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Emily made it to Korea!



So we went to the noraebang to sing some karaoke Korean style.









The next day was rainy so we went to a coffee shop.



Then we made some omelettes.



Mine was vegan!!!



Then some tourist activities. Here we are at the King Sejong Museum, dedicated to the king who invented the Korean alphabet.



Emily wrote her name in Korean!



Then we went to one of the palaces and were mobbed by middle schoolers wanting to interview us for their homework.


























Emily with the pagoda in glass.



Korean food with Jiyoung in Insadong.





Emily meeting Gold class, my new kindergarteners.



















Seodaemun- the prison museum. depressing.



Emily by the Han River!



Dalk Galbi- spicy chicken with cheese and cabbage and such.





Our date at my favorite kitschy subway cafe.





Goodbye Bots!



I'll write more soon!

Blog Death.

My computer died.
And my blog has died with it.
:(

Korea Year Two. Foodblog style.

So, I'm back in Korea. Things are going well overall. My new class is pretty good etc.

I've been trying to be vegan since I got back, and that has been a bit difficult really. I've been tricked by spicy noodles with hidden chicken as well as soymilk with animal bones in it. I'm getting pretty good at ingredient-list reading though, and I am happy I brought back so many supplies!

Here are some of the things I have eaten!

I bought a food processor! Now I can eat things like hummus tahini wraps.



Devon and I met for brunch and went to The Loving Hut in Itaewon. It's a big chain of vegan restaurants with a weird "Supreme Master" cult-like Buddhist sect behind it.



But my veggie burger was delicious! The "meat" was a pineapple ring.



The cab ride home after an epic shopping spree at the foreign foods market. Ginger ale!!1 Katie looks thrilled.



We made vegan cheese!!!! There was much food processor shaking involved.



Here are the two final products: A tofu mozzarella that wasn't great and a cashew american (the one covered in paprika) which was really good.



For Nicole's going away we went out for Korean spicy noodles (that had hidden chicken in them) and then to Praha in Itaewon. Kafka loves it.



Their beer is actually okay, though, which is like a miracle in Korea. I had a chamomile weizen.



I made some vegan quesadillas with the tofu cheese.



And a really nice taco salad with tvp and the salsa I made with my wonderful food processor!



Okay: So there's that. I swear this isn't actually turning into a food blog. But I feel like I've been spending a lot of my time eating lately and it's been a lot of fun. This weekend I'm taking a vegan cooking class with Katie and one of her friends to learn how to make a bunch of vegan Korean food! So, there will be more food in my blog but I'll try to do sometime besides eat soon!

America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Foodtown.

Look at all the things you can eat if you go on vacation in America!

Here is a temporary food blog of the food products of America---in reverse chronological order.

The best breakfast ever: hummus, cheese, rosemary crackers, cottage cheese, salsa and avocado.



Chinese Buffet!!! The most romantic way to spend Valentine's Day.

My dad's shoulder hurts when he eats too much.



Fortune cookies!



All you can eat!



All you can eat!



Mongolian Grill!



All you can eat!



Vegan Portabella Florentine at Pizza Luce Brunch. This was really good.



Recovery.



Wishing her hair were "Kirkier."



Dave is so awake.



Ruam Mit.

Some spicy noodles. Mine wasn't as good as Jamila and Dave's. :(



Spring Rolls! With no scary shrimp inside!



Paparazzi style at Shish.



Yay! Maza platter and horchata and coffee and really yummy tea. Shish was better than I remembered it. I bet it's cause Bots is in charge now.



Vegan waffles made by Bots!



Look how similar her hair is to Mike Kirk's.



Fasika. I bought Teff flour so Ethiopian food is on the projects list.



The Birchwood. OMG I love NPR and recycling!!!!!!

My vegan tempeh mushroom sandwich on really nice foccacia with chips and salsa and bottomless coffee!



I <3 you Amy!



Jon and Dave!



Mexico Viejo!



<3



The chips at Mexico Viejo are soso much better than the ones at On the Border.

Mom!



Dad!



Why is there no cottage cheese in Korea?? :(



Delicious cheeses: Havarti, Jarlsberg and Parmesan yay!


The best food on the planet. Artichokes with lemon butter!



Vegetable soup made by mom!



Guacamole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Fryn' Pan. But it was too early in the day to see Connie. Lame. :(

American style goulash.



Dad loves it!



Salad bar! Ranch dressing! Potato salad! Infinite mayonaise.



Macalester picnic!

Bots!



Mom!



Dad!



The fam minus Emily! In America! With olives and hummus! Luxurytown!

Taiwan!

Yay! It's vacation and I'm in Taiwan. It's amazing so far---spring weather, good tea and lots of weird food products. Tonight is Lunar New Year's Eve, so our hostel is having some sort of big meal. Anyway, pictures will be added when I return to Seoul and my laptop!