Embarrassing Moments Archive

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

No, I’m Not Crying

Korea is called the Land of the Morning Calm. And there’s a saying here among the American rank, file & families…the Land of Not Quite Right. That whole ‘close, but no cigar’ bit. Trying to recreate the American experience, take the 4th of July for example,Ā on foreign soil can never be quite right though. It’s [...]

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

The Gift, pt. 2

[pictures of a neighborhood farm] So back to the story of theĀ gift. I was getting what turned out to beĀ a partialĀ at-home-spa treatment for free! I raced around cleaning the house of all the embarrassing left-out dishes, scattered dog toys & dining table junk. I didn’t want them walking in to see a messy house. Which, [...]

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

The Thing with the Gift

[images of the Lumber Baron's sunflowers] Ok…so I’ve been trying to figure out how to tell this story now for a couple of days. I’m in a tricky predicament & want to make sure I both honor, respect & truly convey how appreciative I am for the wonderful gift from my Korean friend earlier this [...]