I think I’m starting to get back into cooking. Yesterday I pulled off an awesome pasta salad complete with seasoned feta and real penne pasta and fresh veggies. I was impressed by how authentic it tasted, given that it can be difficult to find authentic Mediterranean ingredients of any kind in Korea. Today’s winner was … Continue reading »
Posted in November 2011 …
Costco in Korea, Vegasian Friendsgiving, and the Monday Lull
Life as usual. I fall on my bed around 8 p.m. and can’t get back up so I stay there until my jeans start to itch. I crawl an extra few inches towards a pillow, where I’m out cold until about 2:30 a.m., when I’m bright eyed and bushy tailed and looking around at the … Continue reading »
Thanksgiving Post from the Future
So holy crap, it’s Thanksgiving right now. I mean, RIGHT NOW! Well maybe not yet in the U.S. but here in Korea, it’s the real deal. Wow, that came fast. (editor’s note: I really hated when people said this to me when I was a kid but, gah, it’s actually how I feel! Am I … Continue reading »
Like Crazy: Long Distance Love and Seomun Market Haggling
This morning I set an alarm for 9 a.m. so I could watch “Like Crazy” with Chris. We are both masochistic enough to want to watch a sappy romance about two long-distance lovers so he coached me on how to obtain the movie and we made a Skype date to watch the movie together. That … Continue reading »
Rapture
My literary theory professor taught me the importance of nonsense. So, here ya go. My favorite part: “Fab Five Freddie told me everybody’s fly DJ’s spinning I said my, my Flash is fast, Flash is cool Francois sais pas, Flashe no deux And you don’t stop, sure shot Go out to the parking lot And … Continue reading »
Winter games
So it’s starting to get cold. Standing at the cross walk, I can feel that sharp, stinging cold on my heels and my nose and I remind myself, it is only the beginning. This is just the development of winter and hardly the beast herself. It’s now starting to dawn on me just how cold … Continue reading »
Sunday Night Wrap Up
This past weekend was awesome and I am left with a late Sunday night feeling that is something comparable to both contentment and excitement for the year to come. The year that, week by week, is already beginning to fold over onto itself. I got my first paycheck, set up internet banking, and boxed up … Continue reading »
Korean Onigiri Menu Translation
The other day I was talking with my students and they mentioned something about onigiri being their favorite food. Well, I’m getting sick of eating at Kim Pasa every day so I hounded them for the details. Turns out, this delicious tradition is a triangle of white rice squished together and filled with all sorts … Continue reading »
The Waegook World
Last week I posted that I was getting bored and looking for things to do in Daegu and sending those thoughts out into cyberspace proved effective because this past weekend was pretty eventful. For whatever reason, I decided to wake up at 9 a.m. on Saturday for Megan’s yoga class and while my head and … Continue reading »
If You Haven’t Already…
Ask yourself: WHY NOT? Now, go update yourself, you silly fool: I present to you, my life in video! Tantric Yoga Workshop: Magic in the streets of Korea (4 a.m.): Learning and watching Capoeira (Brazilian dance fighting): Bobbin’ to some bar music by some fellow foreigners in Daegu:
