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Grass is greener – 남의 떡

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 ninjamoni 4 Comments

Recently, I’ve been meeting more Korean people, mostly parents, who tell me that they want to take their kids and move to America for a year or so, in order to teach their kids English. They’ll ask me about enrolling their kids in private elementary schools, and I’ll balk, never having heard of such a thing. […]

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Being an Introvert in Korea

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016 ninjamoni 2 Comments

Every now and then, I come across articles about which countries are most suitable for introverts. Japan is often listed high on those lists, though I would disagree about its placement. Not many people cite Korea as a place where introverts should live, but the longer I stay here, the more I think that Korea […]

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Identity as a Foreign Wife in Korea

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 ninjamoni 6 Comments

Now that I’m married to a Korean native and living in Korea, what do I call myself? I used to identify as an expat (as that’s what most Westerners call themselves when moving abroad for work). But now I only work part-time and my job does not make up an important part of my identity […]

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Honeymoon in Bali – Part 4

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 ninjamoni 1 Comment

(Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) We woke up extra early on our third full day in Bali and geared up for the two-hour trip to East coast. It was a beautiful journey through the hills, up and down winding roads that were lined with locals who were dressed in ceremonial clothes. First, we went […]

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Honeymoon in Bali – Part 2

October 16, 2016October 19, 2016 ninjamoni 3 Comments

(Read Part 1 here) We woke up in Bali after a very short sleep, and the weather was nice, despite the storms and heavy rain that occurred while we were sleeping. In the morning, I planned for us to eat breakfast, go to the pool, relax, and get a massage before we started our day. […]

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Honeymoon in Bali – Part 1

September 30, 2016October 19, 2016 ninjamoni 4 Comments

We finally got to go on our honeymoon recently, about five months after our wedding took place. In Korea, Chuseok is a national holiday, like American Thanksgiving, where families get together and eat lots of food. In actuality, it is a very stressful holiday for many people, especially for the wives of first-born or only […]

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Wedding Rings (and why my husband doesn’t wear his)

June 3, 2016October 19, 2016 ninjamoni 2 Comments

About two months before the wedding, I asked Junkyu if we could look at wedding bands, but we didn’t see anything we like until we made an appointment for our pre-wedding photos. There was a woman there who was representing a jewelry store, and told us she would give us a discount and free pieces of […]

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Korean Doctor Visit – ESWT

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 ninjamoni 1 Comment

My body does not react to stress well, and I usually get stressed when I move to a new place, start a new job (or end one), etc. Usually, during and after a big change, my body finds crazy ways to let me know I’m stressed. Sometimes it’s abdominal pain, chest pain, neck pain, and […]

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Luna the Kitten’s Adoption Story – 우리 아기 고양이 루나

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 ninjamoni 1 Comment

When we rescued our cat Leo, we were worried he would be lonely, and we were right. We gave him the entire upstairs to play in, so that our kitchen, bedroom, and living room would all be a safe no-cat zone (to reduce dander, hair, danger to him, etc.) However, he didn’t like being up […]

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Our Korean Wedding – 우리 결혼했어요

April 14, 2016April 15, 2016 ninjamoni 9 Comments

On Saturday, April 9th, 2016, Junkyu and I got married in the traditional Korean style, just as the sun set. It was a beautiful spring day, and although I had no idea what to do during the ceremony, the staff were very kind and helpful, and everything went smoothly. A few days before, we picked up […]

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