Comedy is the secret key to life I’m a huge fan of comedy. Or I should say American comedy (not slapstick). I started watching it a few years back, when my English was finally good enough to understand (sarcastic) TV shows without subtitles (it’s really not possible to translate sassy American jokes into Korean subtitles). […]
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I have a group of friends (around the world) who are willingly put up with me, when I think my life is falling apart. They’ve been on the path I’m at, gone through the pain I’m feeling, if not, they try to understand because they care about me. I’m mostly whining with complaints, (sometimes) with
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India makes me feel like I’m a bad person Most of everything in India is kind of against of my nature, what we’ve been educated for several decades. It’s quite dirty (some of the dirtiest places I’ve ever been), and I know the standard of living is quite low in some places, but I have
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Two Year Anniversary of Bucket Living Exactly two years ago today, walked out the very same door, that I had been passing for last two and a half years, for the last time. The 30-month long relationship between us was finally over. If you are visiting RunawayJuno.com for the first time, here’s
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Nationality and ethnicity, what do these mean to you? The first time I’ve ever encountered the difference between nationality and ethnicity was in Quebec. We extended our New England road trip to Quebec, to just taste a bit of the exotic province. Our Couchsurfing host, an eccentric Quebecker student, introduced us to a few of
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No, I didn’t have chilli crab in Singapore After two weeks in the Philippines, I was very happy to be in Singapore. I haven’t had a hot shower in two weeks, food options were not so various, and using public transportation was getting harder (couldn’t take any more boat ride). We arrived in Singapore Airport
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In fact, I’m not really perfect. A long time ago, I bragged about how I was born to travel. Those five facts are still alive, holding me up every single day on the road. After posting the article, many people told me (and you can see it from the comments) that I was very lucky.
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Relationship with mother and daughter We, daughters are like a life-long trust fund to our mothers. The start of the relationship was maybe rocky, but it gets gradually better in time, like well-aged cheese. We share similar challenges, experiences, frustrations and joy. We understand each other better as mothers, as daughters, as sisters, as sister-in-law
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“You have such a nice skin!” A compliment I’ve heard quite often, and don’t mind hearing it. I agree with the general statement: Koreans do have fairly good skins. Meaning, smooth, clean and has no trouble. And I think I know why. Well I need to thank my mum because I was born this way,
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As I’m learning more about human behavior while examining my own, I found an interesting fact that would apply to most of the people in the world. We all want an easy way out. It starts with a little thing. When we are late for an appointment, we say “Traffic was horrible today!”, “My mom
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