Kristin's Korean Life
(Seoul)
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On December 1, 2008, I decided to leave my life in America and go to Korea to start a new life. I left on March 26, 2009, and I have a lot to get used to. Watch it happen!
tags: bipolar, candor, coming-of-age, life
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I'm from the Detroit area and ran away to Korea about three years ago. It's been a rough three years, including moving at least once every 7 months, getting married and divorced, and discovering I have bipolar disorder.
Latest posts on Kristin's Korean Life
Insomnia and Fogged Windows
Posted on 17/04/2013
I am not neglecting this blog because I'm busy or forgot about it. I merely have nothing to write. The days are blurring together. I have no idea what to do with my life or how to do...
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Settling In
Posted on 13/02/2013
I am no longer miserable. I no longer despise living in my own country. I can't believe I'm saying this after how vehemently opposed I was to returning from Korea, but I am happy...
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Spreading Myself Thin
Posted on 24/01/2013
I've been looking for a job unsuccessfully in San Jose since I got back from Korea in mid-December, so I widened my search to include the whole San Francisco Bay area. But in the...
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Where to Work?
Posted on 05/01/2013
San Jose is a global city. It feels small but don't be fooled- there are brilliant people from all over the world gathered here in Silicon Valley. And there are a lot of job seekers...
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Reverse Culture Shock and Reminiscences
Posted on 28/12/2012
Now that I've been back in the US for a few weeks, there are some things I've noticed about myself, about my country, and about Korea that I had taken for granted. It still aches...
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Name Change: No More Kristin's Korean Life
Posted on 19/12/2012
Yes folks, that's right. I've made it back to the US. I'm now in Silicon Valley, which is like a country of it's own.I have already passed the written driver's test...
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The Future is a Black Hole Full of Promise
Posted on 27/11/2012
Will the job searching never end??First I was job searching in Korea from January to March, then again from August to November, and now I've been job searching online for jobs in the...
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Shameless Advertising
Posted on 19/11/2012
Dear readers,I will move out of my apartment at the end of this month, and I still have a lot to get rid of. If you're in Seoul, this is a unique opportunity to meet me by buying my...
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Choices and Failure
Posted on 14/11/2012
Preparing to go home is a lot of work.I can't seem to find a new tenant for my apartment, and I'm having trouble selling my stuff (although I came up with an online auction idea...
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Korean Everydayness: Dental Hygiene
Posted on 31/10/2012
I can't believe I haven't written about this yet. Koreans and their love affair with toothbrushes: it's one of the strangest things about living here. That's not to say...
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