First Time trying 불닭

  I remember when Hyo first introduced me to 불닭 (bul dak). I wrote about this dish briefly in another post, but didn’t really talk about it. She has introduced me to a lot of new Korean foods that I never tried my previous 2 years in Korea. Going to the Bul Dak spot near … Read more

8 Things You Should do When Dating Someone from Another Culture

So when it comes to dating someone from another culture, there are several things I think that are important to do, in order for you to help understand each other and lessen misunderstandings between you two. Relationships already by nature will have their share of miscommunications and misunderstandings, but maybe even more so when two … Read more

Episode #21: Chicken Prince

  Translation credit: Hyo So yes, I love chicken (cue black stereotype j/k). But seriously, I think I love it a bit tooo much. One thing Korea has a lot of are chicken restaurants. Hyo introduced me to 불닭 which is a very spicy chicken (literally translated it means fire chicken). But I do trust … Read more

Episode #20: Can I Touch Your Hair?

  Translation credit: Hyo 🙂 This has actually always happened to me at some point or another in Korea (except without the nicknames Hyo made lol. Koreans seem to be fascinated with the curly hair that most black people seem to have. And yes they do ask to touch it. I generally don’t find it … Read more

Episode #19: Food We Hate Pt. 1

Hyo absolutely hates peanut butter. She really can’t even stand the smell of it lol. This is one thing that is interesting when dating someone from another culture. You can both try different foods and there will always be food that you like or dislike from the other person’s culture.  It’s always interesting how one … Read more

Episode #18: 무울…Moool

This is one thing that can be frustrating for people trying to learn Korean (or any language for that matter). Just a simple difference in pronunciation will leave you facing dumbfounded looks from people in restaurants, taxi drivers, etc. It can be frustrating, but you get better with it as time goes on. Pronouncing “물” … Read more

Episode #17: 호떡

호떡 (ho-ddeok) is one of my favorite Korean foods. It is especially popular in the wintertime, but can be eaten at all times of the year. It is basically a pancake with a sweet brown sugar filling inside. Hyo knew I liked it, so we decided to make it at home one day. As the … Read more

Episode #16: Nicknames

Translation Credit: Hyo 🙂 So yes, these are just some of the nicknames she comes up with. The turtle one comes up often because I often seem to make a face that resembles a turtles. Most of the other ones either have something to do with my round head, or something on my face. Turtle … Read more

Out in Incheon: Chinatown and Freedom Park

So yesterday was Sunday and it was a pretty nice day. Sun was shining, a little warmth in the air…you could feel the tinges of spring. Then evening came, and reality set back in that it’s still not quite spring time warmth yet. Anyways, we had a nice day out in Incheon. I proposed that … Read more