i travel a lot, especially to china for work, and i don't write about any of it nearly enough. i left nyc 4/14 and stopped in seoul, korea for a night to visit some family (my adorable grandparents and my aunt/cousins). on my last trip to seoul in january, i'd left my wedding ring behind, because i'm braindead sometimes, so my S.O. will be happy that it's back on my finger. the trip had fortuitous timing because my cousin jeesun had a baby the day that i left (he was 10 days early - i think it was so he could meet me, but who's to say...) so i even got to see the new addition!
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| my ring! |
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| my cousin's new baby boy: jihyo |
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| my aunt with her 1st grandchild |
we stopped at a post office near my aunt's apartment to send a wedding gift (you can send cash from the post office directly from your bank account - you even receive a text notification once it's been processed!), and i noticed the 2010 stamp schedule... i'm a total stamp nerd, i wish they would do this in the US!
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| nerdy stamp calendar |
it's very korean typical that you eat certain foods when you have a baby. my aunt wanted to make my cousin soup with lots of collagen so we stopped at street stall butcher (this is obviously NOT regulated by any FDA) and picked up some cow leg and other meats. i love that my aunt haggled with the guy, and he even threw in extra meat as a gift.
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| outdoor meat shop |
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| cow leg |
dinner with my grandparents, and a short morning later, i was on the express bus to incheon airport. i love ICN because they have two of my fave stores, duty-free - CHANEL & CARTIER! whenever i walk into chanel, a wave of tranquility washes over me; it's very soothing. however, i don't think my S.O. will want me going through ICN anymore - i'm 2 for 2 with purchases at ICN's chanel in 2010! my S.O. says it's fine as long as it makes me happy... i think i have the best S.O. EVER!
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| my new chanel! |
next stop - QINGDAO.
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