Goal-free language learning

Instead of erecting milestones and working toward them, I find more joy in stumbling across them and delighting myself.

200

The last post I wrote was my 200th post on this blog, across nine years of blogging and ten years … More

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 … More

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.