“April showers bring May flowers…” Spring has finally sprung in Korea! Or well really Spring came in with a multiple personality disorder this year, a devilish one at that, and after 6…
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Korea 2010
Silence. It’s something I’ve grown accustomed to here in Korea. Silence in the middle of a million jabbering people, their words bouncing off me like tiny pebbles without making a dent of…
Western Toilet Oh How I’ve Missed Thee!
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when you are in sight I love thee…
Touch Down…
The first morning in Banda Aceh, we woke to the haunting and lyrical sound of the 4am morning prayer humming from the Great Mosque’s loudspeakers. I found myself thinking excitedly, “Todo, we’re…
The Philippines or bust!
I saw my first glimpse of the Philippines from the back seat of a taxi cab, the smell of cheap air fresheners and car exhaust hanging suspended in the humid air. I’ve…
Goodbye to 2009!
On one of many frigid subway rides to work, my Korean friend asked me what I was most thankful for over the past year. This question got my inner wheels turning and…
Decemberrr…
Goodbye November and Hello December! There are many good things to say about December: it’s usually a beautiful snowy wonderland! It’s the month of Christmas, so loads of cozy Christmas lights (which…
So Ko in Autumn
Fall in Korea raced by in a blink of an eye. One day I was sitting in the subway station daydreaming in shorts and the next I was huddled in a coat…
Jeju-do
As the morning light crept from beneath the clouds, I snuck out onto the Backpacker Hostel’s rooftop balcony, nursing a cup of coffee, and watching Jeju island wake up. People dressed in…
"Not all who wander are lost"
The apartment is quiet tonight after our busy weekend and the words begin to flow. Doekso still buzzes and bumps outside my open window and the smell of laundry detergent and fried…
South Korea
Annyounghasehyo! I made it! After thousands of miles cramped in a tiny plane seat and becoming uncomfortably aquainted with my neighbor’s eating habits and bad breath I finally landed in Seoul on…