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The mandu here must be good
Signals Before Words Erin 8/17/26 Signals Before Words Erin 8/17/26

The mandu here must be good

One order of mandu turned into two. Then three.

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Walking up 17 flights of stairs, one step at a time
Making Mondays Mine Erin 8/6/26 Making Mondays Mine Erin 8/6/26

Walking up 17 flights of stairs, one step at a time

The elevator was out. So we climbed 17 flights of stairs carrying our 15-year-old dog to reunite her with my dad.

I thought that was the story, until a piece of artwork changed how I saw the day.

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Hawaii — Stüssy Honolulu (Part 3)
Signals Before Words Erin 7/30/26 Signals Before Words Erin 7/30/26

Hawaii — Stüssy Honolulu (Part 3)

Our odyssey that led us to the morning open run. We'd been lured in by the siren song of the long lines and by the T-shirts literally everywhere.

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Hawaii — The Odyssey (Part 2)
Making Mondays Mine Erin 7/29/26 Making Mondays Mine Erin 7/29/26

Hawaii — The Odyssey (Part 2)

After the movie, sometime around 3 am, the moon over the Pacific from our hotel.

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Hawaiʻi — Aloha (Part 1)
Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/28/26 Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/28/26

Hawaiʻi — Aloha (Part 1)

A little aloha from our hotel balcony.

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If it’s not sweet, they won’t come
Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/19/26 Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/19/26

If it’s not sweet, they won’t come

Korean food's sweet surprise.

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I never learned how to meditate
Making Mondays Mine Erin 7/18/26 Making Mondays Mine Erin 7/18/26

I never learned how to meditate

A company meditation retreat didn’t teach me how to meditate. I’d been looking for mindfulness in all the wrong places.

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Pyongyang naengmyeon, my own noodle road
Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/8/26 Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/8/26

Pyongyang naengmyeon, my own noodle road

Every family has a dish. This one begins in North Korea.


The featured photo shows my family gathered around eobokjaengban, another traditional Pyongyang dish that still brings us together today.

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I don’t have that many rice cakes to give
Making Mondays Mine Erin 7/7/26 Making Mondays Mine Erin 7/7/26

I don’t have that many rice cakes to give

What could a walk on Manhattan Beach possibly have to do with rice cakes? Read on to find out.

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Yokshim, meet empathy
Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/2/26 Cultures That Travel Or Not Erin 7/2/26

Yokshim, meet empathy

What happens when greed (yokshim) meets empathy?

Artwork by Yang Kyung Soo. Find more of the artist’s work here: https://yangkyungsoo.wordpress.com/buddha-works/

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