Month: May 2009

Girls Day Out

I was inspired by Martha's pizza day and Deb Logan's girls' day out to blog about taking my two closest friends here in Korea out on the town. It will probably be our last time together since Barbara is returning to Canada at the end of the school year.We went to an...

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In Need of Pampering

My hubby is off to the southern tip of Korea, Kyongju and Jeju-do, for a high school discovery trip. I'm totally jealous (Sure, I've been, but still!) because Kyongju is the setting for my Korean taekwondo story. I could handle some traveling all in the name of...

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Win a Website

Query Tracker is holding some fabulous contests lately and one of them is to win a website design from Carolyn Kaufman and Patrick McDonald. Yeah! Check out all the details here.

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Silver Phoenix!

Cindy Pon has totally outdone herself by offering an amazing prize on her blog. You can either win a beautiful brush framed painting of hers or a $100 gift certificate. Totally awesome. It's a story set in ancient China and one that is the top of my list of must buys...

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Shoe Shopping in Seoul

I've been living in Seoul for 7 years now and finally discovered SHOES! In an area called Edea, not too far from where I live, is the best place to buy shoes. And if they don't have your size (most of the shoes here are smaller sizes) or style, don't worry, you can...

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Goodbyes- So Not Fair!

It's shocking how long I've been away from Blogger! And the thing is I love blogging. It keeps me connected and I love seeing what everyone is reading and up to. But this is May and at my school we call it May Madness. Crazy, crazy busy and it's not even over yet....

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Happy Children’s Day!

Yesterday was Children’s Day here in Korea. This holiday, Eorininal in Korean, is a devoted to the children of Korea. So what might one do on this day? Many kids dress up in their traditional clothing, the hanbok. They get special treats from their parents like...

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Korean Patterns

I find the patterns in Korean clothing, food, and architecture fascinating. When I wrote my middle grade novel on Korea, I had fun incorporating these patterns into the story. But patterns are more than a shape or color. They convey emotions and meaning. Maybe that's...

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I’m in a Cartoon! And Happy Korean Labor Day

My fabulously talented critique partner, Debbie drew up a cartoon of my critique group, MiG Writers. Check it out here. Can you guess which one is me?And my other fabulously talented critique partner, Beth, is having an amazing contest here.And while we are...

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