During the three months of the trip in America, I offered to cook Korean food to some of our hosts. Korean food is not something they are used to eating at home, but I wanted to show them it’s easy and delicious. It was a great experience for me too. I like cooking, […]
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I prefer travel slow. For my purpose of travel, which is to get to know people and place better, it’s more effective when living in one place longer, rather than country hopping. There are certain things that only can be seen when we actually live the place and take time to reveal. The reasons why
Living rather than Touring: Get the Most out of Your Time Read More »
Yes, you heard it right. I’m going to be on air, the radio to be exact. This saturday, I went to Arirang radio recording studio for the show: All That Jeju . Arirang is a public service agency that spreads the uniqueness of Korea to the world through cutting-edge broadcasting mediums. It’s an
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Now, look at your calendar. Do you see what day it is? It’s November 11, 2011. Triple 11 on the calendar. The day of end of the world. It is just another day to go by, but it feels special. In Korea, today is ‘Super Pepero Day’. Wait, what is Pepero, and why
Pepero Day: Yes, It’s a Gimmick, but Endearing Read More »
I hear a lot of stories about how hard it is with their family and friends on the subject: Travel. The desire to seeing the world, learning more and wanting more are the extremely hard thing to understand for some or many people. And as travelers, we are accused of a lot of different statements.
Traveler’s Dilemma: What you are NOT Read More »
Halloween 2011, I got an invitation to a Halloween party. A week prior to Halloween, in fact. The party was hosted by Chris, a friend’s friend, an English teacher in Seoul. He had only one rule: no animal costume. Because it’s too easy. What to do? The costume I end up with: a
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‘I will not be here on my next birthday.’ Birthday is my favourite holiday. Not just mine, everyone’s. This is the one day when you can really be the center of the universe. Exactly this time last year, even though birthday is a joyful occasion, I had rather gloomy birthday and not
Am I Really Happy?: Looking Back on my Birthday Read More »
My visit to Yellow Yellow Circle at Middletown, Connecticut was random, yet meaningful. It was a total random destination out of several of different places I could’ve landed on between Worcester, MA and NYC. But I headed to Middletown. The reason why? I got an invitation. Only one rule: I was welcome anytime,
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My Newest Obsession: Julia Child — Why Julia Child is an inspiration for me. It all started few years back; right after I watched the movie, Julie and Julia. After read this book, I watched the movie after work, alone in the small theater, crying and laughing. That movie was a compact version of important
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Guess where am I? Yes, I’m back in Seoul, Korea. After three months of thinking, writing, talking, eating, driving, laughing, crying, hiking, drinking, cooking, exploring… and I’m back. It has been 5 days since I left the United States’ property, and 2 days since I got back in Seoul. Flight was excruciatingly long and
Coming home: What’s bothering me. Read More »
