Some days I write things

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Oh, Korea…

It’s a phrase I utter often here. It’s followed by the defeated half-sigh of resignation. My brother Matt was visiting me this summer and “oh, Korea…” was part of his vocabulary within three days.

“Oh, Korea…” is used when there’s no other explanation for the weirdness that just occurred. It might be [...]

Happy Birthday to ME!

Well, Friday was my birthday.

This is the 4th birthday I’ve spent in Korea and I would have to say that it was the best. On Friday night, Greg, Robin, Cait, and the Other Marie ate Korean BBQ and then had a couple drinks at a hof near my house.

Yes, there is another Marie. It’s weird [...]

Sunday Stitches: The Monday Edition

Here is an official picture of Greg’s Silly Pirate Hat.

I didn’t actually end up posting a Sunday Stitches post yesterday as I was knitting. all. day. Saturday, Hanna and I went to the Dongdaemun yarn market and I ended up with something like 140,000won worth of yarn. (I’m reminded of a time my mother went to [...]

Bling.

You wouldn’t necessarily think it of me, would you? But yes, secretly somewhere in there, I likes me some bling. And that being said, OMG guess what I bought yesterday?

The cutest Swarovski Crystal earrings from a jewlery designer in eastern Ontario.

Cecile Reichert of Conversations in Jewelery just outside Brockville, ON has the cutest concept for earrings [...]

Midget Lamp! or: why I love shopping in Korea.

Tuesday night I had to buy a backpack. My trip to Japan and Thailand is just around the corner. I have so much to do to prepare and not even of a fraction of enough time to do it.

I read on the Internet that I could find well-priced camping gear at the sports shops “flanking Dongdaemun [...]