One take-away I engraved deeply after I returned home from my trip to Asia, is the idea to value the company of friends and family around the table once again; like I used to.
Field Notes: Making Mandu (만두 만들기)
Last week, I kicked off my new series, Chasing Life: Field Notes, with a blogpost about aging. The purpose of this series is to share some of the things I have been doing to make my latter days better than the first. Some of these things include traveling, meeting new people, making and trying new things, and always learning! One …
When Life Gives You Suffering…Rise Above!
You have to find things that bring you joy to replace what you are no longer able to do…
A Good Lesson on Rubbish Day
On today’s adventure while chasing life in South Korea, It was a most interesting day. I cleaned house and took care of my rubbish. Now, speaking of rubbish, in Korea you must separate rubbish in four ways: plastic, paper, food waste, and everything else. You have to purchase pink colored bags for this. So, I separated my rubbish well, then …
Delicious South Korea!
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
God Moments In Daejeon!
I have to say that up to this point on our trip, we had not eaten anything we did not enjoy, and we have not met anyone we didn’t love instantly.
If I Call You Darling, Will You Make Me Pancakes?
Anyone who knows me, quickly perceives my peculiar affinity for pancakes. I mean, if you were to ask me what my favorite meal is, I would say, breakfast, hands down! However, if you were to ask me what my favorite food is, I’d have to say is pancakes (and/or waffles). Not steak and mashed potatoes, or pasta, or even …
Hungarian Làngos
During my last visit to Germany, I had the privilege of spending a few days with the Jakucs family. The Jakucs are Hungarians living in Germany, who cherish and celebrate their hungarian roots, right down to their typical food. I feel at home with this wonderful family, and they have adopted me as one of their own. On my last …
Marmalade in Germany
There are several things I have on my bucket list, like places I want to travel to, people I would like to meet, and things I would like to do. On my last trip to Germany, I was able to scratch one item off the list; making jam or marmalade. I had the honor of staying with my good friend …
Beauty in Simplicity
Confucius once said, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Sometimes I agree with that statement and other times, I wonder if Confucius got it all wrong, I have many scars and bruises which I have sustained just from living a somewhat normal life. Although, as I examine my experiences, I realize what I call a normal …
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