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LIfe These Days in South Korea: May 5-15, 2025

Monday, May 5 Happy Katie’s Birthday! My baby is 34 today, which is RIDICULOUS. Tuesday, May 6 Ooh,

May 22, 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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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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Life This Week in South Korea: December 30, 2024-January 5, 2025

Mon, Dec 30 Korea is certainly having its share of issues – this time, the terrible tragedy of

January 6, 2025
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Life This Week in South Korea: December 16-22, 2024

Mon, Dec 16 I think the most exciting (and I use the term loosely) thing today was going

December 26, 2024
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Life This Week in South Korea: December 2-8, 2024

Monday, Dec 2 I slept. And napped. And slept some more. Not sure what’s going on but suddenly

December 9, 2024
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Life This Week in South Korea: November 25-December 1, 2024

Monday, Nov 25 Got up early-ish and headed by bus to a park in Gangnam that looked pretty

December 2, 2024
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An Autumn Visit to Unhyeongung Palace in Seoul, South Korea

One November day when I was in the Jongno-gu area, I took a quick trip to Unhyeongung Palace.

November 29, 2024
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Life This Week in South Korea: November 11-17, 2024

Monday, Nov 11 Just a day. Tutoring, class, remote work, homework, studying, memorizing my presentation. The best part

November 18, 2024
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Life This Week in South Korea: Oct 28-Nov 6, 2024

Monday, Oct 28 Was supposed to go have a ct-scan follow-up to my kidney procedure back in June,

November 5, 2024
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