Jennifer Archive

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Heartfelt Thanks

Confession – I’m horrible at thank you’s. [hand to God] Horrible. I always want to say something special, something well-thought/well-crafted, something that shows the deep respect & care in return that was shown to me. And I suck at it. I wind-up hesitating because I tell myself, “give it a bit & it will come [...]

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Southern Comfort

After 9 months in Korea, some things have become second nature. Like bowing anytime I say hello or thank you, thinking of dollar amounts in won instead of US dollarsĀ and listening harder to conversations because understanding broken English can be difficult. But Friday, I was caught off guard. I made a phone call to 121 [...]

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Cold Market Day

Anjung-Ri is a little town. Complete with mom & pop storefronts,… ramshackle little quaint older-style homes,… and their very own Unkin’ Donuts. (Well, I’m pretty sure there’s a “D” missing there somewhere.) Donuts are actually a fairly popular import in Korea. But they also have market days. Days when localĀ farmers & vendorsĀ alike haul their wares [...]