a blog about learning & translating Korean
What can I say that hasn’t already been said? It is April 2020, and we are in the midst of a global pandemic.
The last post I wrote was my 200th post on this blog, across nine years of blogging and ten years…
I have no idea what idiomatic phrases or colloquial expressions are commonly used in Korean, much less slang.
What can I say that hasn’t already been said? It is April 2020, and we are in the midst of a global pandemic.
When I think of my evolving relationship with Korean pop culture, I think I will remember 2019 fondly as the…
When I read The White Book, I felt a kind of desolation. It wasn’t agony like Human Acts, but a quiet, persistent sadness.
We recently got back from a trip to Tokyo, and half of my heart is still there.
Sometimes certain stories come into your life right when you need them the most.
People often ask me if I have a different personality when I speak Korean. My answer has always been no.
After more than a year of attending advanced Korean classes and regularly writing and reviewing 500-800 character essays with my…
