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Seoul, This is Christmas

So here it is. Christmas. It’s your first one away from home. Or perhaps, like me, it will be...

2012 Dec 25
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Waiting for a Wedding

Everyone has an interesting tidbit about him or her self. Some people are bilingual, some have a twin, while some...

2012 Apr 16
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The Gold Miss

Years ago, when I was still in my early twenties, my relatives asked with typical Korean cajolements when I expected...

2011 Dec 26
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On Being Chinese, in Korea

Two weeks ago, I went to E-mart to pick up a pizza in an effort to console Husband, who was...

2011 Dec 21
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Seoul: The Underdog City of Love

If metropolitan cities were high school students and they had a graduation ceremony, Paris would, without a doubt, with the...

2011 Nov 5
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Inner Musings of a Gyopo

It was drizzling one afternoon in Seoul when I was waiting for a green light to cross the street. Across...

2011 Oct 21
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Married, with Inhibitions

It’s surprisingly easy for me go through my days here without being asked The Question All Women of Age...

2011 Sep 9
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Seoul: A Risky Affair

Risk-taker doesn’t really describe my personality well. Risk-calculator is more like it. Trying a new route home or a...

2011 Apr 7
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Age and the City

It’s neither Valentine’s Day or White Day that depresses me come February or March—it’s the mere...

2011 Mar 12
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Death for Cutie

Just the other day when I was out running errands, I passed a store that was under renovation. As I...

2011 Feb 27
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A Spoonful of Solitude

Eating alone in public, especially if you’re a young woman working in a business district, is still a rare...

2011 Feb 13
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Is There a Catch if She’s a Good Catch But No One’s Caught Her?

A Korean acquaintance told me today that a friend offered to set him up on a blind date. The first...

2011 Feb 13
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Forever 25

On the eve of my turning a quarter century, I realized that I don’t want this year to just...

2011 Feb 6