Home Sweet Home

My favorite girls! Kaitlyn & Jenny
Susan & I - Downtown Seattle
Eunju, Kaitlyn & I @ Boston's
Girl's Nite - to The Parlor
Housewarming

Ode to Gimpo

As I lay around a mass of random things I need to pack, I am left thinking in retrospect about this year's grueling, light-hearted, shopping-filled, quality-family-time and perplexed moments.

I think about how taxis drive away after they realize where you want to go, how people continually stare, how cicadas made me deaf in one ear because of their “sweet” song , and the dangerously crowded subways . And, I almost think that I never want to come to Korea again.

But, I eventually change my mind when I think about the grandma on the fourth floor that gives me food every time she sees me in the stairway, about bargaining when shopping, the food (cheap food in fact), and about my family.

Even with the unpleasantness of having to dodge people who want to practice their English with you, it’s a bit difficult to leave.

Land of the Morning Calm, I will miss you.

Beijing Summer 2007

If you have a magnifying glass, you'll see me frowning. The Great Wall of China should be renamed The Gargantuous, Never-Ending Steps of China.Yes, I know. Even after scaling The Wall, battling sweaty Europeans up the stairs and perspiring a full water bottle, I still look great. Thank you, thank you.


Buy only 3 bags of tea and get a pee pee boy. Pour hot water onto him and he pees out tea. Who thought drinking tea could be so much fun?

Globalization . . . at its best.

Favorites from Beijing.

The Sauna

Not only is this little peninsula characteristic of having saunas (찜질방), but it's also characteristic of BEING a sauna!

As I look out of my window, the skyline is a little reminscent of an early morning in January. There is enough moisture in the air that you aren't able to see just a few feet in front of you.

While it isn't January quite yet, I can't see. My skin is relishing in the fact that humidity is at 94%.

Raindrops aren't really falling on my head so much as raindrops are all around me and they aren't falling.

A Bit of Home

My parents left this afternoon. Even though I'm a bit saddened at their leave, they did leave behind some fantastic memories. Some, I'd like to share with you through this video.

My uncle on the left, and you'll notice my father on the right. Enjoy.

Ahhh! Monsters!

Sometimes, I'm glad my students don't hate me and they just really dislike eachother. This was such the case with Sarah and Jack. Jack bothers Sarah. Such is the reason why Sarah doesn't like Jack. We were studying body parts. They were supposed to draw monsters with 3 eyes, + some. Sarah drew Jack.

Here is Jack the monster: