because that year of the monkey was really bad. Some weeks of which have been really tough, namely the week of the Brexit Referendum, the week of the US Presidential election, and then there was last week: President Trump’s first week in office. I’ve been making a lot of donations to organisations like Planned Parenthood, ACLU … Continue reading
Hello? My kids have been crazy about Adele for the last few months and singing her hits including, “Hello” non stop. So, “Hello? Can you hear me?” I haven’t been in California dreaming the whole time that I’ve been absent from this blog, though I’ve realised that had we remained in San Diego, our son … Continue reading
Despite the Nordic snap we have had this week, Germany is defiantly experiencing spring. After the months of averting my eyes from our messy and untidy garden in denial, my family and I finally plunged in armed with various garden sheers from Lidl and the guidance of my father-in-law. It’s now with pride that we … Continue reading
I love referring to having a curated YouTube playlist of Korean kids’ videos for my kids to expose them to Korean language and culture (and give me an uninterrupted hour on a weekend). Cloud Bread ranks high for me on this playlist while sitting in the middle for my kids. Continue reading
Old childhood and adolescent memories of a far away place have come to my conscious thanks to having to sift through clutter. There’s an argument for clutter – a source of writer’s inspiration. I picked up a booklet called “Korea Reiseführer” at Korea Restaurant in Düsseldorf the last time I was there. It’s a compact … Continue reading
The children’s writer in me is back. It seems that the training I did for National Blog Post Month (NaBloPoMo) paid off in the sense that I could hit the ground running for Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo). Flexing my writing muscles during NaBloPoMo got me fit. More importantly, I also made a few personal … Continue reading
It is the end of the month. The last (week)day in October. Halloween. And it is the last day of the challenge I set for myself to blog every single week day of the month (starting whenever I did. I think it was the 8th or so). I am pleased and proud that I reached … Continue reading
It is Ferien right now, school holiday time. My oldest child has been hanging out at home mostly. I signed her up for an intensive swim class which despite being only 45 minutes, seems to have hi-jacked our entire afternoons. So, easy-going mornings have been welcomed for her and me. Sometimes she plays with her … Continue reading
Amongst the many things that my parents dragged across the ocean for us, was a nice stack of English-language children’s books. Since we got back from Easter holidays (which was now ages ago), we’ve been enjoying reading them and appreciating how they have allowed us to reflect and discuss what’s going in our lives. Finding … Continue reading
