one month down! i just finished my first month back in china. while it was difficult to leave the pleasant confines of chez Hutt in colorado, it is nice to be back where the world doesn't make sense. i have found that i really need randomness and a lack of normalcy in my life. keeps things interesting at the very least ( Read more... )

leaving monday! every day, the idea that i will be in China next week becomes more and more surreal. have i become too used to life in the US? who knows! one thing is for sure: my waistline is in need of the kind of correction that China can provide. my goal this year is to get back down to regular mortal proportions. while i have greatly enjoyed ( Read more... )

in case anyone still reads this, i am headed back to china in a month. god help us all

update still coming, just had a thought to pop up here

top chef absolutely crushes hell's kitchen as far as cooking competition shows go. that is all

in case anyone still checks this, i am still alive and well. still on jeju island in korea, but i am headed back to the states for good (or at least a while) in march. i want to write some more right now but my thoughts are in a giant jumbled heap. will update soon

i know to those of you that actually cook a lot, this may sound kinda stupid, but i am really pumped up about actually making tasty meals myself. i have never really cooked for myself, so this is a pretty new thing. for the past 4 years, i have basically eaten out a lot or made easy, easy meals (ex: mac & cheese, hot dogs, microwave frozen stuff). ( Read more... )

alright! update time. i have relocated once again! i am still in korea but i have moved on down to Jeju island. so far, everything is going well. finally got a job (at a foreign language center), an apartment (down near the ocean! score!), and a crew of friends (mostly canadian neo-mennonites, if that makes any sense). this has been a really ( Read more... )

ahh my twice yearly update. some interesting stats from my stay so far in korea ( Read more... )

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if you have taught/lived/traveled anywhere in east Asia (especially Korea), this should make sense. if not, screw you

i seem to have a problem staying on track with this whole "updating" thing. here is a quick update on whats goin on with me ( Read more... )