Karl Lagerfeld has been a fashion Icon for decades. His significance to the industry cannot be underestimated. He’s been the lead designer or creative director behind some of the world’s leading brands such as Chanel, Fendi, Chloe and H&M. Even if you don’t know his work his signature black suit, black tie, black shades, and…
Lunar New Years’ come and go but this time, this year, things were special for me because the big day coincided with my own birthday! So, I’d always wanted to see the sunrise on Lunar New Year’s and somehow something always intervened to stop me. This year I wasn’t having it. I was determined to…
Recently I’ve had the pleasure to experience the Tutankhamun exhibition at the Gwacheon National Science Museum. Aptly named, The Pharaoh of Mystery, the exhibition pulls you into a life of dynastic family lineage, sacred rites, mysterious deaths and wondrous artifacts. Egyptian culture unravels before your eyes through interactive exhibits, an engrossing film, and the over…
In early December the folks at the Global Village sponsored a European Christmas Market. Since it was an out of the ordinary event that probably wouldn’t happen again any time too soon I joined my friends on Saturday morning to take in the event. I didn’t really know what to expect. I jumped in a…
Hot on the heels of my 2011 Halloween post, I thought I’d post about this year’s Thanksgiving. All in all it was a great event. It’s tough being away from family during holidays and once you add in the fact that you’re out of your home country it becomes doubly hard. So it’s important to…
As the year closes out I decided to post a few long overdue accounts of the past couple of holidays. First up is Halloween. This year, like last year, I squandered my time dithering over what costume to put together only to race out at the last minute to the store to rummage through the…
CNNGO recently published Kyle Burton’s 12 rules for expat life in Korea. I’m a little behind on the ripples through the Korean blogosphere. If you haven’t seen the reaction then you can check out what Roboseyo, Chris in South Korea, Paul Ajosshi, and Dave Willis each had to say. The general consensus is that Mr….
So, since last fall the latest jargon on the lips of the kids in SoKo is a cute catch phrase for certain young ladies. Now you wouldn’t necessarily say this to a girl, but when you’re talking about her with your friends you most certainly would! So, in Konglish Bagel Girl is: 베이 글 녀 베이 (baby…
