I love my Viking boat tattoo—and, more importantly, the memory of getting it in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District with my best friend.…
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Keep ReadingAn overwhelming sense of gratitude washed over me on that day. Life is good, especially experienced inside a beautiful Hanok.…
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Keep ReadingMaking and sharing Kimchi, especially kimjang, is a way of celebrating Korean culture, it's also listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage…
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Keep ReadingWhile in South Korea, Fafa and I got matching tiger tattoos to celebrate our anniversary. Coincidentally, it was also the Year of the Tiger.…
Keep ReadingWhile in Korea, I bought a few "souvenirs" for myself, but my favourite, almost two years later, is the Dojang, a Korean name stamp.…
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