Jean Youn

Monday, February 13, 2012

Jean Youn:Valentine’s Day and overcoming differences with love

Though it really depends on the particular individual, it seems kids often don’t share all their thoughts and feelings with their parents. I’m sure that many of us can relate when we think about our teen years and early 20s. It was the same way 4000 years ago. This is what we call generation gaps. Even if we do succeed […]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Jean Youn: A hardy flower that blooms in winter

Photo courtesy Guest Blogger Jean Youn Do you like flowers? If so, what kind do you like? The most popular flower in Korea, China, and Japan is what’s called Me-wha. Its English name is Japanese apricot blossom. If you look at a lot of old Asian art, many are images of Me-wha or Japanese apricot blossoms, orchids, chrysanthemums, and bamboo […]
Monday, January 30, 2012

Jean Youn: The do everything scarf

Today I would like to introduce to you the Korean word bo-ja-gee. These days there is an assortment of expensive, quality name brand bags in the market and also many different designs of scarves. There are also different kinds of book bags for school children. There are even many different kinds of wrapping paper to wrap gifts in. Today, Korea […]
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Jean Youn: Happy New Year again

 Tomorrow is the beginning of a new year on the Lunar Calendar. It’s the day that many Americans know as Chinese New Year. In China, it is called Chun Jie, which means the beginning of spring. It is also the day of the biggest festival of the entire year. Other countries like Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia etc. that surround China also […]
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Jean Youn: Generation gaps

Have you ever experienced the effects of generation gaps? First generation immigrants like me, with children who grow up in America, experience a significant generation gap with their children. A generation that knows what it’s like to go hungry has a much different experience of life than following generations who have never gone hungry. If you add cultural differences on […]
Monday, January 9, 2012

Jean Youn: “Back to the Future” and time management

It’s been quite a while since the film, “Back to the Future,” hit movie theaters in 1985. Many of us probably have, at some point or another, thought about the idea of the ability to go back and forth in time from past, present, and future. Many things have indeed changed throughout the course of time. Things that might have […]
Sunday, January 1, 2012

Jean Youn: Year of the dragon

Photo courtesy Guest Blogger Jean Youn It is is a glorious new day of the first day of the year 2012. In East Asia, upon tradition, each year is represented by a cycle of 12 animals. This year is the year of the dragon. The animals that represent each year are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, […]
Sunday, December 25, 2011

Jean Youn: Season of peace

Many people often ask me the same question. “Are you from South Korea or North Korea?” Chances are, every Korean person you have ever met is from South Korea. Last week, North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-Il passed away. A customer asked me what my thoughts are about this. The Korean peninsula is a very small piece of land. It has […]
Monday, December 19, 2011

Jean Youn: Holiday decorations

You’ve probably noticed a lot of holiday decorations being up lately. When I close up shop to head home, I see many beautiful decorations and lights all over the place. Some of you probably decorated your houses with holiday cheer as well. There are also probably others of you who don’t decorate or celebrate at all. You can put many […]