tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25401567499689124672011-04-21T15:33:33.684-07:00Chic Koreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165205460236748720noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540156749968912467.post-88705094701617433482007-11-19T18:20:00.000-08:002007-11-19T19:06:50.996-08:00So while I had intended to be a dedicated blogger, I don't think I quite realized how all-consuming a newborn could be. (I know, shocker!) Lark June was born on August 3, 2007 and 108 days later we are now living in Seoul, ,Korea after pit stops in Norfolk, NYC, and Santa Ynez, CA.<br /><br />More to come later about life in Seoul and Lark's almost celebrity status around town. In the meantime, I thought it worthwhile to mention an example of the progressive children's literature that I recently discovered here while looking for Korean books to send to friends in the States. This charming book, <a href="http://www.kyelimbook.com/book/book_01_1.jsp?Pmkey=1345">My Father Is a Full-Time Homemaker,</a> tells the tale of 3 zany husbands who are breaking with tradition and are staying at home to raise their children.<br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"</span><span style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">This story goes with the fathers working at home and the mothers working outside.</span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">They are doing the opposite job from what they were supposed to do, but worked hard to keep happy home</span>....<span style="font-family: monospace; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In this, the fathers are wearing an apron and cleaning rooms, or make food. This is not a give-up of a life as a man, but adaptation to a life in a newly changed situation."</span><br /><span style="font-family: monospace;"></span><br />Lark and I agree that when looking at her dad:<span style="font-family: monospace;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">It makes us to say to our thankful fathers to 'be</span><span style="font-family: monospace; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">cheerful, daddy', spontaneously.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2540156749968912467-8870509470161743348?l=chickorea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chic Koreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165205460236748720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540156749968912467.post-49783448247932891572007-07-25T08:17:00.000-07:002007-07-25T08:29:43.018-07:00No baby yet. While my due date is not until August 4th, the doctors keep saying "any day now". This does not help in allowing me to relax and luxuriate in what may be my last days of freedom until I'm in my early 60's. In fact, if this baby does not come soon, they might have to hospitalize me for a major case of ants in my pants.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2540156749968912467-4978344824793289157?l=chickorea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chic Koreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165205460236748720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540156749968912467.post-59490011703036368302007-07-14T07:06:00.000-07:002007-07-24T16:04:42.567-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Welcome to Chic Korea!<br /><br />I am writing this blog to document my year in Korea as an expat and as a new mom (I promise to avoid getting too "mommy bloggish"). While, at present, I am neither an expat nor a new mom, I thought I would get this started while I am still getting 8 hours of sleep and am able to navigate my way around without the aid of "Korean At a Glance". (Although you will be happy to know that after 30 minutes of CD Korean lessons, my husband and I are able to imitate the conversation of an American Lothario hitting on a young Korean woman. This will surely come in handy.)<br /><br />Stay tuned.<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2540156749968912467-5949001170303636830?l=chickorea.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chic Koreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165205460236748720noreply@blogger.com2