Life in Korea Archive

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Impromptu Hiatus

It wasn’t intentional. It wasn’t planned. But I needed a blog break. Finding something humorous, compelling or downright weird to write about everyday is a lot more taxing than you might think. Sometimes there’s just nothing humorous or compelling to talk about…weird?… Ok, well – weird does happen from time to time. But it’s winter in [...]

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Reprieve

When we first arrived in Korea, everyone was afraid of Maggie – including the custodian. But as he began to realize she wasn’t going to swallow him whole, his fear turned into fascination. And for months he’s been trying to convince Maggie that he’s not going to swallow her whole. Slowly turning her fear turned into [...]

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Backyard Kimchi

[apologizing in advance for the cruddy picture quality] A couple of weeks ago, the Prims were making Kimchi. Kimchi: A popular dish made from salted & seasoned cabbage that is allowed to ferment. You remember the Prims, yes? They live in this little yellow house that’s now being dwarfed by new apartment construction. In fact, that whole stretch [...]