I Became Food on a Train, Wandering: Five Poems
By Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, ETA ’14-’17 Cake we grilled our own meat at restaurant 108 and drank beers and soju, sitting Korean-style. we spent too much time teaching our language to learn the language of this new country. we leaned on each other to pick from the few words sown inside our mouths. we were […]
Danmuji
The recipe calls for water, rice vinegar, sugar, turmeric, and, of course, sliced daikon – a hybrid of a carrot and a rolling pin. The turmeric was unexpected, but will give the danmuji its signature neon yellow color and allow “quick pickling.” Okay. I boil the mixture and feel like a fraud in my concrete […]
Selfie Contest Winner: Grace Lee
First-year ETA Grace Lee is the winner of our selfie contest! Grace took these selfies with her 6-year-old-cousin. We asked her a few questions: What was it like meeting your 6-year-old cousin the first two times? I didn’t even know I had a second cousin until I was visiting my uncle’s family on my […]