Monthly Archives: February 2011

exposing myself to Korea

When I arrived in Korea on my one-year working visa, there were a few strings attached.  Aside from shipping away my diploma and a medley of notarized documents to Seoul prior to my arrival, there were a few things that … Continue reading

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I’m a whore for science

That’s right.  I said it.  When I said you’d never have to sell your eggs to afford to travel, I wasn’t telling the whole truth.  You want to know a great way to make some easy cold hard cash?  Give … Continue reading

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{local spotlight} Thir-Tea-First Street Cafe and Tea Room in Baltimore

Few things can get my engine running quite like a quality cup of tea or a ridiculous vintage hat.  When I suggested to my mom that we check out a tea room in Baltimore, I had no idea that I’d … Continue reading

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world travel: for more than just spoiled rich kids

Sarah Palin is going to go find herself in India.  Let’s all breathe a sigh of relief that this fine diplomat is one of the few Americans with a passport (one-quarter to maybe one-third of us have one, and of … Continue reading

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hello world, here’s my cliché “beginnings” post

I’ll preface this entire project (lifestyle?) by quoting the lovely Margaret Atwood, just as I did my last blogging endeavor… In The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood writes: “Why is it that we want so badly to memorialize ourselves? Even while … Continue reading

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