It was at church this past Sunday that I realized something. I have spent the last 9 months here pointing out all the differences between Americans and Koreans when I should be focusing on the ways we are the same. A Korean woman asked my friend and I if, in America, husbands and wives grow… Continue reading Cut From the Same Cloth
My girlfriends and I have taken frequent day trips this summer and Dongdaemun seems to be the highest on our list. We spend hours wandering the unending aisles of fabric, ribbon, beads and notions for many different reasons. I am trying to get a handmade business off the ground, Ashley’s trying to find items for… Continue reading Summer Shopping Trips
I know, without even speaking to her, that most nights she puts her 2 year old to bed alone because her husband flies at night. I know, upon shaking her hand, that she hasn’t seen her parents or friends in the States in over a year. I know, well before introductions, just by the look… Continue reading Short Friendships, Strong Bonds
Yesterday 8 of my girlfriends and I went to Seoul for the day. Some of us had never been to the Flower Market just off the IC outside Seoul. A mere 45 min. from Songtan and we were there. The hazy, sprinkling day was perfect for a day of shopping and lunch. Some pics of… Continue reading Seoul Flower Market
Last night we celebrated our anniversary in Seoul. We had dinner at Top Cloud which is a restaurant located on the top floor of the Millenium Plaza Building. The restaurant is run by the Shilla Hotel, a very beautiful hotel here in Seoul. In the background of this picture is the Millenium Plaza Building, the… Continue reading Happy Anniversary Seoul-style!
Joe and I went on a Cultural Tour of Gyeonggi-do last weekend. Just some background info, Gyeonggi-do, sometimes referred to as Kyeongi-do because Gs and Ks are interchangeable in Hangul, is the province we live in. Over 20% of Korea’s population, live in Gyeonggi-do and it encompasses Seoul and Suwon, two large cities in… Continue reading I Love Gyeonggi-do (do I really?)
Joe and I went on a Tour of the DMZ today. For those of you that don’t know what the DMZ is, it’s the Demilitarized Zone that lies on the border of North and South Korea. The Travel and Tickets office on base runs tours there a few times a month. We left at 7… Continue reading DMZ (Image Heavy)
Well, it looks like Joe and I are not going to Jeju next weekend. It’s 1 AM here and I finally got off the phone with Expedia for the 3rd time. My realization that this trip was not going to happen were brought on by a list of frustrating events: 1) After realizing the ferry… Continue reading Jeju Update…
Haircuts A little background info… I used to get my haircut only about twice a year, part of the reason was the fact that I was always trying to let it grow and then when I moved to NYC I couldn’t afford or rationalize paying $100 for a shampoo, cut and blowdry unless I had… Continue reading The most random post in the history of Joes Melans…
Also known as “Asian Dust”, “Yellow Sand” and “Korean Smog”, this phenomenon makes living in Korea very hard sometimes. Wikipedia has the most understandable definition of Asian Dust that I have found thus far. We have a Yellow Sand Advisory meter on the Osan Air Base website. There isn’t a whole lot of info on… Continue reading Yellow Dust
Newlywed Nomads 