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where's pedantic in the mood menu?
Marriage and Children
I was reading about the rise of so-called hedonic marriage, that is marriage based not on traditional breadwinner/homemaker models but on exceptional compatibility, especially in consumption patterns, interests, educational levels, and even careers. These types of marriages often do not result in children, as in todays economy ( Read more... ) -
Impermanence
My grandmother died.
I called the night before, thinking I would visit her.
My uncle told me she was having trouble breathing.
The next day she died.
I went to my house two days later to help clean.
I cleaned for two days, ten hours. It made a small dent.
Why was she so attached to clothes and stuff?
She couldn't throw anything away, or let anyone ( Read more... ) -
Looking for volunteer ideas
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one more
Well, I just got back from my first ever canning class ( Read more... ) -
There is no law...but I no longer care.
Dear Friends,
I thought I'd post my thoughts on Korean business culture.
What I've discovered in my time here in the form of dialogs that more or less actually occured:
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Taekwondo teacher: "Can you tutor my children and some of my friends children after you finish work [8:40pm]?"
Tasha: "Um, well I'm pretty tired after being trapped in a small room ( Read more... ) -
black tongue!?
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Taekwondo black belt test
Today we had our taekwondo test for our first black belt, at the national taekwondo testing center called kukkiwun.
At first we were nervous, as we had to pay something like $100 each, and wondered what would we do if we didn't pass?
Then a little old korean lady came in and sat in our section. Me and Nick instantly had the same thought, 'Oh, ( Read more... ) -
Posted photos
Dear Friends,
Just got back from the Korean bathhouse and sauna. Ahhh.....
We posted some photos of our korean music class recital. We're wearing hanbok, korean clothes! And look very colorful.
Hope you take a look in scrapbook.
Tasha and Nick