English Summary: “After Victor [left us], my mother-in-law wished to have another dog, but my father-in-law was reluctant to commit to the responsibilities of dog parenting for the next twelve to fifteen years. In the end, my husband and I decided to adopt a puppy, instead – the same breed as Victor – and let…
Featured in ‘The Korean Association in Norway’ Magazine – 노르웨이 한인협회 회보 작가 소개
At the request of the association’s president, Mi Kim, I wrote an article about myself and the bilingual edition of Youngho and Chadori, Book I: The Door to the Spirit World for the summer 2026 edition of the association’s magazine. Here is the article, together with a link to their Facebook page. 김미정 협회장의 요청으로…
Bilingual eBook Out Now – 한영대역판 전자책 출시
Youngho and Chadori, Book I: The Door to the Spirit World (Bilingual Edition) is now available for pre-order as an eBook through Google Play Books, Apple Books, Rakuten Kobo and many other online stores (click on the image below to view all retailers). Korean online book stores, such as Kyobo Books, Yes24, Aladin and Ridi…
Norwegian ‘Hytte’ Culture – 노르웨이의 ‘휘떼’ 문화
Last weekend, Kjetil and I, together with his father, drove to beautiful Kragerø to visit his sister Kristin and her husband Torstein at their summer house — a summer ‘hytte’. The ‘hytte’ culture is uniquely Nordic. While the idea of a country house, or a second home, tends to evoke wealth and luxury in English,…
Real-life Dogs Reborn as ‘Chadori’: Part 1. Victor – ‘차도리’로 재탄생한 실제의 개들: 1. 빅토르 편
English Summary: Victor belonged to my parents-in-law and was like a little brother-in-law to me. Just like Chadori in the Youngho and Chadori series, Victor was not only exceptionally large in size, but also larger than life in every other way. He was already a well-trained, fully grown dog when he’d come to the family:…
The Dogs Behind Chadori’s Character – 차도리 캐릭터의 모델이 된 개들
This is a brief summary of the real-life dogs that became the inspiration behind Chadori, whose character did not exist in the first conception of the Youngho and Chadori series. Even the first provisional title was the profoundly cheesy My Korean Santa (ooh, how it hurts to admit it!). Long story short, I included a…