Our tree is finally up! It is totally a Charlie Brown's Christmas sort of tree but that's ok. Even having that little bit of colored light in the smallest corner of…
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Sly hosted a holiday party at his work today. I reluctantly (I dread small talk) went, lured mainly by the thought of gorging on lots of food. On the drive over…
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In no time at all a huge plate of crispy, gooey, chewy, steaming pajeon arrived at our table accompanied with several bowls of pickled and fermented side dishes. Auntie sat at…
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We returned from our anniversary trip to Thailand just in time for Halloween. Halloween isn't hugely celebrated in Korea, if at all (though it seemed pretty popular when we visited Japan?).…
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There are quite a few CSA delivery/grocery services in Korea, but the one we use (Gachi CSA) is aimed towards English speakers. We have been receiving boxes since March and so…
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This week my dinner menu consists of: cheese and crackers, lots of fruit, veggie breakfast burritos, smoothies, sweet potato hash topped with a fried egg, Sly's homemade brioche bread slathered in…
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Fireworks photos are probably the most boring photos to look at after the fact. It's one of those you-had-to-be-there sort of things that I feel like photos never are able to…
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After finally figuring out all the buttons on the fancy Korean toilet/bidets I have been presented with a new set of options at our hotel in Seoul: a series of icons…
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For weeks we mulled over ideas of what to do over Memorial Day weekend. Time passed and we were uncharacteristically nonchalant about the whole thing, as if it would somehow magically…