tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57998142024-03-13T20:16:56.060-06:00Blah-ditty-blahread on. . .erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-5026724146648620982017-05-09T22:58:00.000-06:002017-05-09T22:58:17.545-06:00Emotionally hungover
I bet you've had a dream that left you with an emotional hangover. I've woken up feeling scared, joyful, frustrated, amazed, sad, and more. Sometimes I want to shake those feelings, sometimes I want to hold on to them a little longer. Sometimes it feels like I don't have a choice.
In this recent dream I was traveling, with friends, but unlikely travel companions. We were visiting Japan, but we erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-12416089800233532082015-06-30T12:17:00.000-06:002015-06-30T12:17:09.383-06:00how to- bad profile photos
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mso-font-signature:-536870145 erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-37747142858133151652015-01-25T14:11:00.001-07:002015-01-25T14:11:26.370-07:008.2013 in betweens- toilet museum
In Suwon, a lovely area close to Ansan, there is a toilet museum. Need I say more? Dedicated to a man who revolutionized the public toilet system in the area, the museum is actually in the shape of a toilet.
An alcove created from an oversized squatter.
The strain, pain, or relief of the go.
Poo shaped signs.
The giant golden poo.
Follow in the path of the poo. (That erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-63832747375736068462015-01-12T16:54:00.000-07:002015-01-12T16:54:19.274-07:0011.2013- inbetweens- camille's visit
and now, back to november 2013.
camille came up for a visit. knowing it was my last year, she took advantage of knowing someone well enough to crash with. she had a lot of visits with friends and did a lot of shopping while i went to work. i was using some of her shopping bags and boxes to pack in february.
one the weekend we were able to get out together.
erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-83171674402572248782015-01-12T15:27:00.000-07:002015-01-12T15:27:32.481-07:002.2014- inbetweens- ansanthere are just those things that you have a tendency to take for granted until you realize you won't have them anymore.
things like a friendly message written on your apartment door in dust.
or the grates around the trees that you just realized are written in english.
then there are the changes, the fact that a place you are leaving will continue to move on without you. you'll miss erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-2444530353797157092015-01-12T15:19:00.000-07:002015-01-12T15:19:23.848-07:002.2014- inbetweens- vecahow many times can you say goodbye to good friends?
not enough.
i met with veca for a long lavish lunch in beomgye. she had a nice bbq place she wanted to share with me- and i was up for as much bbq as i could pack in me before i left.
i have no memory of the name- i should've grabbed a business card. i couldn't tell you where it is- other than beomgye, closeerikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-47204573812592962722015-01-12T14:40:00.002-07:002015-01-12T14:40:18.202-07:002.2014- inbetweens- my actual last brighton dinnerwhile staying with swon i made a final trip out to ansan. visiting ansan as an outsider was surreal. while the train ride wasn't complex, it was long. two and a half hours each way.
i met first with veca and sunni for a lunch and coffee at cafe de chocolate. weird to sit across from brighton knowing there were classes while we sipped warm sweet drinks.
erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-33519342093025353632015-01-12T14:07:00.000-07:002015-01-12T14:07:35.685-07:002.2014- inbetweens- brighton finishyso much to accomplish before leaving korea. here's a look at the last few days at brighton.
i brought glitchy in for part of the day. she visited my kindy classes and my elementary classes.
here she is visiting with titan class. andy, lucy, jane, brendan, victoria, and cindy.
veca t. and i pose inside the teacher's room. (who knew we'd be briefly reunited so soon!)erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-25810476248861718052015-01-12T12:51:00.002-07:002015-01-12T12:51:39.404-07:002.2014- inbetweens- apartment dinnersunni, veca, and hazel came by for a meal and some quality time before i finished at brighton.
erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-13455399030820328292015-01-12T12:29:00.000-07:002015-01-12T12:44:35.219-07:002.2014- inbetweens- hazel's weddingat the start of 2014 i had to prepare to leave korea. . . and not just packing. i wanted to find time to spend with my friends in a meaningful way- even with the rush of the end of the school year closing in on all of us.
my first teaching partner had left brighton, though she was still in touch with us. her last year was difficult. she became difficult to work with and i erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-90359266621086728232014-10-12T07:24:00.000-06:002014-10-12T07:24:38.787-06:00Veca's visit.6.6.2014.1
now, why am i in grand central? yes, it's gorgeous, but i was here for a very wonderful reason- my friend veca (김민영) was in the US for a first time visit. she spent a couple of days in seattle, then a week in NYC with a friend. i was picking her up from NYC for another few days outside the city. a whirlwind tour of parts of new england!erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-90745505112337173582014-10-11T13:19:00.002-06:002014-10-11T13:19:46.232-06:00Veca's visit.6.6.2014.2
on a train, on our way out to my aunt and uncle's where i stashed my car. can't believe veca was there! aside from driving and chatting and getting to our first destination, we had a special meal composed of foods from different areas of eastern europe (not all of them were veca's new favorite). there were so many questions she had about the reality of the US versus her erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-22857044020979032082014-10-11T13:10:00.001-06:002014-10-11T13:10:26.095-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.1
not bad eh? outside our hotel at howe caverns. (over the evening we watched a few fireflies move about. tried to catch one and pretty much killed it- accidentally.)erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-69449473812886540162014-10-11T13:07:00.002-06:002014-10-11T13:07:41.443-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.2
taken in the morning before we started off. outside our room people were playing frisbee in front of a fantastic backdrop. ahead of us: howe caverns, driving, shopping, a stop in a scenic town for a memorable lunch, a bridge of flowers, rainy driving, and an 'american' chinese dinner. erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-36001416275626301492014-10-11T13:04:00.000-06:002014-10-11T13:04:07.634-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.3
the Howe Caverns were more impressive than i anticipated. it was also really nice to get out of the heat. erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-24718757195408887462014-10-11T13:01:00.001-06:002014-10-11T13:01:32.921-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.4
this stalagmite was nicknamed the leaning tower of pisa.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-87738448361004878292014-10-11T13:00:00.001-06:002014-10-11T13:00:39.212-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.5
getting into our boat for a ride through the cave.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-60686956675715433702014-10-11T12:59:00.000-06:002014-10-11T12:59:18.163-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.6
in the 'chapel' area a special spot with a little back light.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-462238887077106182014-10-11T12:57:00.004-06:002014-10-11T12:57:53.720-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.7
veca in the caves.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-73912389909836070262014-10-11T12:56:00.002-06:002014-10-11T12:56:51.727-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.8
as lovely as the first two parts of the cave were, this was by far the best part. i felt like a giant walking through south west canyons!erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-78610103612814493222014-10-11T12:54:00.001-06:002014-10-11T12:54:24.757-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.9
obligatory. :)erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-76462841535417342232014-10-11T12:53:00.001-06:002014-10-11T12:53:15.349-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.10
what's a trip through the US without a little shopping? (although Veca had done a pretty good job filling her new suitcase already) we made a stop at a petco where i contemplated (didn't actually buy, yet) buying some star wars themed apparel for glitchy. erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-14507553694633300802014-10-11T11:56:00.001-06:002014-10-11T11:56:10.821-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.11
and why stop in shelburne falls? aside from it being a cute area, it had a nice area to walk around.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-15318626827798368652014-10-11T11:55:00.000-06:002014-10-11T11:55:08.857-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.12
not a bad place for a pit stop.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-33097676052716670152014-10-11T11:54:00.002-06:002014-10-11T11:54:20.977-06:00Veca's visit.6.7.2014.13
crossing the bridge of flowers.erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0