Thoughts on being "Naked"
The process for searching for the perfect name for our blog was extremely scientific and rigorous. First we invented a computer program that went through each word in both English and Korean and put...
View ArticleResilience
Tammy Chu is a documentary filmmaker and adoptee who is currently working on the film "Resilience." You can see a clip on the website; my favorite part is when Myung-ja Noh asks her son, "Do you know...
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New U.S. ambassador named
Thought it interesting that the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea lived in the country as a Peace Corps volunteer and taught English in a middle school in the 1970s. According to the Chosun Ilbo, she...
View ArticleKorean kid's books: 큰일났다 똥이마려워 by 고정욱
My parents’ first language was not English, and although they raised my brothers and me in English I think that it was through reading that I really gained a rich sense of English vocabulary and...
View ArticleQueen Min's intro
Hi everyone. Thought I'd start with a quick introduction while my 된장찌개 is cooking. 'Cause I'm THAT kind of 된장녀.My vital stats:Preferred language: the 4-letter kind. Just kidding!Profession:...
View Article큰일났다 똥이마려워 continued
Click here for the first part.During class one day 진우 finds himself having to pee, and he holds it as long as he can but in the end he wets himself. The pee trickles down his leg and onto the floor...
View ArticleMass Games
I am writing from China where it is all Olympics all the time (though I'm in Shanghai, not Beijing). The opening ceremony was spectacular, and, for its use of highly coordinated groups of people,...
View Articledoes marriage maketh an 아줌마?
When I first arrived in Korea, an innocent babe in the land of morning calm, I was quickly and directly told (no holds barred - it might have even been a taxi driver who was the first to burst my...
View ArticleMY* intro: Name says it all
Some of you intimately familiar with the Korean blogosphere will undoubtedly figure out who I am in "real life," but I 've decided it's safer to post here using this rather bland and obvious...
View Articledoin' the bus bump
It's not often that you have as stronger conviction as I have about my call to be a rapper. Ok, so I may not look exactly how the "stereotypical" rapper looks. But who wants stereotypes? I know I bring...
View ArticleWomen in the community
Although the American Women's Club of Korea (AWC) has been around for a while, people may not realize how much work the organization does in the community (we're not just about getting together to...
View Articlebus bump follow up
I have a confession to make. This is something I have not come out and said publicly very often, but here goes.I am the worst driver.I thought I would be a great driver(I think we all think this don't...
View ArticleMaybe it's the whirring blades?
Hyejin Kim at Global Voices Online has posted a roundup of Korean bloggers discussing the persistent belief in fan death.As in, why do so many people admit that they think the idea is ridiculous but...
View ArticleOn invisibility and other things
One of the reasons I moved to Korea, was to challenge myself to learn. Learn more about the world and the huge variety of people who live in it. This is what I know now, but when I first arrived here,...
View ArticleThere can be only one
I read Lollybat's bus bump post with great interest, and was tempted to concoct my own rap in homage, but as I have not nearly her talent I thought it best to confine my thoughts to a slightly...
View ArticleSo yeah, I need to get out more
This post isn't exactly one for the ages, but I was out and about in central Seoul today for the first time in a while and noticed some things.First, is it me, or has Starbucks negotiated some kind of...
View ArticleBecoming what we're called.
I stole this title from an essay by Alice Walker about being called “dude.” I don’t really have any problem with the word “dude” but it is a lovely essay. But I am only slowly getting used to be being...
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One more reason to wear heels. And a bandana.
I was recently confronted by an ugly truth: I am getting older. I’m not quite sure if this means that I am ugly, but the realization certainly was. I’ve also realized that motherhood does not make a...
View Articlethe mirror is god
After reading Carol's post I think I felt - as I am sure many who read this will also identify with - that indeed so much of our world focuses on the ageless, gorgeous super woman that those of us who...
View ArticleElection '08
I've been debating internally about writing something on the U.S. Presidential election, but what could I add to the current coverage? Apparently writing about issues isn't effective because people...
View ArticleKeeping up with the Kims 1
cross post with: http://printculture.com/item-2099.htmlPart 1: The Arms Race (*metaphor stolen from Henry Em)Before I left Seoul I had planned to write a follow-up portrait of my experience with the...
View ArticleExpat wives
My husband's job is about to move us to a new city (Hong Kong) and in preparation I've been doing my usual research, searching out personal blogs by people who already live there to get a feel for what...
View ArticleLies I tell my kids
Here's the problem with being a mom: that personal endeavors always end up falling off the radar. I will try to get back to blogging more in the new year. For now, this is an old post but a...
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Best feeding
Every year or two I fly back to North America for a family reunion and this year, as my summer vacation approaches, I've started to fret about which airline to use. For the past 5 or 6 years we have...
View ArticleYes, I breed
There has been a lot of shit spread about blogging and bloggers. Some of it is justified, but generally I think that people who write blogs about boring or egotistical bloggers are just ... boring and...
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