Facing Bom-yi and her family’s pain this week has not been easy, mostly because of how real life has colored my expectations. In the last two weeks, a close teacher’s husband died after a 6 year struggle with brain cancer, … Continue reading →

From the moment Bom-yi decided she loved Dong-ha enough to risk both families’ censure, she accepted the battle to come. When she followed Dong-ha to Udo, he challenged her assertion that she understood the repercussions. “What do you plan on doing … Continue reading →

Dong-ha speech to Bom-yi about wanting her to live for herself, to go out and do what she wishes and go wherever she wants intrigues me. It certainly doesn’t mean he will allow her to venture out and ne’er return. By … Continue reading →

Bom-yi dropped into Poo-reun’s life like a gift from the heavens. The woman is everything the younger girl wants to be: fun, funny, knowledgeable, courageous, not to mention very pretty when she smiles. Just looking at her, she seems like … Continue reading →

Halfway in, this drama continues to deliver a satisfying combination of romance, warmth and humor. This week we face the first separation of our couple-not-yet-a-couple. Just when Bom-yi finds herself hopelessly, wonderfully in love with a man who feeds her soul with … Continue reading →

I had read the Alphonse Daudet story a couple of weeks ago to see what Dong-ha was talking about. Here is one link to the full text. It is a short story, fittingly romantic and a little melancholic just like the Dong-ha … Continue reading →