In search of some fresh air and perspective, a friend and I set out on what we thought was going to be a day-long hiking excursion. Not having properly researched our adventure, we assumed the vast web of Seoul fortress walls all connected. Knowing that there was… Read More
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Jeongneung Tilt Shift
Tilt shift photograph of Jeongneung, my small neighborhood in Seoul, from Global Grasshopper. Nice.
Wolfhound
I should have learned my lesson at the Seoul Electronic Music Festival. Holga-ing while intoxicated = mostly a failure. It’s the changing of the film that gets me. Tuesday evening, we headed to Itaewon for 2-for-1 fish-n-chips at Wolfhound, a homey, Western-style Irish Pub. We… Read More
Karl Lagerfeld: A Work in Progress
Held at the Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Karl Lagerfeld: A Work in Progress, was exactly that: a whole lot of Karl, stunning faces, fabulous Chanel and plenty of Yoko Ono. The space was beautiful and the Koreans in attendance were equally so. Nothing groundbreaking, but… Read More
By the Skin of Our Teeth
Bus line is by far the craziest part of my day. At 2:20 pm, 15 classes filled with preschoolers furiously rush out of their classroom to their bus line. Ooofta! We count our kids and fly down 3 steep flights of stairs. It’s only sheer,… Read More