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  • Physical & Mental Wellness,  Tips of Living Your Best Life

    Jjimjilbbangs: 5 Steps To Getting Started

    October 23, 2015 /

    Thanks to Nicole for the photo. It’s a face mask explosion. So, maybe you read the last post and are all like, “What ‘evs Nae-nae. My buttocks aren’t clenched and I want to get them to a jjimjilbang stat. I just need to know what exactly to expect . I don’t want to seem like a crazy foreigner.”  That’s legit. Here are the answers to the questions I had when I first wanted to go. What’s a jjimjilbang? First of all, you should know that jjimjilbangs and public baths are not the same…

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    Jjimjilbangs are Heaven

    October 23, 2015 /

    Alright, to be clear, I’m a jimjillbong/public bath-addict.  Sometimes I wonder if I should just move into one and stop paying rent on my house.  It took me about nine months to get up the nerve to give one a try, and immediately felt like it was nine months of my life I had wasted. Maybe I’m weird, but I can’t see why anyone would say no to a 9,000 spa day. I encourage everyone to give it a try at least once. Of course, your are going to need…

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    Beauty Treatments: 강남뷰여성의원

    October 23, 2015 /

    The exhaustion became more than I could handle. No amount of yoga, water, coffee, sleep or veggies could cure it. While standing on the side of the road waiting for my bus I asked myself, “Why are you doing this to yourself?” There is no reason for this self-imposed suffering, the wailing, or the gnashing of teeth.   When it comes down to it, I know why I do this – culture. Even after years in Korea  I still forget how easy it is to care for myself here. When…

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