I never made it to the Busan aquarium on Saturday :( BUT... I did find MeMe organic food restaurant! Yay me! After wondering around the beach with no idea how to get over the barrier of trees, I stumbled upon a tourist information center. The lady inside was very helpful. In my broken Korean and her broken English, we were able to figure out how I could walk over to … [Read more...]
Cherry Blossoms- Jinhae
On April Sunday the 8th, I took the opportunity to head down to Jinhae to partake in the Cherry Blossoms Festival. After all...the cherry blossoms are the only reason why I decided to come to South Korea ...I'm serious :) Most of my Korean friends I talked to about the festival had never been. But everyone agreed that it is the most famous cherry blossom festival in all the … [Read more...]
Vegan 30-Day Challenge: The Good, the bad, and my new found respect for vegans
Its started out as just a challenge, a 30 day challenge to be exact. But it quickly became something more. Well actually let me clarify. Its been one week post the challenge and I have yet to go to the market to buy food. Actually my fridge is pretty empty apart from the bowl of seasoned tofu covered in mold and some chopped carrots and zucchini. I know it nasty but its … [Read more...]
Vegan week # 4
April 3, 2012 to April 6, 2012Finished!Haha...well that was fun and quite the challenge! While I contemplated extending it longer, it just wouldn't be feasible. My Korean co-workers were counting down to the end so that we can have dinners again without worrying about my restrictions.These 30 days have taught me a ton with regards to my relationship with food, how food is … [Read more...]
Vegan week # 3.5
*Delayed the update for the 26th because I wanted the YouTube contest post to run on that day. So I am combining the last few days up until today ( 4/3/2012)* March 19, 2012 to March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 to April 3, 2012 Being Vegan at school I've been skipping lunch and bringing my own eats to school the last few days. *sigh* I've also been bringing a ton of snacks to … [Read more...]
Fabric Galore!
Visted Seomun market in Daegu on sunday with mi amiga! I purchased 5 fabrics and got one piece free! I spent about 32,000 won on it all. I also purchased some buttons and zippers. I hope to make ( ummm get made haha) a pair of shorts, 2 skirts, 1 vest and a dress! Do you go fabric shopping? Or make your own clothes? Any suggestions on finding a seamtress? … [Read more...]
Vegan Week # 2
March 12, 2012 to March 19, 2012"It's so hard being a vegan in South Korea!" haha...it isn't really. That's just what I keep telling people because I feel like its what they want to hear. *cough cough* Ok...it was a bit harder this week. But let me explain why.Being Vegan at schoolThe school lunch Gods were not very nice to me this week :( I ate mainly rice and a veggie if I … [Read more...]
Samosas…for 1 :)
I made some samosas last night. Here is what I used for the filling: Zuccinni Green peppers Onion Mushrooms Rice Haha...Yes my own creation. They came out really tasty and I ate them all last night :( What is your favorite thing to cook when your bored?? … [Read more...]
Vacation Photo Challenge
My friend gave me this photo challenge before I left for Singapore and Malaysia. I copied and pasted it exactly how she typed it. She told me they I don't have to do all of the but I have to do at least 12. I hightlight the ones that I completed. This post shows the result :) -3 people with orange facial hair A green building---- 5 foods you wouldn't eat----- A crowded … [Read more...]
Photo Challenge results
A green building----Singapore: I saw this building and instantly reached for my IPOD to pull up my photo challenge. Yup...green building is on there! 5 foods you wouldn't eat-----Singapore Chinatown...would you eat that? nope...I have no idea what it is but it was inside a medicine shop in Chinatown I don't know what any of … [Read more...]