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We have exactly three weeks left before we return to the Philippines, and we’re trying to stay as careful as possible because of the logistics involved with international air travel. My mom’s friend came from Korea to attend her niece’s wedding in the US, but she caught covid before the wedding so she couldn’t attend. […]

Happy New Year! We had a smaller than planned New Year’s Day celebration with just my immediate family and my parents due to covid. Every year on New Year’s Day, my family observes a Korean tradition called Jesa, which is a memorial ceremony for deceased ancestors. There are traditional foods, fruit, wine, and rice cakes […]

It’s been a crazy week for the Philippines and our island of Palawan, as it was directly hit by Hurricane Odette (known as Rai internationally), a Category 5 hurricane that did devastating damage. Due to the location of our island, it’s typically spared from the worst effects of hurricanes compared to the rest of the […]

Charlie and Olive got their second doze of Pfizer yesterday! We had been looking forward to this day for so long and can all breathe a little sigh of relief. We couldn’t have had a better experience at CVS, and I am so grateful for free and easy access to covid vaccines that we wouldn’t […]

We’re already been in the US for 21 days! The first two weeks we were recovering from jet lag and didn’t do much other than running errands. We needed haircuts, health checkups, dentist appointments, clothes… lots of logistics after 20 months in lockdown! Charlie and Olive have been visiting Los Angeles every year (other than in […]

January and February are winter months here, with temps still cool (relatively for here) in March. But this year we had almost no rain during rainy season and have a severe water shortage now before the summer months even begin in April. It’s 89 degrees here with almost 90% humidity and it is hot! Global […]

It’s spring forward this Sunday. Has the first two months of 2020 flown by or is it just me?! H E A L T H Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus via Child Mind Institute Your Kids Don’t Have to Inherit Your Body-Image Issues via New York Times If Miscarriage is so Normal, Why Doesn’t Anybody […]