Thank you for the nomination!
A few days ago Kristy was so kind to nominate me for the Liebster award. It’s only been about six months since I started blogging so I’m obviously very flattered. Thank […]
Government officials and Hallyu: The art of networking
My world economic conference is over and I’ve had the opportunity to speak to a bunch of interesting people. Yesterday I was late for the official luncheon so I just […]
Going Korean in Canada
I’m currently in Montreal for an economics conference. While I have been to the U.S. on many occasions this is my first time in Canada and so far I feel […]
What a week…
This week was probably the most densely packed week in a long time. Twice I had friends over for dinner, one day I visited my inlaws, yesterday I spent the […]
Korean ups and downs
Here’s a blog post about two very different Korean-learning days. The first one (Saturday) was a very unproductive day. I had so many plans and good intentions for this day. […]
Rusty Korean?
녹슬었을까봐 조금 걱정했어요. (I was afraid that my Korean had become too rusty.) I told this to my LP whom I was finally able to meet up with yesterday after a three-week […]
How I all of a sudden got plenty of time to study Korean today
Today was supposed to be a busy day. My schedule looked something like this: 8:00-10:00 Give econ lecture 10:30-11:00 Attend meeting with professor 12:00-12:45 Lunch date with colleague Afternoon: Attend […]
How the student became the teacher
“Won’t you teach me Korean?” I never thought I’d hear these words from my husband, but this is exactly what he asked me a few weeks ago. After our first […]
My secret single behavior (and how it turned Korean)
Do you remember the episode of Sex and the City where the girls talk about their secret single behaviors (a behavioral pattern, which only emerges when they are completely and utterly alone)? This evening, […]
