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Dear Readers,

Daring to cook

There they were, a whole bag full of them all tangled together in one (very) slippery bundle — or whatever you might call several…

January Overlook.

Hello Readers,

I notice this is the first post in 2023 and it’s already February. But to make up for…

Born to be our Sun.

Merry Christmas from Korea! We are in the last days of 2022 now, our white…

Tis the season to make kimchi.

“Kimjang” (김장) is one Korean word that isn’t too hard to say, but the meaning is colossal: kimchi-making…

Music in Death Alley: Itaewon, Seoul

Playing my violin for those who were there: the victims and…

Where foreigners shed foreignness.

People often ask why I am in South Korea, and I give varying answers — which are more like guesses…

Is language a love barrier?

Climbing over the wall of linguistic limitations from both sides.