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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Kimbap & Mandu!/김밥 & 만두
Since Korean food was delicious, cheap, and abundant in Seoul, I’m having a hard time coming to terms with the prices of the Korean restaurants here. (The same goes for sushi.) Tonight, I tried making two different things for dinner: … Continue reading
Posted in being a better Korean, food
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Couples shirts!
Bodger, sporting my Korean headband: Street food is awesome!
Meeting Omma.
This is Part II of my documentation of meeting my birth mom. If you missed Part I about our first communications via blog and e-mail, please go here. On Wednesday, May 26th, at 2pm, the boyfriend and I arrived at … Continue reading
First communication from my birth mom.
This is Part I of my documentation of meeting my birth mom for the first time. Please continue reading Part II about the face-to-face reunion here. On May 8th, 2010, I received my first communication from my birth mom. The … Continue reading
Posted in adoption, love
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Last night/day in Seoul.
I feel fortunate to have once again cheated death and successfully flown over the Pacific Ocean. The boyfriend and I are back in our apartment, which did not burn down in our absence. Illinois looks dark and flat compared to … Continue reading
Posted in adoption, being a better Korean, food, friends, Seoul, travel
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The one to my left.
(First aunt, Second aunt, Me, Birth mom)
Posted in adoption, family, Seoul, travel
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Markets, not my thing.
Today, I made a concerted effort to combat my illness with sleep. This was somewhat interrupted by a local politician driving his campaign truck through the street outside our window and blaring very loud music at 8am. Mayor elections are … Continue reading
Into the misty mountains we go!
This morning, we started out by figuring out (sort of) the Seoul bus system. Unfortunately, none of the drivers speak English, which was sort of a problem. We solved said problem by asking the front desk man at our guest … Continue reading
Subterranean Seoul
This morning, I managed a 3.5-mile run up part of Namsan mountain this morning, but I called it quits early in an attempt to be nice to my immune system. Today, there were tons of older Koreans out, wearing silly … Continue reading
We climbed a mountain.
Up from our guesthouse (which is dingy but functional, by the way), there is a giant hill and an exercise trail with a rubberized road. The boyfriend and I decided to go running (separately, of course) this morning. …Um, hills? … Continue reading
Posted in food, running, Seoul, travel
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