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	<title>Living Seoul</title>
	<link>http://melindamerola.com</link>
	<description>with melinda merola</description>
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		<title>Visit to BerAdel Equestrian Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I went horseback riding at BerAdel Equestrian Club in Daebu-do, which is an island a little more than an hour south of Seoul. I found out shortly after I moved here that my recruiters are married AND they&#8217;re both avid horseback riders. (And generally awesome people.) Jamie started a popular web site for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Korean Grocery Store Intimidation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elephant Mart was the first thing I noticed when I arrived in Bangbae. I&#8217;d only been inside a couple times until tonight because I was so intimidated. I already dislike grocery shopping but this is a whole other level. Behold, a frazzled Melinda after a solo trip to Elephant Mart!

EDIT: The peanut butter cookies are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=796</link>
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		<title>Out in Seoul: 10 Things I Constantly Notice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. So many coffee shops, but they&#8217;re almost all chains&#8211;The Coffee Bean, Starbucks, Angelinus, Tom N Toms. And the coffee is expensive!

2. High heels everywhere. So many band-aids covering blistered heels.

3. I&#8217;d heard of soju, but makgeolli tastes much better. It&#8217;s like a sweet, milky wine made from rice. Instead of the vodka-like flavor of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=777</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Learning English</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I came across a New York Times story that says, &#8220;By 2015&#8230;12 prestigious Western schools  will have opened branch campuses in a government-financed, 940-acre Jeju Global Education City&#8230;where everyone — students,  teachers, administrators, doctors, store clerks — will speak only  English. The first school&#8230;broke ground for its campus this month.&#8221;
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=774</link>
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		<title>After One Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I was able to move into my permanent apartment. It&#8217;s tiny&#8230;as I heard and imagined it would be. At first I was apprehensive, but I want accept it for what it is and make it my own. Two days after moving in my friend&#8217;s sister came to stay with me. She normally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=767</link>
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		<title>Late Video: San Fran Layover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am still getting used to the internet over here. It automatically takes me to Google Korea and Korean YouTube. Today I tried to upload video but it wouldn&#8217;t let me. My &#8220;location&#8221; was set to Korea by default. Because of a &#8220;real name identification law&#8221; here you&#8217;re not allowed to post videos&#8230;or at least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=765</link>
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		<title>Seoul First Impressions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The past few days have been a whirlwind!
I&#8217;m still getting used to Seoul. I feel somewhat debilitated and intimidated because I can&#8217;t communicate very well. I don&#8217;t live in a touristy area of the city so very few people speak any English. My neighborhood, Bangbae, is a peaceful, residential area&#8230;not as bustling as other parts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=763</link>
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		<title>So Sleepy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m finally packed, but I have to wake up in about an hour to get ready to go to the airport. This was my progress from earlier today. I&#8217;m taking three rolling bags (checking two) plus a backpack. And my purse.

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		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=759</link>
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		<title>Italian Food at Dad&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;BIG TIME SLOBS&#8221;

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		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=754</link>
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		<title>One Austin Goodbye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the saddest goodbyes I endured before leaving Austin this week. We totally cried after filming this.

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		<link>http://melindamerola.com/?p=752</link>
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