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Life This Week in South Korea: July 28-August 3, 2025

Monday, July 28 Had an early morning hospital appointment: 7:30am to get bloodwork done, then 9am at the

August 4, 2025
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This Week in South Korea: July 14-20, 2025

I’M LEAVING KOREA IN THREE WEEKS. Sorry, just had to say that out loud in the hopes that

July 22, 2025
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Life This Week in South Korea: July 7-13, 2025

Monday, July 7 Big News! I left the building! Ha ha. I walked with friend K to the

July 14, 2025
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Daehyeonsan Rose Garden: Beauty in Seoul’s Concrete Jungle

A few weeks back I was able to squeeze in a visit to one rose garden before Eye Surgery

June 20, 2025
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The Long Version of Today’s Experience at a Korean Hospital (if this isn’t something you’re interested in, keep scrolling and trust that you’ll have missed nothing important)

Back Story: Remember in this week’s This Week you read about my upcoming eye surgery and the curiosity

June 2, 2025
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A Weekend in Gyeongju, South Korea: Temples, Tombs, and Tiramisu Mishaps

While on a school break last fall, I took a little “Out of Dodge” trip down to Gyeongju,

May 2, 2025
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The Cherry on Top: A Brief History of Korea’s Cherry Trees

Every spring, South Korea bursts into a frothy pink spectacle of cherry blossoms, and people (myself included) lose

April 18, 2025
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Life This Week in South Korea: April 7-13, 2025

Monday, April 7 And I’ve been taken off the No Fly list, woohoo! I can look up again…shower…resume

April 13, 2025
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Life The Past Six Weeks in South Korea: Jan 14-March 2, 2025

(in no particular order, cuz trying to do that would put me over the edge) First, winter in

March 6, 2025
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Where Bloggers Live: Valentine’s Day Edition

Welcome to Where Bloggers Live: 2025! Happy New Year! “Where Bloggers Live” started out kind of like HGTV’s

February 14, 2025
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