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Korea

• Jeju, Korea, Seoul, fish, markets, mysterious ingredients, out and about, travel

  Reseoulution

  11.12.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I know what you were thinking: Finally. She’s done posting Korea photos. I mean, she’s posting about oatmeal, for Mao’s sake, she must be through with the endless Seoul puns and nearly identical pictures of pickled spicy cabbage.
  Well, you were wrong. But at least my puns aren’t this bad:

  I spent my last hours on [...]

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• Jeju, Korea, entrees, fish, mysterious ingredients, out and about, travel

  A la recherche du temps Jeju

  10.31.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Sometimes Life does not cooperate with the general flow of blog posts. Sometimes nothing happens and I have nothing to post about. Sometimes I don’t have time to post, or things are too personal to post. But sometimes, sometimes, I have supersaturated days, where I want to make sure I blog about everything that happened [...]

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• Jeju, Korea, Parks, entrees, mysterious ingredients, out and about, road trippin', temples, travel

  Kimchi Invasion

  10.22.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  When I was in seventh grade, some of my teachers put together a Europe trip for students that covered something like eight countries in twelve days (though why anyone would want to take a gaggle of twelve- and thirteen-year olds anywhere is beyond me). I, being me, was dying to go. My parents, being logical [...]

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• Jeju, Korea, Parks, entrees, fish, musings, out and about, travel

  Yay Means Nae

  10.18.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  The way my father tells it, he and 5-or 6-year old Ellis (not yet ellis, but probably around the time I insisted everyone call me Crystal) were at McDonald’s, eating our hamburgers before we were allowed to eat our French Fries.
  “Dad,” said wee Ellis. “Where do hamburgers come from?”
  Oh boy. Almost as tough as “Where [...]

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• Jeju, Korea, Parks, holidays, less food-related, out and about, travel

  The 400 Blows

  10.16.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Nearly every time I’ve flown in or from China, I’ve remarked to myself or travel companion just how much more efficient Chinese airports are than American airports. In China, counter check-in begins 90 minutes before domestic flights. Before going through security, passengers have to go through customs-like cubicles, whether they’re flying international or domestic, where [...]

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• Korea, Seoul, entrees, fish, mysterious ingredients, out and about, travel

  Conseoulidation

  10.13.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  The limit of the human stomach is one of life’s greatest tragedies. Some lament 24 hours in a day, I lament 2,000 calories in a day. Don’t think I can’t push it to at least twice that, but eventually physical limitations and the outside forces of clothing waistlines impose restrictions.
  Though the Namdaemun market pushed [...]

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• Korea, Seoul, entrees, out and about, travel

  Conseoulation

  10.10.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Imagine the scenario: ellis wakes up from a surprisingly comfy night on Megan’s couch, then cackles softly as she realizes that technically she should be in class. Megan, the real teacher, is in class, so the apartment is quiet. ellis heats water for tea, then cracks some eggs into a bowl. She takes the used [...]

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• Korea, Seoul, entrees, fish, out and about, travel

  Seeking Seoulace

  10.05.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  One day not seoul long ago, Han Seoulo was relaxing in a gondola drifting down a Venice canal. Beside Han sat Babe Ruth, leaning back with his eyes closed, enjoying the Venice sun. The gondolier, naturally, was serenading Han and Babe with a heartfelt rendition of O Seoul-e Mio.
  “Hey, Babe,” Han said. “Have you installed [...]

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• Korea, Seoul, travel

  Inseoulence

  09.29.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  sung to the tune of West Side Story’s ‘Maria’
  The most confusing sound I ever heard
  Like for everything they had their very own different word
  Korea
  Korea
  Annyeong-haseyo South Korea
  It’s time to go travel forth,
  But don’t go too far north, you see
  Korea
  I just arrived in South Korea
  And suddenly kimchi
  Will never be the same to me
  Korea
  When the cabbie [...]

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