Category Archives: Korea

Big face, small beauty?

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Carrie K

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 →

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Korea – the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Carrie K

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 →

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The Perks of Living in Ottawa

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Carrie K

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 →

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Smells like what??

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Carrie K

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 →

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I don’t normally do this…

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carrie K

My life normally provides me with more than enough inspiration for blog posts.  I am simply one of those people to whom strange things seem to happen.  However, I saw this on my Facebook feed and had to share it. … Continue reading →

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Ping pong or badminton? Both!

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Carrie K

I went to my storage locker today.  It’s a bit like having a mini-Christmas; there are surprises in every box!  Granted it’s all mine, and in theory I should remember what’s in there but I don’t.  There are boxes I … Continue reading →

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You can leave Korea but it never really leaves you…

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Carrie K

It is astonishing.  I have been back in Canada for nearly 6 months now, and yet my love life (or lack thereof) is still a source of intense interest for my Korean friends.  I received this email yesterday, from a … Continue reading →

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Does Leaf Peeping make me a Leaf Peeper?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Carrie K

When I left Asia, I thought my international travelling days were done.  But then I remembered the United States.  Not that I had forgotten about the US; it’s a large and rather vocal country.  But I had forgotten how close … Continue reading →

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Times they are a-changin’

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Carrie K

A month ago, I was in Korea.  It was hellishly hot; I had to climb over a pile of sand and bricks to get to my classroom; the pinatas for our Mexican lesson had imploded over the weekend; my apartment … Continue reading →

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Cars, Ships and Petrochemical Plants… oh my!

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Carrie K

Ulsan is the industrial heart of Korea, and is home to the world’s largest automobile assembly plant (Hyundai), and the world’s largest shipyard (Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)).  There are also petrochemical plants, oil refineries, and a huge number of smaller … Continue reading →

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