안녕하세요 (Hello)

Gyeongbokgung, Central Seoul

And so, my first blog entry.  Don't expect witty, don't expect insightful and definitely don't expect my spelling to be much beyond the grade 3 level.

I have started this blog at the encouragement of a friend for a couple of reasons.  Firstly, it is something that requires me to actually use my brain occasionally.  Secondly, it will provide impetus to explore further into Korea, its culture and its food so that I can then write about it.  Most importantly, it provides an easy way for people close to me (who are, sadly, the people furthest from me geographically) to get a taste of what my life is like here in Seoul.  Not the "how are you really doing" kind of stuff that goes into email, but rather a collection of things that I like about living in Korea, some things I like less about living in Korea, cooking adventures (and failures), the wonders and hilarity involved with having a small baby and the occasional rant about the apparent invisibility to others of my own personality that comes when you have a baby.

I also reserve the right to make ill informed comment about various geopolitical issues.

A little about me.  A 30-something professional Australian woman living for a few years in Seoul due to Husband's work, and thus an enforced break from my own job.  Happily, our first child (the Colonel, now 5 months) came along fairly promptly to keep me off the streets and out of trouble.

I hope that perhaps one or two people (it's two if both Mum and Dad read it) get a smile out of seeing what I'm getting up to these days.

Thanks.