I think I might be one of the rare few who loves winter. I love the cold weather. I love snow. I love the crispness of winter air. I love how beautiful everything looks dusted in white.
This January was certainly one of the more frigid ones that I can recall since living in Daegu, though nothing compared to winter in Seoul. I kept wishing it would snow more – like really really snow — but it never did. The best we got was a couple inches overnight that froze the river and turned rooftops white.
first sunrise of 2018 Happy New Year! We had a very low key, quiet holiday this year that involved binging on Harry Potter movies, Netflix, and food. Here were some of…
We should be lying on the beach in Hawaii right now, but we’re not. Our trip was canceled last minute. Of course, this was right after I bought tickets, which, of…
This might sound strange, but one of the top foods I wanted to try since moving to Korea was beondegi (번데기) or silk worm pupae. It’s a common snack sold by traditional Korean…
After spending a good chunk of the weekend sitting in traffic while driving up to Seoul, we had no desire to ever make the drive again, so this time we chose…
Our tiny Seoul apartment, located about 30 floors up, came with a view of the city against a backdrop of mountains. The space was just big enough to fit a bed, a…
It’s already November in these parts, but Sly and I agreed that Halloween could extend through today on account that it’s still technically Halloween back in the states and because it’s…
Practically every day for the past couple of weeks, the stifling summer heat has been interrupted by a very welcome late afternoon shower. The day usually begins as it normally does…
Behold the magnificent high-tech piece of modern-day machinery that is the electric mosquito racket, aka mosquito zapper, aka the most satisfying thing we own, aka the best invention ever. It is the…