Sadly and, inevitably, there comes a time in every relationship when one person questions the loyalties of the other.   For me, this point arrived 8 months ago when we imported The Bean from the US. Photo:  The Bean decked out Cosby-style in her new Korean threads.  Muy fashionable!

You've got the dream privates lined up.  Easy going student with excellent language abilities and enthusiasm to learn more, a cool 55,000 won an hour, and located in the apartment downstairs from you.  So now what?   Time to teach.In my last blog, aptly entitled How To Find High Paying Privates Teaching English, my friend told me what was up with getting in on private lessons/t ...

A friend and I were talking this weekend about the spare cash situation – in short, she has it and I don’t.   I asked her just how she was getting all this dough and she simply replied, “Privates.”  I was intrigued. 

Why do Koreans stare at me?  If you've never asked yourself that question as a non-Asian foreigner in Korea, you've never been outside your home.   One thing that I have learned since coming to Korea is that many Koreans, especially old men, love to stare at me.  One way to combat this feeling of self-consciousness is to stare right back - really stare at them, s ...

Heeding the boyfriend’s father’s advice (he’s Korean and has lived here, so he should know what he‘s talking about) to dress expensive when living in Seoul, I decided I would try to blend in with the fashionistas here.    Blending into Korea as a woman is definitely a challenge when you are tall, blonde and have white skin and light eyes.  ...

I, like all women, Asian, Caucasian or otherwise, occassionally need to go see the OB/GYN (Oh Boy-Get Yourself Naked!) or just OBG.   I prefer to call it my annual "Big Girl Doctor Visit," as it freaks the boyfriend out a little less.  He was able to make an appointment for me at a clinic that was, in hindsight, only partially English-friendly.