I finally finished the barrettes for Carol’s Made For China donations. I love these and they were so worth the time it took to sew them all together. I hope the little Chinese girls who receive them like them. There are 38 barrettes and as you can tell I went heavy on the cute little… Continue reading Made For China
I feel lazy today despite my venture through the rain to the supermarket. But there are lots of things making me happy today: Homemade Banana Pancakes A little backpack I made my friend’s son using this pattern. A smocket and taggie combo I made for a friend’s daughter’s 1st birthday. Artwork at Ssamzie Market in… Continue reading Rainy Day = Happy Things
Last Thursday was Samil, Korean Independence Day. Ally, her friend Judy and I went to Seoul to bop around Insdaong. We had a very fun yet tiring day in Insadong. Here are some pics. There was some kind of presentation outside a park near Insadong. These people were doing a Tai-Chi-like routine to traditional Korean… Continue reading Samil in Seoul – Image Heavy
So here are some pics (finally) from our weekend in Seoul for Seollal. Only a couple as most of them didn’t turn out well, I will never again forget my beloved Olympus. The view from Seoul tower, it was a sunny day but as you can see the visibility was not great. Seoul Tower from… Continue reading Pics From Seoul
Ok, I’ve still got recycling on the brain. This whole issue really has me perplexed. A trip to the dumpster the other day informed me of my rights and duties as a trash-dumping resident of Dong Bu Apts. There is a sign posted in English, for those of us Americans who live here and like… Continue reading Beating a dead horse…
My new favorite shoes – bought for 9,800 Won or $10 USD in Seoul last weekend, aren’t they the cutest? They are so comfy too and I’ve never had yellow shoes – it must be spring! A little note I wrote late last night to hide in hubby’s backpack before he left this morning. Kelli,… Continue reading Feeling better and a productive weekend – Pic Heavy!
Recycling is a big deal in Korea. Koreans recycle everything and stores have to charge you for plastic shopping bags. In 2002, the rate of recycling exceeded the rate of landfilling, that’s amazing considering the population density here. Every Saturday morning from 8 to 10 AM all the tenants in Dong Bu apartments gather in… Continue reading Recycling…
We rescued our camera from Joe’s dorm at Humphreys this week (where we accidentally left it before heading to Seoul last weekend). So here are some pictures from the past few weeks. The Aukyung Mall in Suwon is a large mall/movie theater complex above the Suwon train station. Suwon is a college town located about… Continue reading Finally got the camera back…
Short post tonight, I’ve been feeling a little down the past few days. It’s a combination of PMS, Joe leaving for a week tomorrow, stress about quitting my job and feeling lonely here in Korea. I know I have a lot of things to be happy and grateful for but I’m just having a few… Continue reading In a funk…
We encounter daily cultural adventures when dining out and cooking in Korea. On Tuesday night we decided to try our luck at a new neighborhood restaurant so we went to one that is frequented by many Koreans and therefore, we thought, must be great, right? Large fish tanks outside should have given us an idea… Continue reading Culinary adventures in Korea
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