Halloween Comes to Korea

Kelly left basically when my mom arrived, but they certainly were in Korea at the same time and we have just one picture to prove it. 
It was taken on Friday morning, when Kelly was heading to the airport and Yellow Ribbon celebrated its first Halloween ever.
Koreans don’t know much about “Halloweenday” minus the [...]

Seoulin’ it Down

The first half of our trip was so go-go-go, we decided to slow things down a bit for Dad’s second weekend here.  It wasn’t entirely by choice… we sort of just… didn’t have one. ;-p
You see, Dad’s last weekend here was Chuseok, Korea’s harvest day or Thanksgiving.  EVERYTHING was sold out- plane tickets to anywhere, [...]

Weekend Goods

This past weekend was pretty fun…  Friday, after we returned home from the school field trip, I just hung around here.  Oddly enough, I felt like doing some yard work.  So I picked some weeds out by “the Jew,” scooped dog poop, did some house and zoo cleaning, read my book… even practiced violin for [...]

Korea Fighting!

Out with the old, in with the new.
Whenever I used to hear this expression, I thought of a new year beginning, full of new goals, the start of a new school semester, a whole new me.
These days, I still go to school.  But not as a student- as a teacher.  And when I hear an [...]

A Look into Yellow Ribbon

A 5-minute promotional DVD I made for Yellow Ribbon:
A good look at the adorable students at my school, some of the wonderful people I get to work with and a few of the awesome things I get to do.

Spring Was Here

I finally took my morning hike up through the mountain today after I fed the dogs and put them outside.  It had been a little over a week since my last hike, and my, were the trails different! Plus, this go-around, I found some new ones I like.
It’s amazing how much something can change in [...]

Ain’t Nothin’ but a Horndog

So, I got asked for the 4th time this week if I were Russian again.  As if I’m not already a spectacle hoppin’ down the bunny trail alone here in Korea farm country…  Now, I’m that white girl with the two puppies. ;-p
Dukbokee Lady #1 got to meet the twins tonight.
She was so happy to [...]

Spring Picnic

OK, so names.  I’ve decided on Gongju for her (princess) and Soko for him (short for South Korea).
I tried to take ‘em both down into town today for a “walk,” but really, lover boy just coaxed me into carrying him for an hour and a half.  The pretty little princess wouldn’t come down the hill, [...]

I <3 Dukbokee Lady

After I finished my last class today, I walked down into town to see my dukbokee/odang lady for dinner.  I always enjoy sitting with her at her street cart and l’ve never left hungry or dissatisfied for just a few bucks.
She chatted on and on in Korean and asked me questions she knew I couln’t [...]

Don’t Pull… and Stop Pushing!

Tonight, I attended a musical at Sahmyook University with Pastor and Mrs. Lee.
The school is SDA (along with everything else in the Lees’ lives), so naturally, the play was based on a Bible story.
The three of us left Yellow Ribbon at 6:30 to catch the final 7:30 show.  On our way there, Mrs. Lee called [...]