As snow continues to fall straight into the new year, you may find yourself looking for all sorts of ways to keep yourself warm. What better way to defrost 2013 than with delicious Korean snacks right?!? It’s no big secret that Korea is especially well known for it’s fabulous street food, but when it’s below … Continue reading
Hello all! Hope everyone has been enjoying their holidays, I know I have. Well, I thought I’d slip in one more post before the new year, so I thought I’d write about my birthday. As always, I had two celebrations: one with my awesome friends and another with my wonderful boyfriend. Since I wrote about … Continue reading
I did it! After three years, I finally got to check out the Seoul Lantern Festival. Every year I planned to see it, but I always got the dates wrong or just totally forgot. So, I finally got my chance to gaze upon the luminous wonder that is the lantern festival and it did not … Continue reading
As fall begins to fade into winter, that merriest time of year is upon us once again: Pepero Day!!! Why? What were you thinking? Last year, I prepared a cute little gift basket for my boyfriend, complete with a plush and homemade pepero. Since Pepero Day landed on a Sunday this year, and a very … Continue reading
Korea is full of claw machines. I’m not talking about just inside arcades and theme parks, but inside shopping malls, outside convenient stores and restaurants and in random alley ways. Odds are if you walk down any given street, you’ll find at least one. For me, this game has become a bit of a fetish. … Continue reading
So, you’re in Korea and being in a new country the first thing you want to do is dig into some of the mouthwatering local cuisine. Or… you live in Korea and you just want to go out to eat without going through a round of charades first. In Korea, especially Seoul, you will be … Continue reading
Hello all and Happy 2012! As you may have already noticed, the world did not end (as much as stressed middle school students may have hoped for it). Although it’s a bit late, I guess I’ll start this first post by just talking about how I spent my New Years Eve. I am a human … Continue reading
There are toy stores and then there is something else entirely. I pretty much spent this past weekend in 압구정 (Apgujeong), so it was by accident that my boyfriend and I came across a really unique store. Hansa is a store that specializes in handcrafted stuffed animals and with Christmas right around the corner, is also … Continue reading
Okay. So now that I’ve gone on and on about different cafés (and will probably continue doing so), let’s brush up on some Korean. Here are some helpful phrases to use at a café. If you need extra help or have any questions, please feel free to ask. Q: 뭐 드릴까요? (mwuh duh-ril-gga-yo) What … Continue reading
I love holidays along with any excuse to do something out of the ordinary. Thankfully Korea is full of random holidays and one is just a day away, Peppero (빼빼로) Day! This year Pepero Day is extra super duper special because it lands on November 11, 2011 (11.11.11), thus making it Millennium Pepero Day, a date which only appears on the … Continue reading
