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Merry Christmas!

Posted on25. Dec, 2010 by Johnathan.

Another year gone by and another Christmas in the books. Hwajung and I would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Here’s hoping you were all good and Santa was kind. If presents were unjust or discordant with your many wonderful exploits, I vote for hunting the jolly man [...]

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Back from Jeju Island

Posted on21. Oct, 2010 by Johnathan.

So, we went to a beautiful island that was apparently even more gorgeous in better weather or lighting conditions. No hot air ballooning for us, unfortunately. Still, we were able to check out some pretty fun and interesting sites. Affordable taxis were the item du jour and despite everything being scattered all over the island, [...]

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Sisters in Korea

Posted on15. Oct, 2010 by Johnathan.

From the sisters:
It was a long flight 16 hours but we made it safe  and sound. After Hwajung and her father brought us from the airport to John’s we went walking in the area and saw some of  the open air markets where they sell fish and produce. After that we were more than ready [...]

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Happy 60th, Mom!!

Posted on05. Jul, 2010 by Johnathan.

Happy Birthday, Mom! I hope you have a spectaculundrously-amazing day. Yes, so wonderful that in fact new words are created for it. I’m sorry that I can’t be there to do the Grouse Grind with you, but instead I’ll try to make it more interesting for you to go on your own. Hwajung and I [...]

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Parents Day (or Nurimaru Part II)

Posted on22. May, 2010 by Johnathan.

North America celebrates Mother’s & Father’s day separately, but in Korea they parsimoniously merge them into one ultimate, mega-amazing Parent’s Day. This was set a couple of weeks ago and we enjoyed a nice lunch near a temple called Yong-gun Sa, followed by a digestive walk around Nurimaru–a 10 minute drive apart. I failed to [...]

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Christmas Blankets

Posted on01. Jan, 2010 by Johnathan.

Warm hearts plus warm textiles equaled warm bodies for the holiday season. It all started last month when we began mapping out our Christmas plans. In addition to a big Christmas meal, which was wonderful, ice skating, which was fun, and movies, which were a bit over the top thanks to Bruno and Sean Pen, [...]

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Happy New Year!

Posted on31. Dec, 2009 by Johnathan.

It’s that time again! Time to dust off the old hope hat and start making resolutions. First resolution suggestion: don’t break resolutions within the first month of the year. That said, here’s a list of things I’ve been thinking about for the next few minutes as I type.

be sweet to my girlfriend
be sweet to family
see [...]

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