Back in KoreaIt sure is good to be home. Weird isn’t it to think of Korea as home? But it is in many ways. I’ve now lived in our building (F Dong we call it) longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in my life. Wow. That is wild.Each time I come back, I have all kinds of...
We’re back in Korea safe and sound. We survived the 14 hour flight and all the driving in between, only losing 1 out of 11 bags (don’t worry, we just forgot it on the conveyer belt and had to pay the fine to have it delivered to our apartment). This is what happens...
Check out my critique partner, Carmella Van Fleet's, video put on by Bee Bee. It rocks!
Has the summer already ended? NOOOOOOOOOO!Me: (Sigh and pouting face)But I must say I had a really relaxing summer. I read like 15 MG and YA books (Heaven!) and got all caught up chatting with family. Disney was fabulous, as always. Micky Mouse says hi BTW.And to top...
Another insight Anne Sibley O’Brien shared with the Korea SCBWI chapter is to dig deep in our stories. She encouraged us to search our feelings on race issues and emotions that want to bury themselves deep down when living in another country/culture.Then she asked us...
I'm long overdue in blogging about my Korean SCBWI's chapter dinner event with Anne Sibley O'Brien last month. We ate at a Korean kalbi restaurant complete with grilled beef, rice, various types of lettuce, garlic cloves, kimchi and pineapple. Yum! A little about...
One of the highlights of our summer was watching the space shuttle, Endeavour, shoot off through the clouds and up into the atmosphere. We would have missed it too if Mom hadn't called me up saying the space shuttle is taking off in ten minutes. I quickly...
No, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth! I've been traveling and visiting family and friends. I haven't had much access to Internet so I've been amiss in my emailing and blogging.Right now we're in Orlando and having fun seeing my side of the family. It's so...
It’s been almost a year since I’ve stepped inside an American bookstore. So we went to the mall the other day, I bolted (this is when jogging comes in handy) over there.After I passed the mountain of Twilight books (can I just say WOW!?), I found the teen section....
Back in the good old USA, I'm finding all the good things that I've missed.1. Green, green grass.2. Blue skies and clean air3. Peppermint Patties4. Burgers5. Cars and driving6. Grocery stores!!!! Can you believe there are more than two types of salad dressings? And...