Monday, August 26 I took it easy today after my weekend of heavy bussing, walking, and sweating. In the morning I did laundry, got all my trash out, finished last week’s blog post, did my remote job work, and worked on vocabulary. Tuesday, August 27 Today I met up with most of The post Life This Week in South Korea: August 26-September 1, 2024 appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Friday, Aug 16 Wow, my blog terms have gotten really wonky! It’s Day 2 of Vacation…and I’m still just piddling in my room. Which is fine. I have plenty of things planned for the next couple weeks. One sad thing: my longtime building friend Jacqueline will be leaving in two weeks. Her The post Life This Week-and-a-Half in South Korea: August 16-25, 2024 appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Can you believe I’ve been here in Korea for a YEAR?!? I arrived on August 23, 2023. I can still remember how I felt when I first got here – so much excitement and possibility. AND anxiety and stress and uncertainty. Now the honeymoon phase is over and Seoul is just where The post Happy One Year in South Korea Anniversary to Me! appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

I’ve lost track again of what has been going on, so this will be highlights and pictures. And not necessarily in order. Ha ha. Blogger fail. OH WELL ?   Oh, and one last thing cuz I never know if videos are going to embed correctly…but on our last class day we The post Life This Week(ish) in South Korea: August 5-15, 2024 appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Welcome to this month’s edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes, interests, and lives? Every month a group of seven bloggers share their work-spaces, homes, towns, and thoughts, with posts based on The post Where Bloggers Live: The Best (& Worst) Advice I’ve Ever Received appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Welcome to this month’s edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…Bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes, interests, and lives? Every month a group of seven bloggers share their work-spaces, homes, towns, and thoughts, with posts based on The post Where Bloggers Live: How I Do Self-Care at Home appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Back in May, when roses were blooming EVERYWHERE in Seoul, I wanted to find someplace a little off the beathen path. There were bigger events and festivals around, and maybe next year I’ll visit those, but for now, I just wanted something gentler. One thing about Seoul is there no end to The post The One Where I Went to Cheong-dong Rose Village in South Korea appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Monday, June 24 The week’s just keep on coming, don’t they? Sigh. Tutoring in the morning. Class. Dinner. Rooftop for sunset. Tuesday, June 25 Trembling and crying have become my personality. I am SO nervous about the whole hospital thing. Korean hospitals very different than US hospitals. I’m supposed to have a The post Life This Week in South Korea: June 24-30, 2024 appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Monday, June 17 I don’t know if y’all will remember the nice Taiwanese girl and her sister from my first class here. That term she was one of the few students who  spoke English, and she was such a help to me in that class when I NEVER knew what was going The post Life This Week in South Korea: June 17-23, 2024 appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more

Monday, June 10 Well, my weekend hiding from the world was the right way to go, as I’m feeling a little better today. I’m trying to remain optimistic that the meeting/conversation with my one friend this week will go well…that they will be reasonable and kind…and we can remain friends. In that The post This Week in South Korea: June 10-16, 2024 appeared first on Fashion Schlub ..read more