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June 2020

To Every Thing There Is A Season And A Time

You can want something your whole life, but it’s not the right time, it just won’t happen. You could force it, but that’s another story. Notice that the greatest blessings and ideas come into fruition at the right time? Somehow it never comes earlier or later than it needs to; it’s always right on time…

Making Kimbap (Gimbap) For The First Time!

Making kimbap (gimbap) 김밥 or seaweed rice rolls is truly an art. This popular Korean snack is one of my all time favorites…

Fashion Masks, Structures and Landscapes

I had my first outdoor self-taken photo shoot a few months ago. I thought I had it all figured out: take a few pictures of myself wearing different masks, stand here, pose there. When it was time to create the blog post, the main subject – the “fashion mask” – faded in the background amidst the iconic red bridge, mountainous landscape, rushing stream, and my town’s skyline. Two words came to mind: structures and landscapes…

16 Ways to Cope with Stress and Anxiety

Living in a foreign country, adjusting to a new lifestyle and culture has its ups and downs, not to mention being away from family and close friends. And now we’re living in the midst of two global pandemics: covid19 and racism. While one – covid19 – in recent months has globally disrupted everyday life and claimed the lives of people all over the world (may their soul’s rest in peace), the other – racism – though it has been a deep rooted issue for centuries, in recent months countries like the United States and the UK have experienced heinous acts targeting people of color (may their souls also rest in peace and may justice prevail). And that, my friends, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Experiencing any of these situations can start to take a toll on a person’s mental health…