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Big face, small beauty?
Recently I was going through a box of things I had shipped home from Korea. Metal chopsticks, cute notebooks, sparkly hair do-dads for my nieces, and this: I can’t remember what it’s called in Korean but I do remember where … Continue reading
Posted in ex-pat, Korea, Korean schools, Life, Living abroad, Travel
Tagged beauty, korea
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Where can you park a dog-sled?
I’d never really thought about it before but it must be tough to find a good place to park your dog-sled. I spotted this ingenious solution in the Ikea parking lot. Do you think the owner had gone to buy … Continue reading
Korea – the gift that keeps on giving
Yesterday I was going through a box in my storage locker, when I stumbled across this pretty little gift box. During my last few hot, humid, hectic, harried days in Korea, I vaguely remember the lovely gym teacher at my … Continue reading
Posted in ex-pat, Korea, Korean schools, Life, Living abroad
Tagged gifts, Korean War
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The Perks of Living in Ottawa
I have been back in Canada for a little over a year now, and while I am still unconvinced that Ottawa is actually a city (it’s more like a big, friendly town), there are definitely some perks to living here. … Continue reading
International Rock Balancing Festival
With a name like that, how could I not go? Organized by BAWI, or Balanced Art World International (http://bawiint.com/), the festival was held on the shores of the Ottawa River. The weather was gorgeous, and the festival was both fabulous … Continue reading
Smells like what??
I lived in Asia for almost ten years. Eventually I learned to read both Japanese and Korean but sometimes, especially when in the grocery store, it was easier to look at pictures or shapes than to try to sound out … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, ex-pat, Korea, Life, Living abroad, Travel, Uncategorized
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Not as boring as I thought…
I love Ottawa. I love living in Ottawa. It’s a great place but I hesitate to call it a city. The word ‘city’ brings to mind places like New York, London, and Tokyo. Big, bustling, gritty, and busy 24 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, fireworks, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged demolition, implosion, Ottawa, sir john carling, sir john carling building
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Canada’s most boring city?
I have twin godsons. I adore them, they are delightful in almost every way. But they are 15 years old, and many, many things have recently become SO. NOT. COOL. I had assumed that I was a part of the … Continue reading
Not quite the answer I was looking for
I have recently begun teaching English to adults here in Ottawa. It’s been a bit of a steep learning curve- no singing, no dancing, and no stickers. The upside is that my students don’t punch each other or cry if … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Education, Life, Teaching English, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged esl, mosquitoes
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