Last week was Spring Break for us. Lots of good times like playrooms, donuts, Starbucks, writing, hanging out with friends, reading, and eating yummy food. One of the places we went to was Lotte World. It's a Korean version of Disney World even down to the blue...
When we went to the War Museum, we visited the replica of the Turtle Ship. It's truly amazing in design and beautiful in appearance. As a history lover, I had to learn about this ship. There was a video there which I watched but then I went a step further and did some...
SCBWI now has a chapter in Korea! SCBWI stands for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and it is an organization that supports writers and illustrators. I'm so excited about having a chance to meet up with other children writers here in Asia and make...
Think rice cakes, family time and traditional hanboks. Yesterday and today we had the day off from work because its the New Year Holiday here in Korea!Korean families have been busy cooking and making preparations for a big feast of meats, cakes, fruit, side dishes,...
The Korean Fan Dance is my favorite of all their dances. It’s not only beautiful in its steps but it creates the gorgeous scenes within nature that can be seen in Korea. This dance originated in the Chosen Period, about 600 years ago.These are pictures I took when a...
This weekend we finally made it to see the lights of downtown Seoul. We strolled along the river that has been recently restored while listening to Korean singers along the way. It was a cold, chilly night but the colors and excitement in the air made it all worth...
A couple of you have asked what brought my family and me to Korea. So here's the short of it. About 9 years ago my husband and I were bored. We weren't ready to settle down to the same job for the next twenty years, buy a house, and pop out five kids. (Don't worry,...