daylog

17 Fri. 30 Years of Falling Into You / 너에게 스며드는 아름다운 30년 30 years ago today, I met my wife for the first time.I remember everything, including my first impression of her, as if it happened just yesterday. During our 8 years of dating and 22 years of married life, life as a military spouse in harsh, remote conditions could never have been easy for her. Yet, she never lost her smile, and I'm deepl..

16 Thu. Mastering Coffee / 좌충우돌 커피숍 메뉴 정복 To me, coffee is like a friend I want to get closer to but can't work up the nerve to approach.I tried an iced Americano out of curiosity because people I know drink it at cafes.But it was way too bitter for me. I wondered how people could enjoy a drink that tastes like oriental medicine. Still, wanting to drink coffee, I trained my palate with caramel m..

15 Wed. Causes of Cerebral Infarction / 뇌경색의 다양한 원인 When brain tissue is damaged because of blood vessels in the brain getting clogged up, it's called a cerebral infarction, or stroke.It's easier to get a grasp of the causes of cerebral infarction if you think of them as roads and vehicles. Let's assume that the flow of traffic represents blood flow in the brain.First, imagine a car speeding dow..

14 Tue. Becoming a Jeju Haenyeo / 제주 해녀되기 Last year, I wrapped up my 30-year career and relocated to Jeju. I soon started to take an interest in Jeju's iconic female divers, known as "haenyeo."It just so happened that the Haenyeo School was recruiting students for a hands-on training course. So, I put in an application, went in for an interview and was accepted to the school. I completed 80 hour..

13 Mon. Postnatal Caregiver Services / 산후관리사 서비스  After giving birth to my third child, I didn't check myself into a postnatal care center. If I had, I wouldn't have been able to see my first and second children during my stay. So instead, I opted for postnatal caregiver services. The government hands out subsidies for postnatal care depending on each family's situation. That meant we were able ..

10 Fri. Bobusang / 보부상  The term "Bobusang" refers to people in the old days who carried a bundle on their backs, going around the marketplace selling goods.Nowadays, it is used jokingly to describe people who carry around a lot of stuff in a large bag.That describes me to a T. My bag has always been heavy ever since my school days. I stuffed it with things I might need, just in case.As a result..

8 Wed. Fireflies / 반딧불이 체험  Fireflies spend about a year in the water as larvae, before transforming into pupae.After that, they live as adults for about two weeks.Despite the long wait for adulthood, their actual lifespan as adults is over in a flash.  Recently, I went on a trip to experience fireflies with my child.It was a hands-on event where you could see over 30,000 fireflies.The time we s..

30 Tue. Lovebugs / 러브버그  Last summer, there was an outbreak of a type of insect called "lovebugs" in the northwestern part of Seoul.It caused a lot of distress among the local residents. This year, these bugs have spread out to all of Seoul and Gyeonggi-do province, causing headaches for people who have a phobia of insects.  Lovebugs belong to the March fly family of insects.True to their nickna..

29 Mon. The Joy of Reading / 책 읽는 즐거움 I am deeply immersed in the pleasure of reading books these days. When I was younger, reading books and writing book reports for homework felt like the most challenging tasks. Maybe that's why I never really took an interest in reading at all.  But now that I have become a mother of two, I go to the library with my kids every other week. We borrow new releas..

26 Fri. Exercise for a Healthy Mind and Body / 운동으로 몸도 마음도 건강하게 When my husband moved to a new job, we had to move quite far away. I thought about what I could do to avoid feeling lonely in our new neighborhood, and started to work out at the gym. I thought I would fizzle out unless I had a concrete goal, so I decided to challenge myself to the recent trend of taking body profile pictures.  I ha..