Motherhood has made me realize how much of our personal narrative comes from the perspective of other people’s memories of us.
Origin Stories
When you were growing up, did you ever have a “scary” age? That self-assigned year, marked by some distant birthday in the future, at which time you would have your…
I got home from Korea on July 2. First, the lighthearted. Something surprising to me is when I returned home, I immediately started missing a few things about Korea. Even…
Oh hai. I’m back from jet lag, and yes, I mean what I just wrote. After two weeks in Korea, I landed back in the States the Monday before the…
The first time I ever went to France, I burned out my curling iron on the very first day. I’d left it to heat while changing clothes, readying myself for…
The DNA results? There’s a chance they’re completely wrong. Ok, not completely — I mean, the essentials still hold true. I’m definitely from East Asia and I’m definitely mostly Korean.…
Hey.
San Franciscan, by way of New York, L.A., Austin, and Geoje. Mom to Violet. Korean adoptee. A creative at heart, with a background in marketing, and the culinary arts. Lover of photographs, the ocean, ceramics, and textile design. Bravoholic. Believer in lifelong learning. Fascinated by the details — that's where the stories are.
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