For 2016, I set myself a relaxed reading goal of 25 books. I knew I could easily read that many, so it wasn’t a challenge to read more. In fact, I wanted to prioritize reading more by making it less stressful for myself. If I had tried to shoot for 40 or 50, I know […]
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The Raven Boys – Book Review
Goodreads Summary: For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn’t believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not […]
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before – Book Review
Goodreads summary: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box […]
Big Magic – Book Review
Goodreads Summary: Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature […]
The Knife of Never Letting Go – Book Review
Goodreads summary: Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows […]
A (Slightly Stressful) Trip to Seoul!
We live in Daejeon, so we are able to drive to Seoul in a few hours or take the KTX there which only takes 50 minutes, but that doesn’t mean we go often. Since Junkyu started his new company, he spends his weekends at the office a lot of the time. However, I had to […]
Jane Eyre – Book Review
I finally did it! I finally read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I’ve had it on my shelf for a long time, and I started it a few years ago, and loved it from the very first page. The length, I think, is what kept me from reading it all the way through. I wanted to […]
44th TOPIK I Test Results – 한국어능력시험결과
A few weeks ago, I took the TOPIK I for the first time, to test my Korean level. I felt pretty good about it when I was done, and I was anxious to see my results. I didn’t study as much as I intended to, and I will definitely need to study more before attempting […]
Sock Knitting (and lots more)
In November and December, I was tangled in a knitting frenzy. All I thought about was knitting. I visited a knit shop in Seoul, I started watching knitting podcast videos on YouTube, and I started stocking up on yarn and project bags to carry all the things I cast on. I even read a knitting-related […]
Reading A Series of Unfortunate Events as an Adult
By now, many of you might have heard about the new Netflix series based on the Series of Unfortunate Events books by Lemony Snicket. I haven’t found too much information on it, but I’m hoping it will happen soon. Count Olaf is to be played by Neil Patrick Harris, and I’m excited to see how he […]
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