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I was expecting to work a lot this summer, and take a couple weeks off to travel around Korea or Asia.  Due to recent events, I’ve had to change those plans.  I just bought a ticket to fly back to Oregon in 2 1/2 weeks, and will be there for 2 months helping my family. [...]

Thanks to everyone who emailed and posted condolences for the death of my father – it really meant a lot. Unfortunately, I barely had any internet access at home and haven’t replied yet. I arrived back home around 8 pm Sunday night, though my body was still thinking it was 4 am. I didn’t sleep [...]

My heart is so full of sadness today, it could BURST. My father was killed today in a tragic accident. I’m leaving on a flight back to Portland tonight with Ras. I don’t know what we’re going to do without him…

That’s the name of our university’s student festival, which will be held tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday. All afternoon classes for those three days will be canceled, and the cancellation of morning classes are at the discretion of the professors. A typical university festival will include food, sports, activities, and of course, a concert. The main [...]

This is one of the pictures I took during Peter and Soona’s wedding this past Thursday.  Right now they’re on their honeymoon in Hawaii.  I wonder how sunburned Peter will be when he returns next week.

I had a couple of pre-cooked rice bowls and went online looking for cooking directions in English.  I knew they could be microwaved, but didn’t know if the plastic bowls could stand being boiled.  I found the answer at KOA Mart, which got me thinking.  This online store selling Korean products would be a great [...]

Remember when I was talking about Rain beating out Stephen Colbert in Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2006?