving Money Tips: TBS eFM Radio Interview
TweetThe great people at TBS eFM "This Morning" show in Seoul had contacted me about money saving tips for foreigners living in Korea. They had found my blog post about the same topic and wanted to...
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Registration for 18th May Meeting OPEN!!
TweetIt’s that time again, and we are ready for some more fresh and delicious makgeolli! This meeting we are heading close to COEX to a little place called ‘Helen’s Kitchen’. [...]Makgeolli Mamas &...
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One More Post on Education
TweetSo, I’ve been rolling this last one around in my head for a long time, and I’m still not sure I can say exactly what I need to in a concise manner, but I’m sure as heck gonna try.There have been...
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It took three hours and cost me 160,000₩ ($145 USD), but I had...
TweetIt took three hours and cost me 160,000₩ ($145 USD), but I had my first Korean perm (파마)! It cost a bit more because I did a deep conditioning treatment for my hair, as it was pretty badly...
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Gayspeak: Penis (음경, 남근, 자지 등)
TweetI haven't given my readers a word for a while. Sorry about that. So as an apology, I'm going to give you a rather extensive list for men's pride and joy. The penis.sourceWe have the somewhat...
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PNUs Chabatgol Teahouse
Tweet Lately I've been studying Korean at the PNU branch of KLIFF (Korean Language Institute for Foreigners). The classes there are excellent and tonnes of fun!Often before class or after I've been...
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VIDEO: How To Cut a Mango
TweetIt's been quite a long time since I've done a YouTube video. I haven't really been inspired to get in front of the camera all winter. But since Spring decided to show up, I have been finding...
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My ‘Newsweek Japan’ Cover Story on the post-1979 ‘Asian Peace’ & Economic...
TweetNewsweek Japan asked me to write an introductory essay for its January 4 special issue on tension in Northeast Asia (cover story to the left). Here is the link in Japanese, but I thought it would...
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Let Me Tell You Something about My Korean Parents-in-law
TweetThis morning, I woke up at 6:30 to prepare breakfast for my 시부모님 (parents-in-law). It’s Parents’ Day in Korea, so I wanted to do something special for them besides pinning carnation boutonnieres...
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One Photo Every Day I’m in Korea
TweetWhile I love to write, and it’s what I did as a paid profession over much of a decade, sometimes a picture can tell a better, more complete story than any words–the return to Korea and one of the...
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