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KOREA

  • FOOD KOREA

    KOREAN LIFE | Ordering Korean Delivery Food

    Question: What takes two adults, two smart phones, one phone app, one laptop, google translator, and 1.5 hrs to accomplish? Answer: Ordering Korean delivery food from a place 10 minutes walking…

  • HOME KOREA

    Moving Day!

    On moving day the head mover came into our house and did a quick survey of the windows, checking each one and peering down onto the street below. Sly and I…

  • HOME KOREA

    Home Sweet Home

    We finally moved into our apartment! After about an hour orientation with our real estate agent, we learned how to use all the various remotes and screens and buttons (toilet included)…

  • HOME KOREA

    goodbye // hello

    There is a tiny bit of sadness in saying goodbye to our small little hotel room. In some weird way I am going to miss living in a space so small…

  • HOME KOREA

    Finding An Apartment in Korea

    We met with a real estate agent our first weekend in Daegu. We came with a laundry list of things we wanted: modern kitchen with an oven (not that common here)…

  • KOREA

    Here & There

    Sly has been in Japan this week for a business trip. The timing of the trip combined with a bunch of other factors meant that I stayed here to hold down…

  • DAEGU FOOD KOREA

    Happy Lunar New Year!

    I was expecting a huge celebration in Korea this lunar new year similar to Chinese New Year or Vietnamese New Year (Tết) complete with special lunar new year's food, festivals, and…

  • KOREA SEOUL

    Valentine’s Day In Seoul

    Once in Seoul, we grabbed a cab and headed to our rental loft in Gagnam-gu. Bright, modern, and efficiently designed, our little loft was pretty much the perfect little home away…