Girl With A Mission

Eating at a resturant in Sinchon

Come Explore Korea With Me!

Hello Everyone!  I started blogging at the end of 2010 but was not really active until I discovered the biggest reward - WIN A CULINARY TRIP TO KOREA by Koreataste.org  (credit to SeoulEats for the info)!

The original "Girl With A Mission" contains my previous blogs from weebly (I switched to blogger.com because its easier for a beginner like me).

Blast to the Past

I was exposed to the Korean culture around 2002 through Harry Potter.  I'll explain...I am a Vietnamese American who grew up in a small town in Missouri, books were some of the things we treasure...or not.  Harry Potter was a required book report in eighth grade and I have a fear for large books (over 100+ pages) as I know I will never finish it.  But I cursorily finished my book report and fell in love with the series and became obsessed.  BoA was the famous Korean singer who was a strong candidate to be Cho Chang, Harry's crush, so I quickly did my due diligence on her and quickly grew my love for this talented singer.   



Full House



My love for Korean music (Kpop) spread from BoA to Shinwha to H.O.T. to 1tym and it never stopped, even to this day.  Korean dramas was introduced to my family through a friend of a friend.  Winter Sonata made my aunt cried for days but I wasn't impressed until I watch the famous Full House.  No no...not the America Full House, this 16 episode drama had a spark....or two sparks, Rain and Song Hye-kyo.   



Since the Korean Full House drama, I was hooked for more.  My phase of Chinese drama and music drifted away and I then emerged fully into all the wonderful, funny, charming Korean dramas and music. 



Click here to watch Full House!  Highly Recommended!!