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About Janice Hillmer

Writer, grad student, traveller, accidental humourist and unwitting adventurer.

I think I’ve just added the option to comment on my blogs. I hope it works. As we all know, I’m more adept at using late 19th Century technology than I am at using modern electronic devices. So, if it works – please feel free to comment on my blogs!

Ugh – Tuesday. I’m pretty sure it’s my least favouite day. It’s long, it’s spelled funny, and it usually smells like fried chicken. …or socks that I really should have washed on the weekend.

We’ve finally turned our heat on. I love turning the heat on in Korea. No nasty baseboard heaters, no jumbo hot-water radiators that take up perfect ‘sofa walls’. Nope – just nice warm toasty-cozy floors. It’s like the entire living room floor is one big wool sock. Mmmmmm. Amazing.

안영! I just taught my computer to type in Korean. I’m so excited. Despite the fact that I didn’t do ANY of my planned activites, it’s been a good day.

It was bright and sunny, so I hopped on my bike to go shopping…but the breeze was deceptively cold – I should have worn a jacket. In November, go figure. So instead of going shopping, I stopped at a favourite restaurant instead…how was I to know that it’s not possible to order just one serving of BBQ??? So there I was all by myself cooking up TWO servings of pork on the coals….plus I got two servings of all the side dishes. Two servings of marinated spinach. Two servings of kimchi. Two servings of acorn jelly. Two servings of spicy jellyfish. Good thing I was hungry………

Now I’m heading out for a walk before the sun goes down. There’s a great little shop nearby that serves the BEST chocolates. Chocolates with a strange magnetic pull….a pull that draws me from my livingroom….must….resist…..can’t hold out….mmmm….chocolates……