Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

A very popular fashion trend in Korea is ‘couple’s wear’. You’ll see it in most stores where clothing will come in both a man’s and women’s version. This is particularly popular at the airport for honeymooners, at the movie theatre for dates and in shopping areas on the weekend. It’s so popular that friends of Read more

It’s been hot for the past month or two in Korea. And I mean REALLY hot. It’s never below about 29-30 degrees in our apartment and that’s with the air conditioner running. It easily gets to 35+ humidity everyday and would rarely drop below 30 even at night. This has lead us to rely on Read more

I was asked the other day about Korean music, so I feel like it’s about time I get this post finished. Korean music is probably one of the things I will remember most about my time here. K-Pop is everywhere, you’ll find it blaring from cell phone shops, in a cafe, the grocery store or Read more

Apparently it’s just about time for us to pack our bags and leave Korea. The Korean government was kind enough to send me this notice yesterday. Read more

There are some new (and long over due) photos on the photo page. Enjoy! Read more

This is actually quite an old story now, but still a good one. While Dad was visiting (in April) we headed to Andong to see Hahoe Village (하희믈). This is  a working traditional village; it was really quite nice with lots of old traditional thatched roof houses, surrounded by mountains and a river with quite a bit Read more