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Good morning, everybody. I just woke up, so I'm going to show you my daily morning routine. The very first thing I do every single morning is drink some water because I always wake up feeling a little bit dehydrated. So I'm going to open the bottle and take a sip. Refreshing. Now I'm gonna go brush my teeth. Let's go. So I've got my toothbrush and my toothpaste, and I am going to squeeze the toothpaste onto my toothbrush, and now I'll brush my teeth. After brushing my teeth, I like to swish some water in my mouth. Now I am wiping my mouth with a towel, and I'm all done. My teeth are squeaky clean. Now I'm gonna do a little bit of stretching and meditation. I do very simple stretches in the morning, such as touching my toes or raising my arms above my head. And I always remember to take deep breaths while stretching. After doing about 5 minutes of stretching, I meditate. I'm going to sit down on the ground with my legs crossed. I close my eyes and rest my hands on my knees. I try to sit very still and focus on my breath. It's a good way to clear my mind in the morning. I breathe in through my nose and out through my mouth. And I try to block out any outside noise. After I meditate, it's time to make my bed. I grab the comforter and spread it evenly across the bed. I put the pillows on top of the comforter. I try to smooth the comforter as much as possible so that there are no wrinkles. The bed is made. I'm gonna go take a shower now. I'm turning on the water to start my shower. It's a little chilly. I finished my shower. I'm drying off, and I'm wrapping myself in a towel before I pick out my clothes. I got dressed, and now it's time for my favorite part of my morning routine: eating breakfast and drinking coffee. Normally, I cook breakfast, But today I got delivery. I ordered breakfast from a local vegan cafe in my neighborhood. I ordered an iced coffee and a sandwich. I'm most excited for my coffee, so let's start with this. I'm taking the straw off out of the wrapper and putting it into my coffee cup. First sip. Woo! It is so sweet. Wow! But it's delicious. Let's check out my sandwich. I'm unwrapping the sandwich. And it's a baby sandwich. It's a vegan sandwich and it looks really delicious, but I don't think there's too much filling inside. Usually I like lots of filling inside my sandwiches. I'm gonna take my first bite. Not bad. The bread is very crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside. I like it like that. Usually when I eat breakfast, I like to read my book. So I have a Kindle, which is an e-reader, and right now I'm reading a book about the environment. It's very interesting. I'm gonna read while I eat. Today I'm gonna show you my exercise routine, so let's hit the gym for a full body workout. So first I'm gonna do some cardio on the treadmill. Since this is just a warm-up, I'm going at a bit of a slower pace. Now that I'm all warmed up, I head to the free weight section to do some squats. Let's go. So first I pick up the barbell. I stand with my feet shoulder width apart and I squat down and stand up. Squat down and stand up. I usually do about 3 sets of 10 reps. Now we're moving on to deadlifts to work out my hamstrings and my glutes. I'm a little bit better at deadlifts. So I'm gonna add some plates. I bend over and stand up. Bend over and stand up. Woo! I'm so sweaty now. I'm gonna chug some water. Next, I'm gonna work out my chest, so I'm going to do a bench press. First, I'll lay down on the bench. Spam me, yo bro, spam me, spam me. Almost died. This is a lat machine to train your back. Grab the bar and pull down. Make sure you focus and squeeze Squeeze your back muscles. It's time to train our arms. I'm gonna use some dumbbells to train my biceps. The last machine I'm going to use today is the cable machine to train my triceps. Now I'm on the mat to do an ab workout because I want to get ripped. Before summer. Let's start with a traditional crunch. Let's finish up with some leg raises or leg lifts. Oof, I'm more out of shape than I thought. I'm gonna end my workout by stretching because I don't want any sore muscles. I'll start by stretching my arms. I always have to end my workout sessions with a gym selfie, so I'm gonna flex my muscles. That's it for today. Thank you so much for working out with me. Hello everybody, let's learn English at Costco. Today I'm going grocery shopping and I've already got my cart so let's get started. First, let's head to the produce section which is full of fruits and vegetables. My favorite. Let's go. I'm going to buy some grapes so I'll just put them in the cart. I love Korean melon so I'm going to buy some today. This one looks pretty good, so I'm gonna put it in my cart. Now I'm in the deli where you can buy different kinds of meat and cheese and all kinds of good stuff. Let's take a look. I'm gonna buy a bag of of precooked chicken breasts and some packs of salad. I'm so excited, I found a food that I love— sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is like kimchi but not spicy. I'm going to buy one. Wow, lots of sauces. I love sauces. They have one of my favorites, bichín sauce. It's made with almonds and it's so delicious. I recommend it. Let's go down the freezer aisle. I couldn't find anything I wanted in the freezer aisle. So let's go to the dry goods. I'm in the dry good aisle and oh my god, look at how huge this tuna is. It's bigger than my head. But that's why people come to Costco, to buy things in bulk. I'm by the bakery and everything smells amazing. I want to buy everything. I love hearty seeded breads like this. It looks like it might be whole wheat bread, but I'm not really sure. But today I'm practicing self-control, so I'm gonna put it back on the shelf. I'm addicted to this Korean seaweed snack. Dark chocolate here. Oh, dark chocolate. The best part of Costco is the free samples, so I've got some dark chocolate that I'm going to try. Delicious. Finally, let's go to the checkout to pay for all of our groceries. I bagged my groceries, used Samsung Pay as my method of payment, and got my receipt. If you have time before you leave, make sure to check out the food court. Hello everybody! I'm in the mood for coffee, so let's go to a café together. At this café, you can place your order using a kiosk, so you don't even have to talk to a barista here. Let's look at the menu. Menu. They even have an English option. So convenient. I usually like to eat in, but today I have to go back to work, so I'll do takeaway or takeout. Usually in the mornings I go for black coffee, but in the afternoons I like something a little bit sweet, so my go-to drink is an iced latte. I'm also trying to cut back on caffeine, so I'll go for decaf. A decaf vanilla latte sounds great. Wow, it is so so customizable here. You can add an extra shot of espresso or topping cream, which I'm guessing is whipped cream. I don't drink regular milk, so I'll choose the non-dairy option, which is oat milk. And I'll add it to my cart. I'm ready to pay, so I'll place my order. No, thank you. I'm all set. So this is my bill, and I will pay with my husband's card. So this is a tip, um, you can bring your husband's card. I don't have a loyalty card here, so I cannot earn points, so I'll skip that. I'll pay with credit card. I'll scan my card. I've got my receipts and my order number, so I'll wait for my coffee to be prepared. Korean cafes are the best. They even have a photo photo zone at the café. So I'll take a picture while I wait for my coffee. They have props here too. How do I look? Cool? I think I finished just in time. My coffee is ready. Alright, looking good. Maybe I'll hang it on the wall. I'll try not to cover other people. Ta-da! Now I'll head to the counter to pick up my coffee. I've got my coffee and I'm going to use a sleeve so my hands don't get too cold. I'll also grab a straw, and some cafes even have bottles of syrup so you can pump extra sweetener into your drink. This one doesn't have it here. If you have more than one drink, you can always ask for a carrier as well, but I only have one coffee, so I don't need a carrier today. Now it's the best part. I can finally drink my coffee, so I will take off the lid and stir the coffee and milk with my straw. It's better when it's well mixed. After mixing it, I'll put the lid back on and take my first sip. Mmm, fire! This is going to give me the energy I need for work. Hello everybody! Today I'm going to a music festival. I got will-call tickets, so I just have to pick them up at the ticket booth, but I already see there's a huge line there, so let's get going right away. I got my wristband. Now I'm going to check the timetable for the lineup. I think Lauv is the headliner, but my favorite artist is Jesse Reyes. I'm so excited. Besides the music, one of the best parts of a festival is the food, so I came to the concession food stands and there are so many vendors. I want to see what they're selling. It looks like they're selling a variety of beverages and lots of different finger food because it's easier to eat. I can't make up my mind though. There's so much good stuff here. After lots of looking around, I found my favorite stall. Thing I learned how to say in Korean. Maktuh, hana juseyo! And one shot! One shot! Cheers, everybody! Crisp, delicious. Wow, there's lots of people waiting in line for all the freebies, but I'm too impatient. Let's get out of here. I want to buy the Give me money, please. We're about to go to our first performance. Lee Young Ji. She's a Korean rapper. Let's go grab our seats. We're right next to the barrier. It's a great spot. Lee Young Ji! Jessie Reyes is about to start. Bali Bali! We gotta be on time. I think she's gonna come on stage in a bit. I'm definitely gonna lose my voice at this one. Wow, look at the crowd. Everyone's got their hands up. We're sitting on the lawn waiting for Lauv. I'm so curious what his setlist is gonna be. We had so much fun, but we're exhausted, so we're heading home. Good evening everybody! Tonight I am going to show you my night routine. I've already got my PJs on, and now I'm going to wash my face and take all of my makeup off. First, I have to remove my eyeliner and mascara, so I use some remover with a cotton pad. I just wipe my eyebrows and my eyelids with the cotton pad. The makeup I wear is very stubborn, so it takes a while to remove. I actually hate taking my makeup off. It's always such a pain and I feel very lazy at night, but I know it's better for my skin, so I have to do it. I have to force myself to do it. After I remove my eye makeup, it's time to cleanse my skin. I double cleanse starting with an oil cleanser and then I go in with a foam cleanser. Before coming to Korea, I was really bad at skincare, but I met my husband and he introduced me to K-beauty and all the skincare stuff here. I'm really grateful to him for that. I think later I'll be very happy that I'm taking care of my skin now. No, I mean take it off. Thank you. I've finished with my oil cleanser and I'm going to rinse it off with water, warm water. Now I'm going to go in with my foam cleanser. I like to get it nice and bubbly. I always try and do a circular motion with my hands while rubbing it in. And we rinse again. I finished rinsing all of the cleanser off of my face, so I'm just going to pat my face with the towel to dry it off. My skin is dry, and now I'm going to use a toner and I just rub it again all over my face to make sure that there is no makeup at all. Looks like I did a pretty good job cleansing. For the last step of my skincare routine, I use eye cream and serum. And these are both for wrinkles because I'm not getting any younger, unfortunately. I take off the lid. Oops, and almost dropped the lid. And I just use my ring finger and take a tiny amount and put it on my under eyes and at the corner of my eyes. I smile a lot, which I'm grateful for 'cause that means I'm living a good life, but it gives me a lot of wrinkles here. Last step is my Wrinkle Serum. So I use the dropper to get a bit of the serum and put it mostly on my forehead because that's my problem area. I raise my eyebrows a lot, So I'm really starting to see the wrinkles coming in on my forehead, and I want to try and prevent that. This is another thing I learned in Korea. I never used to hit my face or slap my face before when doing skincare. Now I know it helps it absorb. My face is feeling nice and fresh so I'm gonna go to my kitchen and make a hot cup of tea. I just filled the electric kettle with water so that we can boil water for my tea. Struggle. What the? I put a bag of peppermint tea in my mug and now I'll pour the water into the mug. I've got my tea and now the fun begins. I love the smell of candles and how cozy it makes my house feel so this is a very important part of my night routine. I just got a cheap candle at Daiso but it smells pretty good. So I take my lighter and Light the candle. This is apricot and magnolia. It's a good combo. As you can see, I've got a stack of books over here. I'm a huge bookworm and I love to read. I just started this book, Where the Crawdads Sing. It's very popular in the US, but I'm only on chapter 1. So I'm really hoping it's good. I also have this book which is actually my journal. I'm very, very bad at journaling, so this has a lot of journal prompts and questions to help me figure out what to write about. I much prefer reading over journaling, so I'm gonna start with this first and get it out of the way. Mm, tonight's journal prompt is very interesting. It says, what does security with a friend mean to you? Maybe you can let me know in the comments what it means to you. First, I have to think and reflect a little bit because this is not an easy question. Okay, I know what I'm going to say. I think my tea is finally cool enough that I can take my first sip. You can still see steam coming up from it though. This always makes me so nervous. Mmm. I love herbal tea. It's very calming. I'm going to enjoy my tea while I read my book. This is honestly probably my most consistent part of my night routine and my morning routine because I genuinely enjoy it. I'm getting pretty sleepy, so I'm going to go upstairs to bed. First, I need to blow out the candle. I've already crawled into bed, so I'm going to take 2 pills of magnesium. I always take magnesium before bed because it helps me sleep really deeply. I've got my water bottle here. I'm just going to wash these pills down with some water. Two things I must have when I sleep are my bonnet. It's a silk bonnet for my hair, and I started using this because I heard it's really good for hair health. And I also use my silk eye mask. I'm a very sensitive sleeper, so if there's any kind of light or noise, it really bothers my sleep. So I use this to block out any kind of light. I'll take my hair out and on goes the bonnet. Wow, I'm really letting you guys in on my life here. The beauty secrets of a woman. Then I layer it up with my eye mask. I'm always looking real good. Today was a really great but long day, so I hope I get a good night's sleep, and I hope I don't dream too much. I usually dream a lot, and it kind of disturbs my sleep, so fingers crossed that I only have sweet dreams. Hello everybody! I'm feeling quite hungry for lunch, So I came to a very popular vegan restaurant in Seoul. It's called Plant Cafe, and I've been here many times, so I'm excited to get some of my favorite foods. Let's go! Well, I guess I have bad luck because— closed. All the lights are off. No plant today. The first restaurant we visited was closed, but luckily right across the street There's a really delicious French restaurant. I've only come here to drink wine before, but their food looks amazing, so let's go check it out. Tip number 2, right? Yeah, maybe in here out of the sun a little bit. Yeah, sure. Yeah, we got really lucky. This restaurant is beautiful and there was no waitlist. They gave us complimentary bread and oil, which is great because I am hungry. We've got a large menu here and a large wine list. Very tempting. I'm not sure if I'm craving anything specific. I think I just have to browse the menu and see what sounds good. Do you recommend? Yes. So on the appetizer side, I would recommend onion soup. Onion soup, okay. Or if you would like a salad, it's really popular is the basil shrimp one. Oh, okay. Yeah, on this side I would recommend both bourguignon. Okay. Uh, and lasagna, it's really popular. If you would like pasta, so I would recommend you garlic pasta. Garlic pasta, okay. Thank you so much. No problem. May I take your order? Yes, I think we'll have the grilled salmon and then yeah, the beef stew. Did you want any drinks, hon? Coke Zero. Yeah, and maybe I'll just wait on a drink for now. Okay, okay, thank you. Thank you. You can never go wrong with bread. I like to dip it in the oil and vinegar. I do not fear carbs. I embrace them. I wasn't gonna drink pop, but they put two straws in, so it'd be rude not to at least take a sip. I got my stew and it smells delicious. This is the first time I've ever tried this before. Actually, I haven't had much French food, so it's a new experience for me. I've got my wet wipe so I can wash my hands before I dig in. Time for my first bite. I'm going to go with what's familiar first and take the carrot. They say always eat your veggies first. Mmm, it's good. The carrot's very soft in texture, easy to chew, and the taste This is kind of what I imagine the beef tastes like. It tastes very meaty even though it's a carrot. Wow, very tender. It was so easy to bite into. I can see this being comfort food for many people. Thank you. This looks so delicious. I want to try the sauce first. It looks very creamy. I think it was a wine wine sauce. I'm very curious. It's so good. It tastes like a creamy pasta sauce, a little bit salty but not too salty. Really rich and creamy. Let's try the salmon. Mmm. I can tell they cook this really well. They definitely know what they're doing. In the kitchen here. I use my fork to get a piece of beef and I put it on my plate and use the knife to cut it. So it's the perfect bite size. Would you like something else or— Um, I think we're all set. Excuse me. Yeah. Can I get a small box for takeout? Yeah, sure. Okay, thank you. Just in a moment. Yep, no problem. Thank you so much. Do we— can we get the bill or do we pay right up front? Uh, you can do both. Okay, we can pay right up front. All right, thank you so much. So one grilled salmon steak, both of Beyond and Coke. Yes, so 58,500. Okay, thank you so much. Your sign, please. Would you like your receipt? Um, no, that's okay. Thank you so Thank you. Have a good one. Coming here was a spontaneous decision, but no regrets. It was amazing. The atmosphere was great. The food was great. The service was great. I loved it. I've got my doggy bag and we're ready to head home. Hello everybody. I am outside of the Hyundai, which is one of Seoul's biggest and most popular malls. Let's go shop till we drop! Wow, Korean malls are so fancy. There's so many designer stores. There's even a robot that roams the mall here, but I'm not really sure what it does, to be honest. It just looks like it's going to hit me. We're going to a pop-up store on the 4th floor, so let's take the escalator. This floor has a lot of furniture, home decor, and interior design stuff. Actually, the pop-up we're going to is about interior design and home decor. So we're at the pop-up and we talked to the designer of the brand and she said that they focus a lot on materials that are produced locally and making sure that everything is eco-friendly. I really like how they tie a lot of Korean traditional elements into their clothing as well. I'm a big fan of the hoodie, and this one is cool. This brand also sells a lot of home goods. So if you look here, they have some really nice and aesthetic soap and some incense burners and a lot of dishes. I really, really wish we had a nice house to buy all this stuff for. I'll add all this stuff to my wish list for our future home. Recycled polyester. Oh, eco-friendly. Black one? Oh, Kamsahamnida! That's so nice. Thank you. Thank you so much. You design everything? Yes, everything, because this is my hobby. It's another job. That's amazing. We made our first purchase of the day. We bought one of the cool soaps as a gift, and she also gave us a scrunchie as a gift for free, which was so generous of her. So we're gonna check out the rest of the mall and do some window shopping. On the third floor is apparel, so they have men's fashion and women's fashion, but I don't really need anything, so I'm just kind of browsing. This store caught my eye. I was walking by and I saw their hats. I really like these hats. It says "Hello Sunrise." They have a lot of retro band tees. I love doing yoga, and I really like Lululemon's yoga pants and sports bras, so I'm gonna see what they have in stock today. I really like the flared yoga pants, but they look a little bit too long, so I'm gonna try them on in the fitting room to make sure that they fit me okay. I tried these on in the fitting room, but they were a bit too long, so I'm gonna put them back. Not gonna buy them this time. This mall is huge and it's so easy to get lost, so I'm gonna use the map to find an açaí bowl place that I really want to go to here. Lovely. That was not helpful at all. Maybe they don't have it on the map because I think it also might be be temporary, like a pop-up. We're on our way to get an açaí bowl, but I got distracted by all of the beauty and makeup shops here. It looks like they're selling perfume and body wash, soap, all kinds of good stuff that all girls will love. At first I didn't think that the mall was packed, but now that we're in the food court. It is so crowded down here. I'm really scared to see the line for the açaí bowl. Maybe around here, right? Do you think this would be the pop-up? Oh, pro tip: always check Instagrams first because apparently this pop-up ended a whole month ago and no one told me. No açaí bowl for us. Now we gotta go to Gangnam. And get it. I'm a bit bummed about the acai bowl, so I'm getting super matcha to make myself feel a little better. Uh, cocoa matcha latte, hanaji desuyo. Iced? Regular size? Iced. Regular size? Regular size. Thank you. So I ended up getting a cocoa oats matcha latte, and I I'm gonna be honest, it's not what I expected. It said C-O-C-O, so I thought I was getting a coconut matcha latte, but it's chocolate. I kind of tend to stress out in situations where there's a lot of people waiting, so my mistake. But maybe I'll like it. Maybe it will be a good surprise. Not too bad. I'm gonna finish my drink and then go home. Hello everybody! Today I'm at the opening night of an exhibition. I love art and anything creative, so I'm really excited to see some beautiful paintings. What do you want? Maybe champagne? A white one? White one? White wine, du geet. So we just got to the event and there's lots of people and they even give free drinks, so we're gonna enjoy. All of her paintings are so colorful and vibrant. So the artist said that she likes to combine different concepts in one painting, so if you look at this painting, you can see in one eye it's more of the contemporary feel, and in the other eye it's a bit more traditional. So we read her introduction and it said that a lot of her paintings are inspired by old vintage trunks like suitcases. And you can also see there are a lot of 3D elements on her paintings, such as beads or different gemstones. At every exhibition, I like to find my favorite piece of artwork, so I'm gonna look around and see which one is the best. I found my favorite painting. Ta-da! This one. Yellow is my favorite color, and it's very bright. I like the lemons. I like her hairstyle. I just like everything that's going on here. But one detail I really like that this one doesn't have are the braces. I think that's so adorable. Wow, this one is huge! I have so much respect for artists. I have no idea how someone can make something like this. Look at how detailed it is. So this one even has some Korean traditional style to it. We've even got some glitter in this one, so it's a bit sparkly. Something I love about art is that everybody can interpret it differently. So here's a girl digging in some stones, and there's a lot of cute things but also a lot of dark things. Like a skull. So I think paintings can have many different meanings and be interpreted in different ways. This is Callie's art class 101. Alright, so my interpretation of this one is that these rocks represent life and that you have to keep digging and going through life, and sometimes it's filled with beautiful moments like these gemstones, and other times it's filled with dark, hard times. So yeah, that's what I think. See the struggle inside the eyes? Maybe it could mean that the person on the outside looks beautiful, but they have a struggle inside. I really like the setting of this exhibition. They have these really cool stone sculptures in the middle of everything. This is the life for me, attending art openings, drinking wine, except for everyone else is wearing dresses and heels and I'm in baggy jeans. At this museum, there are also a lot of rooftop spaces, so you can go outside and enjoy The beautiful view. You can even see Lotte Tower from here. That means it's a clear day. I like how they have descriptions to talk about her work and where she got her inspiration from. Wow, the art just keeps getting more and more impressive the more we see. This is incredible. Ooh, wow, real gold. 24-karat. 24-karat. Oh my gosh, wow, this is her main. How did we not come here first? Wow, this one is huge. I really like it because it's kind of psychedelic or trippy. There's just so much going on here. So much to look at. I love this one. We really enjoyed this exhibition and had a great experience. Hello everybody! As you could probably tell, I'm at the hair salon right now. I've already chopped off a lot of my hair and my stylist is mixing some colors so that I can dye my hair. So I decided that I'm going to get a balayage, and that will brighten up my hair color for the summer. I'm very excited. I've got my cape on, my pillow. I'm very comfortable and just ready for a new change. So something like this. I still want it below my shoulders, but where it's like a blunt cut, and then maybe longer face-framing layers, but for length, maybe a little bit below the shoulders because I feel like my hair is kind of thin. I just read that maybe a blunt cut can kind of give it a little bit more volume. I'm nervous, but I guess it's time for a change. I've had the same haircut for quite a long time, though. I'm ready for short hair girl summer. Be really dark, and I really didn't feel like myself when it's too dark. Yeah, it was like so dark, like black, and I didn't feel like myself. I already feel lighter. I think I need this haircut to survive Korea's humidity. I always get a little bit nervous, but I always try to keep the perspective that it can always grow back. Hey, get out of here! Don't show the gray hairs. So I always blame my dad for my white hairs because his side of the family got white hair very early in life. So we're starting our own business, so we just kind of wanted to go somewhere to get away from everything because in Seoul we're quite busy. So I've got all the color in my hair now, and I'm just letting it marinate. It looks like I can talk to aliens. With all this tin foil in my hair. I'm so excited to see what it's going to look like at the end. I love when they put in the shampoo and conditioner. It's so relaxing. We've been working on my hair for 3 hours now. It's a lot of hard work trying to be beautiful, but I know it'll be worth it in the end, but I had to stand up and stretch. Do I look like an elf with my ear covers? I don't want dyed ears. Now she is trimming my hair, blow drying it, and styling it. I feel like as I get older, I really try to take care of, like, my hair and my skin. Like, when I was younger, I never really took care of it much. Now it's really, really important to me. I said it takes her 5 minutes, it takes me an hour. I feel like a new woman. Feels so good. My hair is so soft now. I wish I could get this every day. It's not too short, I think. I know, but I didn't think I was going to cut any this morning. I feel like a brand new person after this hair appointment. We touched up my roots, we did a balayage to brighten up my hair, and I even got a spontaneous haircut, and I feel amazing, and I'm very happy with the result. My hair is even nice and styled now, so I think that I should go on a date today. Hello everybody! It is Sunday morning and I'm going to show you a bit of my Sunday routine. I slept in, but now I'm ready to get my day started. I've already got a cup of coffee because I like to treat myself with a pick-me-up in the morning. This is going to give me the energy I need to be very productive today. The first thing I like to do in the morning is get organized and ready for the week ahead. So I check my emails, respond to messages, look at my calendar, and make sure that I'm organized for everything that's coming up. For a long time, I was very old school. I only used paper and pen for my to-do lists, but now everything is digital, so I use many apps to help me stay organized. I usually use 4 different apps to stay on track. So first, I always have my email open so I can respond to messages. I also use Google Calendar to schedule any meetings or events. Lately, I've been using Notion because you can do everything on this app, but I mostly use it for content creation and work. Finally, I use an app on my phone called My Routine. It's basically a to-do list of my daily tasks. I'm a morning person and my brain works better in the morning, so I prefer to do these kinds of tasks right away in the morning with my cup of coffee. After drinking my coffee and getting my life together, I meal prep. Meal prep is so important to me because it helps me stay healthy and not order out during the week. My meal prep isn't too intense. I usually just do a few simple items that I can easily grab out of the fridge during the week. Today I'm going to prep 3 items. I'll meal prep some wraps, chicken breast, and a tofu salad. I'll get started first with the wraps. I have been obsessed with lentil wraps lately. They're so easy to make and only have 2 ingredients. Basically all you need for these wraps are red lentils and a little bit of water. But first, always wash your lentils. Then I pour in some water. It's a little bit less water than lentils. But I'm very comfortable with this recipe so I don't measure it. I just eyeball it. Eyeball it means just guessing the amount by looking at it rather than using a recipe or an exact measurement. So I think this should be okay. And then it all goes into the blender. This is my favorite kitchen appliance. I use it almost every day. I add in some seasonings and then I blend. I eyeball this part as well. Nutritional yeast, turmeric, a little bit of salt, some Italian herbs, and some black pepper. I basically use whatever spices I have on hand. It looks like baby food. Trust the process, I promise it's really good. Come over here. I clean as I go because I'm a very clean person. You see how to do this, Hong? Watch and learn. Now I'm just heating up a pan. I'll put in a little bit of olive oil. I think the pan is hot enough, so I'll just pour some of the mixture into the pan and spread it out using the spatula. The edges are looking good. So it's time to flip it. I don't normally do this, but I'm on camera, so I'm gonna try to show off a little bit. Pressure's on. Wait, wait, this is a big pan to do it onto. Maybe I can't do it. You want to show me how it's done? Okay, let's see, let's see. Don't drop it though. Oh! Why am I cooking? You just had to show me up, didn't you? Next time you're doing my meal prep. My wraps are finished. I ended up making 3 of them, which is perfect. This will give me 3 lunches or dinners throughout the week. I usually put tuna or chicken on them to make a burrito or sometimes I even use them for pizza. So I'll use this as the pizza crust. Right now I'm pressing the tofu and I'm going to chop some veggies for my tofu salad. Rotten onion. Yuck. This one is going in the food trash. This is actually a brand new recipe to me. I've never made this before, so it's kind of an experiment. I'm just crumbling the tofu, and it's supposed to be similar to egg salad but with tofu instead of egg. I'm gonna put some dressing in there, which will be Greek yogurt. And mustard and some seasonings, of course. Now I'm going to mix the tofu with the seasonings and sauces. Last step is just to add in all the veggies. This is what the tofu salad looks like. I think it looks actually quite similar to regular egg salad. I'm gonna try a bite since I've never had this before. Mmm! I love the texture of it with the crunchy vegetables and the soft tofu. Mmm! So good! I completely forgot to defrost the chicken, so I've got it defrosting now. And I'll start cleaning in the meantime. Lastly, I'm just cooking up some chicken. The chicken breast is already cut and marinated, so it's very easy. I just put it in the pan and let it cook. So here's the final result of my meal prep. I've got my lentil wraps, tofu salad, and chicken breast. I think everything looks very healthy and delicious. I'm about to have a great week ahead. I actually love cooking, so I don't mind doing meal prep, but what I hate is— Ta-da! Doing the dishes is my least favorite chore but it's gotta be done, so I'll get started on them. Since I hate doing the dishes so much, I usually watch a TV show to distract me while I'm doing it. I'm finally almost done. Now I'm just rinsing the dishes and then I'll put them away. After doing meal prep, I like to clean the house a little bit more. So I'll start by spraying and wiping some surfaces. Now I'm going to vacuum the floors. I shed a lot of hair so I need to vacuum very often. Chore of the day. I'm going to take out the trash and do the recycling. Take this bad boy to the curb. If you don't put a new bag in, you didn't do the trash. I'm talking to you, cameraman. I have a really bad habit of letting the recycling pile up. Now I'm sorting the recycling. This was a big culture shock for me in Korea. The trash and recycling system in Korea is much more intense than it is in the US. Since I'm already outside, I decided to go for a little little walk. Usually I try to walk 10,000 steps per day, but on the weekends I'm not too strict about it. When I walk, I usually listen to music or call my family on the phone. I've worked up an appetite and I'm craving Korean food. So I'm gonna treat myself and order some delivery food for dinner. I'm a big fan of kong guksu , and since it's only seasonal, I try to eat it as much as possible in the summer. So I think that's what I'm going to order tonight. I think I deserve a beer tonight. Kimchi, konguksu, mandu in one beer. Perfect. My food just arrived and I can tell that I was so hungry when I ordered. This is so much food. Let's unpack some of it. This is the broth for the konguksu. Wow, it's so thick. And there's the noodles to go with it. And I also had to get some dumplings because they just looked so good. Wow, they're huge. Look at those dumplings. I can't wait to try one. And of course, the meal would not be complete without a big side of kimchi. I'm going to pour some soy sauce on the dumplings. This is a bit bigger than I expected. It's not a bad thing though. I don't have an opener, so I'm going to attempt to open it up with this spoon. I've never done this before though. I don't even know how to— Ow, it hurts! Done! This tastes especially good after a long productive day. I love konguksu so much. The flavor is so nutty and it's perfect with a piece of crunchy kimchi. This is the perfect end to my weekend. Eating a delicious meal, having a nice cold beer, and watching a great show on Netflix. Usually I like to watch Netflix while I eat. So I'm going to turn on an episode The 8 Show. I'm watching this show lately and I am addicted. Thank you all so much for watching. Have a great week. Hello everybody. It's 11 AM on a Tuesday. I've already worked out, got ready, and I just had my breakfast. So now I'm going to show you my work routine. My schedule is pretty packed today, but I've got about an hour to spare before I leave the house, so I'm going to do a bit of work from home. I really love my workstation at home these days. I used to sit on the couch and work, and I hated it so much, so we invested in a stand-up desk and a walking pad so I can get some steps in while I do my work. If I know I'm going to be using my screen for a long time, I use my blue light glasses to help protect my eyes. While I'm walking, I'm working on something very exciting for Influent English. We will soon be offering a free PDF filled with lots of helpful expressions, so I'm creating that right now as I walk. I'm hoping to finish it before I go to my next job. I really enjoy the flexibility of working from home, but sometimes it's really hard to stay motivated, so I love this walk walking pad because it really helps me to stay productive and focused on my work. I worked for about an hour and I got in like 4,000 steps, so not too bad. And now I am heading out to my first job outside of the house. I've been doing the live streaming cooking show for about 3 weeks now, and I really love it. Like, I'm not a great cook, but I enjoy it, and I'm excited to see what we're going to cook today. But first, I have to take a bus to get to my job, but luckily it's a pretty easy commute. I have a direct bus, so it's not too bad. I actually got to my stop quite early, which is rare, but I'm really happy because I need a bit of a pick-me-up today. So I'm gonna grab a coffee and then head to the studio. Mmm, I needed this. I just got to the studio and the camera crew, the producers, the directors, they're setting up all of the equipment so that we're ready to film. The head chef has arrived. No! Yes! She's the head chef and I'm the sous chef. I forgot to mention that this is not just a regular cooking show, but it's actually a cooking challenge. So they give us a recipe on the spot and we have to beat the clock and prepare everything in time. Hi! That's our crew, best crew. So I don't know, what do you think? Are we gonna do it today? I think we're good. Yeah, we passed last time, so exactly, I'm confident we're gonna pass this time. Let's get it! Hi, our judge! This is the guy who decides if we pass or fail, so I have to be extra nice to him. Did you see what I'm dealing with? We're all in our aprons ready to go. I might not be a chef, but I look the part. At least, at least I look like I'm looking forward to your meal today. We are cooking what? Soup, dakhanmari, and dotori mok, acorn jelly. Our dish is acorn jelly and dakhanmari. Yes, yum! I love acorn jelly. This is good. Oh, I want a rice cake. Mmm, who made this? This is amazing. Wow! I wonder— Gordon Ramsay in the house? Yeah, here we are. Not you taking credit. Not the judge taking credit for our hard work. That was so much fun, and I'm so happy that we passed this week. I never know if we're gonna pass or fail, but it was a success this week. Now I'm heading to Korean class. So it's not work-related, but I'm gonna take you guys with me. So yeah, I have to hop on another bus and go to my Korean class. I've got a little bit of time to kill because I'm early for my class, so I'm gonna try and find a cafe in the area and do my homework work because I was a bad student this week and didn't study. So I have to do my homework very last minute and try to get it done before class. There's a Starbucks near where I take my Korean classes, so I came here to do my homework. And actually, I'm a little bit hungry. I know we just cooked at my last job, but we share it with the whole team, so we only really get 1 or 2 bites. So I didn't have lunch, but I got Greek yogurt and a matcha latte to eat before my class, and I'm hoping that it holds me over until dinner time. But now, time to study. All over. The granola is so messy. I made a mess. It's the perfect little snack. These days I'm obsessed with Greek yogurt. So good. I just got back home from class and immediately changed into my PJs. Hands down, that is my favorite part about working from home. I love getting to work in comfortable clothes. Clothes. Usually I cook dinner, but today has been so hectic, so I decided to order delivery. I ordered sushi and am waiting for it to arrive, and until then I'm going to work on editing some videos. I have a lot of deadlines coming up because last week I did a lot of collaborations. So now I have to edit the videos and post the videos. So I have a lot of work to catch up on. I also teach a class online 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM tonight. So I have about an hour to get some editing done. Let's see how much I can finish in that timeframe. Pressure's on. I promise I'm not a shady person, but I have 2 phones. So this is my personal phone and this is my work phone, which I use to edit videos. I promise I'm not shady, guys. It's for work. Right now I am editing a skincare ad that I did. Guys, don't judge me for how much sushi I got. I was forced to get the couple set. Since I'm ordering alone and have the minimum delivery fee. I haven't had a California roll in forever. That hits the spot. So good. I was craving sushi tonight. It's a great treat after a long day. Time to start class. Fighting! Callie, fighting! Hi, Helen. I just showered. I can tell. How's it going? I had to trash the chicken. You did? You had to throw it out? Because I couldn't find the cap. Bummer. This one's easy peasy. But I don't know the spelling. Huh? Yes, you do. Oh my gosh, you got it! You guessed that? Yeah. How did you know drain? That was so hard. Good job. All right, Christy, it's about time. Have a great week and I'll see you later, okay? Alright, bye Christy! Bye! Bye! Bed. Bed. Need to rot my brain a little bit. Pagan shigan! Woo! Okay, not really. I still have editing to do, but it's 10:17 PM, so Yeah, I'm kind of tired, but I have a few things left that I want to finish up. So I'm going to do that, and then I am going to go to sleep finally after a long day. Thank you all so much for watching my work routine. Good morning everyone! I'm taking you all with me to Cheongwon for Chusok. I'm at the KTX station now. It's 5:45 AM because everything was fully booked and the only departure time we could get was super early. But we already messed up. Our departure time was at 5:38. I'm sweaty because we were running trying to catch our train. We missed our train for the first time ever, but luckily we found other tickets at 6:00 AM, so now we're early. We're going to get a coffee and head down to the platform right away because we don't want to miss this train too. We just arrived in Changwon and we're waiting for my mother-in-law to pick us up at the train station. They look good. Annyeonghaseyo! I love you, Ben! Oh, narsim! Nomu deoyo! Today I'm going to learn how to cook doenjang jjigae, or soybean paste stew. My mom's is my favorite. She cooks it the best. Wow, fish! Makes me miss champon that I killed. We made it! We're in my husband's childhood home now. So we are going to eat breakfast soon and fill our tummies and then rest a bit. And then I'm so excited because my mother-in-law is going to teach me how to cook Korean food. We watch the advertisement. I don't even do this. Wow, my body is going to heal during this trip. So good. The food is so fresh and delicious, and it's hitting the spot. It's always best when it's made with love. Made with love. Thank you, Kelly. Thank you. I am with my beautiful mother-in-law, and she's going to teach me me how to cook Korean food. So today we are cooking songpyeon, rice cakes, jeon, so fish pancakes and meat pancakes, and finally we're making my favorite doenjang jjigae. She makes the best doenjang jjigae and I'm very excited to learn. Let's get started. Rice flour. Oh, okay, not regular flour. I guess we have the rice flour here, and you pour a little bit of hot water in and mix little by little so that you get the right texture. It looks like the texture is quite squishy compared to if you mix it with regular flour. Tarare! So now she is kneading the mixture. It's kind of similar to kneading bread, but it's just the rice flour and water mixture. Okay, kneading. K-N-E-A-D. Yes, silent K. Kneading. I've been living in Korea for quite a long time, but I was vegan the whole time I lived here, so actually I haven't tried many Korean Korean foods yet, so now I'm really looking forward to trying Korean food. Pretty daughter. Let's have a pretty daughter. Now is the tricky part. It looks similar to making mandu or dumplings, so we're gonna try to make one. Wish me luck. It's like rolling a mini pizza dough. Good. Now we're putting the songpyeon in the steamer. 30 minutes. 30 minutes. Now we are making the jeon, and the first step is to whisk these eggs. Okay, okay. Now we are going to batter these thin slices of meat, and then we will fry them. So when you put flour on something, I'm pretty sure we call this dredging. Okay, you can fact-check me on that. Dredging. This is dredging it, I think, and frying it so it gets crispy. It's in there. Tigger, tigger. Satisfying. It's nice and Golden brown, cooked to perfection. Oh, nemseidojoyo. Oh, it expanded, got bigger. Yay, success! Now we are brushing sesame oil on the songpyeon so that they don't stick to each other. Mom is good at multitasking. We've got the songpyeon, the jeon. Professional. That's my happy dance because of all this delicious food. He's the dishwasher. You know I really appreciate that cuz I hate dishes. This is the sign of a happy household. Got one person cooking and one person cleaning. So remember that, cameraman, next time I cook. I can learn how to cook from your mom, you should learn how to clean from your dad. So now we are starting on the soybean paste stew, and we are making the broth from scratch. So we've got anchovies, and we're going to boil the water to make the broth. It's the flavor bomb. So we have something similar to this in the US, and usually it's made with beef or chicken, and we call it a bouillon cube. Or if it's in liquid form, we call it stock, like chicken stock or beef stock. Wow, I should cut my nails. This a heaping spoon if it's over. So 1 heaping tablespoon or 1 heaping spoonful. Now put it all in. Wow! Ta-da! Thank you so much! It all looks so delicious. I can't wait to dig in. Mmm! Wow, it's so delicious. It's really sweet, and the inside It's almost like honey. The sugar caramelized. Oh, so good! I came out for a short walk to work off all the food I ate today and make room for dinner. I can't believe how dark it is already. Summer is officially over. It gets dark so early now. And now it's It's time to eat again. I'm always so well fed when I visit my in-laws. My mom's food is always gas. Hello everybody, it's your girl Callie, aka the birthday girl. That's right, it's not technically my birthday, tomorrow is, but I like to celebrate all week. So my husband and I are taking a trip to to Sokcho because I really wanted to spend time at the beach for my birthday. My husband is driving and I am the passenger princess. Usually I like to drive, so I'm trying so hard not to be a backseat driver. Hey, blinker, blinker! Hey, why are you on his ass? Hey, you just cut him off! Don't Cut him off. What's the speed limit? Oh, oh, there's a camera coming up. Watch the camera. You want to drive? Yes. Recording. Wait. Oh, there. We just made it to the rest stop, so we're gonna use the bathroom, get some gas, and of course get some food because rest stop food in Korea hits different. In the US, rest Rest stops are nothing like this. Korean rest stops are much better. Hey, gamsahamnida! Ta-da! We got a sausage and rice cake skewer, which I've never tried before, but I know it's super popular at rest stops in Korea, so I'm pretty excited to try it out. I also got potatoes. This is my favorite dish at the rest stop. It never disappoints me. I love rice cakes because their texture is so unique. It's so squishy. I love it. Mm-hmm. I love how these potatoes are a little bit crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. Side and lightly salted. But I know it's untraditional, but I always have to have ketchup with these potatoes. This is for sure, without a doubt, my go-to snack at the rest stop. We've got our leftover food, some iced coffee, and now it's time to hit the road because I want to check in early so we can fully enjoy the hotel. We need to fill up our tank, so we're pulling up to a gas pump. He's so friendly. Of course, just my luck, it's raining, but I'm not going gonna let the weather get me down. So nice! Wow, good view! We checked into our hotel and I am so happy with it. The view is incredible. We can see the lake, we can see the sea. It's amazing. But first things first, every time I go to a hotel, I always have to check the bed first. All right, give it the jump test. Pass! We were feeling a bit hungry for dinner, so we came to Sokcho Market, but it looks like a lot of the stalls are closing up for the night, but everything looks really delicious. There's a lot of seafood, so I feel like we need to be adventurous tonight and try a lot of new food. I really want some makkoli bread, so I'm on the lookout for that. It's weird having cash. I usually never have cash on me. Bigger than my head. This is Insta-worthy, so let me take a picture first. I don't usually have a big sweet tooth, but ice cream is my guilty pleasure, and honeycomb is something I've never I've tried before, so I kind of want to try that first. No, let me try the ice cream first. It's the perfect summer treat. I like that the honey gets a little bit hard from the cold ice cream. Wow, that's an interesting texture. It's kind of like candle wax. We're eating very healthy tonight. It's a PJ party! We've got our feast ready, and now we're going to watch a movie and stuff our faces. Everything looks so delicious. Let's dig in. Chicken yeo, mandu yeo, seoyeo, makchuyeo, bokkeoyeo, gamjatikkim yeo, sulbang yeo, kellyeo. 안장해. Oh, food coma. I'm going to sleep now, everyone. Good night and see you in the morning. Beibullak. Good morning, everybody! Don't mind my bed head. I just woke up, but it is officially my birthday. And I am so stoked because the weather looks absolutely perfect. So I want to spend all day at the beach. Check out this view. Mmm. It's so light and squishy. Mmm. I think it's a good combo. With the coffee. Great way to start the day. I know you're not supposed to eat too much before swimming, but we were hungry. We've got a jumbo-sized buckwheat pancake, some pork, and some buckwheat noodles. I heard that magukksu, or cold buckwheat noodles, are the local delicacy in Sokcho, so we have to have at least one bowl while we're here. I can definitely see why this is a delicacy here. It is so delicious and refreshing. On a scorching hot day like today. Wow, I got to work on my tan. I'm as white as a ghost. She's a beach girl. This is the life. I'm from a beach town, so this is my jam. I love tanning, swimming in the water, having my toes in the sand. It's perfect. The waves are a bit strong today, so I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit nervous getting into the water with such a strong current, but once you get past the wake, it's all right, and the water was surprisingly not too cold. Let's go! Sokcho-ai. Wow! I love seeing the bird's eye view of the beach. You can see the different shades of blue in the water. It is just absolutely breathtaking here. It's so romantic. After the Sokcho Eye, we came back to the hotel and rested a bit, and now we are on the rooftop of our hotel. It's a bit luxurious because they have an infinity pool, so you can see a gorgeous view while you swim. The water is actually really warm. It feels like bath water, so I love it so much. We're gonna swim, and they have a hot tub as well, so we'll relax in the hot tub too. Somebody turn around and shout and play that funky music, Wildboy! Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Callie Sam, Callie Sam, happy birthday to you. Wah! Bokksu, bokksu! Okay, let me make my wish. Woo! I got them both. That means my wish is definitely coming true. Thank you everybody, if you're watching, for sharing my birthday with me. Really appreciate it. Ding! Mmm. Today has been one of the best birthdays ever in my life. Swimming at the beach, swimming in the pool, having some delicious cake and ice cream. It was such a good day and the weather was amazing. I am so grateful for my friends and my family that reached out to me and wished me a happy birthday. I'm thankful for you guys watching this video and spending the day with me. I'm just very grateful. This is all I could ask for for my birthday. Good morning everybody! No, you're not having déjà vu. It is my birthday morning again. I'm just in denial that it's not my birthday anymore, and we're leaving today. How can I leave when the weather is so gorgeous? I had to get in one last swim in the pool this morning, and we had a photo shoot. Let's jump in the water before we head out. I'm greedy. I want one more day here. I don't want to go back to Seoul. Annyeong! I reviewed. I'm back. I can't believe that it's already time to head back to Seoul. I'm so bummed, but we've got some coffee for the road and we came to the beach to say our goodbyes to Sokcho. Goodbye, Sokcho! Hello everybody! I'm usually a bit of a homebody, but this weekend I have so much planned. So I wanted to spend my weekend with you. It's Friday night and I'm about to go to an Olivia Rodrigo concert. Concert. The weather is super rainy, which I'm not excited about, but I think the concert will be lots of fun. Usually I'd have a cocktail or a drink to pregame the concert because I like having a little bit of a buzz at concerts, but I'm probably drinking to tomorrow and Sunday, and I don't want to go on a huge bender, so tonight I'm going to the concert sober. I've been listening to her music all day, and I can't wait to sing along to all of her songs. So let's head out to go to the concert. Fit check! My hair was wavy and styled earlier, but because of the rain and humidity, it fell flat. That's the problem with having pin-straight hair. So annoying. Should we go? Should we wait? Like, the concert just finished. But it's raining like cats and dogs right now, so we're gonna hold tight for a little bit and wait for the rain to hopefully pass. I finally made it home. Home sweet home. The weather outside is so messy and getting home was such a pain. But Olivia Rodrigo slayed. Her concert was amazing and the crowd was insane. We had a riot. Now I'm just chugging tea because I feel like my voice is already getting hoarse. So I'm just going to rest and go to sleep early tonight because I have another fun and busy day ahead of me tomorrow. Good night everyone! Sweet dreams! It is Saturday night and I'm in a taxi on my way to Seongsu. To go see a jazz concert. I'm really excited because I haven't been to a jazz club for a really long time, and this one seems especially cool because it's on a rooftop. So I'm with my husband, and I'm feeling a bit spoiled because we've had two date nights in a row. So I'm ready to have a drink and relax and enjoy the music. Saturday night recap. The jazz bar was incredible. I think I fell in love with the main vocalist. I have a crush on her now. She had the voice of an angel. Seriously, the band was so impressive and and the vibes were incredible. If you're in Seongsu, I highly recommend stopping by that bar. Tomorrow I have another busy day, so I'm gonna take off my makeup, get ready for bed, and hit the hay. I need some good beauty sleep for tomorrow's event. Good night everybody! Sweet dreams, and I will see you on Sunday! Bye-bye. I have survived the weekend so far. It is Sunday and I'm about to leave my house to go to a fashion event. So maybe you remember my friend Lorena. I did a Lunch Hour English episode with her. She's my friend from Spain and she's a model here. So she was invited to this runway event in Incheon, and I think there's going to be a party there with DJs and food and drinks. I am super excited, but I'm not gonna lie, this morning getting ready was a little bit stressful. I'm not super huge into fashion. I usually like to dress quite simply, so picking out an outfit was really frustrating, and I was just feeling a little bit self-conscious getting ready. But I think I did decide on my outfit, so I'm about ready to go. I just need to pack my things and and I am meeting my friends nearby at a shuttle bus stop. Since it's far away in Incheon, the event is offering a shuttle bus to those of us in Seoul, which I thought was super nice. I also know some of the models walking in the show, so I can't wait to see some old friends and catch up with them. Mm, bitch! 1, 2, 3. Give me some poses. Nice. Nice. Yes! The fashion show just ended and it was a really cool event. It was nice to get out of the city and see some familiar faces. They had music and different models walking down the runway. We had fun, but now we are starving, so we're waiting for our shuttle bus to get us back to Seoul so we can grab a bite to eat. I got level 1. Yeah. Level 1. Are you okay? After the fashion show, my friends and I stuffed our faces. We had mala tang And then of course we needed to get something a little bit sweet afterwards, so we went to Gongcha and had milk tea ice cream. We split it all and it was delicious. The malatang was perfect because the weather is really starting to cool down. I'm back home in my PJs and ready to finally unwind and relax a bit. It's been such a crazy busy weekend. I had so much fun though and made a ton of memories, but I am pretty worn out and I feel like even though tomorrow's Monday, I need a recovery day. I don't want to go to work tomorrow. I just want to lay in bed and be lazy all day. Right now I'm going to take off my makeup and chill before the week starts. Good morning everybody! Today feels like a holiday because it is my perfect day. So last night I did not set an alarm and I allowed myself to sleep in a little bit this morning. It felt so nice. Sleeping in. Since it's my perfect day, I'm going to show you some of my favorite things to do, some of my favorite things to eat and see, and just spend the day doing things that I really enjoy. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not get the memo that it was my perfect day because on my perfect day it would not rain But it is so rainy outside right now, but that's okay. I'll make the best of it. To start the day off, I'm going to do yoga, which is my favorite exercise. I do it every morning, and it's something I look forward to in the morning. Let's get moving. I'm on my yoga mat, and I've got my laptop set up in front of me. Because I've been doing a 90-day yoga challenge on YouTube. I just finished my workout and now I'm going to do a few chores. My mind is so much more at ease and at peace when I have a clean house. So even though I hate doing chores, I will feel so much better afterwards. I worked out, the house is super clean, I showered and got ready, and I even snuck in a little bit of work. I had a peaceful but productive morning, but now I'm feeling a little bit antsy because I haven't gone outside once yet today and it's already noon. So I think I'm going to take myself out on a little breakfast, or I guess at this point brunch date. The rain isn't actually too bad right now. It's just like a light drizzle, but I'm on my way to the Original Pancake House. I'm a sucker for American-style breakfast, and it's such comfort food for me. I also love I love that the interior of the restaurant is kind of like a classic diner. It makes me feel very nostalgic, so I'm excited to go eat some pancakes. I'm out of breath because I ran to catch this bus. I did not want to get stuck in the rain. Luckily, the driver was so sweet and waited for me to catch up. Woo! I made it to the pancake house. It really makes me think of home. Look at how many different kinds of pancakes they have. Crazy. I love that you can get your eggs cooked in many different ways here. It's so specific. I personally usually like over-easy eggs. Can I get the ever-popular Joe? Can I have just a little bit of cheese? True to American diner style, they serve bottomless coffee. I love it. I take my coffee black because I like it a little bit bitter. It's perfect on a rainy day. Mmm. The ever-popular Joe is my go-to meal at this restaurant. I love it because there are savory eggs and sweet pancakes, so you get the best of both worlds. It's funny because because even the portion sizes here remind me of home. They give you so much food. I also love that they give you so many condiments. They have maple syrup, hot sauce, ketchup, any kind of condiment or sauce that you would need. Let's try the pancakes first. I prefer classic pancakes with lots of maple syrup. The pancakes are so fluffy. I like a little bit of Tabasco sauce on my eggs. Mmm, I feel like my perfect day is finally beginning. Brunch was fantastic and it definitely hit the spot. I was careful not to overindulge too much, so I've got leftovers. This will be perfect for breakfast tomorrow. On my perfect day, usually I would go for a long walk outside, but since the weather is kind of bad today and it's been raining on and off all day today, I'm going to go to the mall. I don't usually love shopping, shopping, but I know at this department store they recently got an American brand called Bath and Body Works, which carries a lot of lotions and body washes, but I love their candles, especially their seasonal candles. So they have a lot of fall scents like apple pie and pumpkin and all kinds of cozy scents, so I want to buy a candle today, and maybe I'll check out a bookstore there too. Do I need a new book? No. But do I want a new book? Yes. I'm looking for Bath and Body Works now, and I somehow ended ended up in the food court. But yeah, it's really chaotic. It's like amazing here. There's so many people and I keep getting lost. I was walking around in circles for quite a while trying to find this store and it was so hard not to get tempted by all of the delicious looking pastries along the way, but I finally found what I'm looking for. I'm at Bath and Body Works and I might treat myself to a candle. I want this kind of scent but in candle form. Let's see if I can find it. These are so cute, a Stranger Things collab. I need to sniff all the candles and see which one I want to buy. I really wanted to get a fall scented candle at Bath and Body Works, but I asked the worker and he told me that they were completely sold out, and nothing else really stuck out to me, so I left Bath and Body Works and tried really hard to find a bookstore in the mall. But I couldn't find any, which was surprising because it's such a huge place. Anyways, I decided to change locations and now I'm at Gangnam Station and I am visiting Aladdin, which is one of my favorite used bookstores. I love shopping for books, so I'm going to check out their selection and and maybe buy myself a new used book. There's a great selection and some of them I even recognize from when I was younger, books I used to read. So I recommend coming to Aladdin and going to the English book section, especially the kids English book section. I just got home and I'm happy to report that the bookstore was a success. I got The Book Thief. This is a very popular book, but I've never read it before, so I'm very excited because it has great reviews. I have to laugh a little bit though. I've been planning this perfect day for weeks and now the weather is not cooperating and many things are just not working out in my favor today. It's almost comical. A perfect day for me would be warm, and sunny, and I would spend the majority of my day outside biking, going on a picnic, but today I've mostly been indoors. It's so rainy, and it's making my hair frizzy, and it is just chaotic going outside. My umbrella broke, and people kept bumping into me with their umbrellas, so it just kind of made me laugh because it's a very different day from what I imagined. But I'm staying optimistic, and so far it's been a decent day, and I'm excited for tonight because I'm gonna meet up with a friend. Until then, I'll just stay home. I'll read a little bit, work a little bit, and just relax until I see my friend. It was really nice resting at home for a bit, but I am venturing back out to meet my friend. So I was torn between going to to a board game cafe, karaoke, or an arcade because all of those sounded really fun, but we decided on a board game cafe because it sounds like a nice cozy rainy day activity and it's also something I haven't done in ages. Such a big selection. Cheers! Is it good? Refreshing? Mmm, there's a purr. I like it. All right, well done. Thank you. No, 10. Wait, okay. Yes, this definitely has to work. I love board games, but I think this is Tahoe's personal hell. I am so stressed. I thought Rummikub was like a quick, easy game for beginners, but we are pretty deep into this game. This game took us 2 2 hours, but I finally won. Dahyeo's just happy the game is over. I'm so over it. All right, good game, good game. So we just got home from the board game cafe, and since it is still rainy outside, we decided to order some jeon, and we have some makgeolli. We got the babamba makgeolli. So chestnut flavor is my favorite. So we're going to just enjoy the food and drinks, and we're going to watch a thriller. You wanted to watch a horror movie, didn't you? Yes. Oh my God, I'm such a fan. I'm such a fan of all horror movies, but it's kind of like, it's always fun to watch it with someone. True. And then I have Callie Anderson. That's true. We both like these kinds of movies, so it's Perfect. Yes. Yes. So this one is called Blink Twice and Channing Tatum is the lead actor. It really blew up in the US, but I haven't had the chance to watch it yet. So I think we're gonna watch that and that's the end of my perfect day. Woo! A lot of things did not go as expected. Unexpected today, but still I think I remained positive. You won the game! Longest Rummikub game! So yeah, it was definitely— yeah, a lot of unexpected things happened, but I had a great day, and I hope you guys enjoyed spending the day with me, and I will see you next time. Good night, everybody! Good night! Bye! Hello everybody! I have some big news to share with you. I'm actually going back to the US soon for a long trip. I'll be there for 3 months, so I was thinking about things I haven't done yet in Korea that I really want to do before I leave. So Today I am doing some things on my Korean bucket list. I am very excited. It is 11 AM now and I'm quite hungry for breakfast. So I'm going to go to a restaurant and try a Korean food that I have never had before. Any guesses? What it is? Hmm, it is solangtang. 9 years living in Korea and I've never tried solangtang before. Let's head to the restaurant. I got my food and it's actually quite busy here. I always like to start with the side dishes. Mmm. I think the dressing is so good because I can really taste the sesame oil, and I love the flavor of sesame. Mmm. These pieces of radish are so big. Oh my gosh, I'm excited for the crunch. So good. Super tangy and fresh. First bite ever of this dish. I'll try the broth first. Ooh, the flavor is actually quite subtle. It's not a very strong flavor, but it's good. I've heard that this soup is very healthy because of the bone broth. It has a lot of collagen, so I hope it's good for my skin. First bite of the meat. Wow, the meat is very soft and tender. I think the kimchi will complement this very well since the kimchi is quite spicy and has a bold flavor. It will go perfect with this soup. That place was poppin'. I think I chose a good restaurant to try that for the first time. I will definitely order it again in the future. So now after eating a meal, I'm very full. I need to walk a little bit, so I am heading to Dongmyo Flea Market. I love antiques and vintage shopping. I've never been there before, so I'm going to hop on a bus to go to Dongmyo. I have made it to Dongmyo Flea Market. The first thing I did was pick up some coffee because I am a little bit sleepy after such a a big meal for breakfast. I don't really have anything in particular that I want to buy at the markets today, so I'm just going to kind of browse, but if I happen to find some nice sunglasses, maybe I'll buy a pair because recently my sunglasses broke or since winter is coming, maybe a nice sweater or hoodie, something like that. So I'll keep my eyes out for those items. Otherwise, I'm just going to enjoy the environment of the market. 안녕하세요. 모파라요? 모파라요? 네. 야푸르 파라. 야푸르? 감사합니다. I decided to come back home for a little while. I actually killed two birds with one stone because I shopped at the market, which was on my bucket list, And I also bought some yogurt from the yogurt lady. This has been something I've wanted to do in Korea for a very long time, but for some reason, whenever I see the yogurt ladies driving their carts on the street, I get really nervous and shy. But today I faced my fears. So I got this one, which is classic, and I do know this one, but I've never tried it. And I also asked for another recommendation, and she gave me this, whey. So something full of probiotics that's good for digestion. So I am going to try both of these in a minute. But first, let me review the market a little bit. So usually I like having a partner in crime when I go to places like that because I am so indecisive. But I did end up buying some sunglasses. I'll try them on. What do we think, guys? As I walked around Dongmyo Market, It actually reminded me of something similar we have back home. So in the US, we do have flea markets here and there, but where I'm from, in the summertime, we also do something called garage sales. It's very common for neighborhoods to have a garage sale weekend. Where every house in the neighborhood will open up their garages and set things outside for people to come walk around and shop and buy some secondhand goods. I feel like in markets like Dongmyo, you really have to dig to find something good. So we have a saying, one man's trash is another man's treasure, and before I went to this market, I heard some people say, "Oh, it's just full of junk," but I heard other people say that it's a gem and you must visit Dongmyo. So I had no clue what to expect, but I did enjoy it. I like that atmosphere fear a lot. I feel like I'm stepping back in time. So I don't know, the vibe is just very special there. Anyways, this morning has been a big success so far, and now let's see if I love the drinks from the Yogurt Lady. Mmm! Is this healthy? It tastes very sweet to me. It tastes like candy in liquid form. Wow, this is really good. Okay, let's try this one. Mmm, dang, this is so delicious. Oh my gosh, I love Both of these. I'm kind of sad that I did not do this sooner. What a gem the Yogurt Ladies are. Oh, I love it. So anyways, the first half of my bucket list day is done, and now I am heading out to meet up with my friend Dahoe. We have a few more fun things planned. So let's go! I am doing saju. So I'm going to a fortune teller to see if I have good fortune, if I'll be lucky this upcoming year. If they say I have bad luck or something bad is going to happen to me, I think I'll be a little bit paranoid. So fingers crossed! For good news from the fortune teller tonight. I just finished my saju, and it was a very interesting reading. Definitely not what I expected at all. She basically said that I'm going to have a lot of young men men around me when I'm older. So I'm gonna be a cougar when I'm older. And she said I'll have a lot of money, so that's good. And she said that my husband and I should do business together, and I think that was the best news since that's what we're doing already. Overall, I would it was a pretty positive reading. Although I enjoy going to fortune tellers, I always take what they say with a grain of salt. So I think that I am in control of my own destiny. Anyways, now we are going out for dinner. I have never tried dakgalbi before and I've heard It is bomb. All right, let's go eat some food. We have to basically do the— my God, that's so much cheese. Let's try it with the radish. It's a good combo. I like it. Last stop of the day is PC Bang. I'm not a gamer at all, so this should be interesting. I'm really hoping they have something like The Sims or Harry Potter. I don't like to play shooter games or anything too intense. But yeah, this is something I've always wanted to do, so it'll be a new experience. Yes, I'm excited too. Oh, for the ramen, probably, right? We have no idea what we're doing. I just made it home from the PC Bang. And to be honest, it was a big fail. If you're not a gamer, I feel like there's a huge learning curve at the PC Bang. I've never felt so incompetent in my entire life. Getting everything set up at the PC Bang as someone who is not a gamer was very overwhelming. I didn't know what to do or how to work it. I really wanted to play The Sims because that's a game I grew up playing and I don't know many other games, but I tried to download it and it took forever, so it didn't even finish downloading until we had like 5 minutes left. I watched Netflix while I was waiting for my game to download, and that was about it. My friend also watched Netflix because we had no clue what we were doing, but it looked really fun when I saw other people gaming, so I really want to try again. If you have any game recommendations, Please let me know. Even though that part of the day was kind of a fail, my friend and I were laughing so hard about it and it was a great memory. The whole day was a lot of fun and I'm glad I could finally check some things off of my Korean bucket list. Good morning everybody! It's a rainy day today. So I was feeling a bit lazy and had kind of a slow morning, but now it's time to get ready. So I'm gonna show you my beauty and makeup routine. First things first, I have to take a shower. These days on social media, there's something called an everything shower. That means it's a shower where you wash your hair, you do any scrubs, you shave, you literally do everything. So today I'm going to take an everything shower. I'm gonna show you some of my shower essentials. Can you guess what this is? These days I'm obsessed with this shampoo bar. I saw many ads for it and then I finally got it as a gift and I was skeptical at first. But now I'm obsessed with it. It works perfectly for my hair type and it's environmentally friendly, so that's a plus. These days for body wash I'm using two different products. For a regular body wash I'm using this Coco Chanel body wash. Bougie, I know. I got it as a gift and it makes me feel so so luxurious when I use it. I'm also using this Desert Haze Tree Hut scrub. I don't use it every day, but it leaves my skin feeling super silky smooth when I do use it. And the scent, mmm, it smells so good. As you can see, the shampoo bar suds up really nicely. It gets super foamy, and then I just massage it into my scalp. Can I get some privacy? Let me have my Beyoncé moment here. I'm the world girl who run the world, girl who run the world, girl. You thought I was Beyoncé for a second there, didn't you? I'm gonna get dressed and then I'm actually out of a lot of the makeup products that I use, so let's go to Olive Young together for a makeup haul. It's pouring outside. I've gotta brave the rain to get to Olive Young. We made it! I love shopping at Olive Young. Olive Young, but today I kind of want to just get in and out quickly. So I've got my list. Let's start looking for the things that I need. The first thing going in my basket today is this sunscreen. I think I heard about it on TikTok for the first time, and so many people were raving about it, and I I understand why. It is so good. I'm also out of mascara and eyeliner, so I need to restock on those. I'm not really loyal to any brands of these items, so I tend to switch it up, but I got these last time and I really liked them, so I'm gonna buy them again. Dr. Jart's BB cream is my absolute favorite. I've been buying it for years, but somehow every time I come to Olive Young, I forget which shade I am. So I'm going to test it. I think I'm medium, but let's see. I love that you can sample the products before before buying them at Olive Young. I don't know, what do you think, guys? I'm gonna try the light one as well and compare. They both look super light on me. It's because I recently went to the beach and got a tan, but soon it'll be winter again and my skin will be white, super white. I'm gonna take a gamble here. And get the medium shade. We'll see if I'm right when I get home. Now we are at the beauty tools section, and I have to get an eyelash curler because I'm not gonna lie, mine at home right now is in rough shape. Also got some makeup sponges. These get really dirty and nasty, so you should replace replace them often. I usually get the huge bottle of eye makeup remover, but today they're sold out. I'm so sad. Finally, I am going to buy some oral rinse or mouthwash. I've been really trying to take care of my oral hygiene lately, and I like this brand. Brand because it's quite clean. The ingredients are good. It says there's no alcohol, no artificial flavors or colors. So yeah, I need this to combat my morning breath. I've got my goodies and I'm ready to check out. I'm a bit scared to see my total because this bag is heavy. Wish me luck. That hurt. The receipt is longer than the book I'm currently reading. That's a bad sign. Luckily, the rain has slowed down and I'm heading home, but I have to buy an iced coffee to drink while I do my makeup. It's a rule. We're already at the cafe. But my favorite way to order is using my husband's app. It's cheaper and conveniently connected to his card. I like it less sweet and with soy milk and decaf. I'm back home and finally ready to start doing my makeup and hair. I've got my coffee and I always sit on the floor in front of my full-length mirror to do my makeup. You guys, this chestnut latte from Panapresso slaps. I feel like I need to have a disclaimer that makeup is not really my forte. I'm not great at makeup and I have a very simple routine that I've been doing for a long time. For my base, I am starting with this Deepology serum. I wouldn't say that I use this brand or this product constantly, but I like it. It makes my skin very moist and dewy. So I just put a few drops on my face and rub that in. Next, I put on my sunscreen. It's crazy to think that I never used to use sunscreen growing up. Now I apply it every single day. I know that sunscreen is like the most important part of a skincare routine. I just do like one finger length and then put I put it all over my face and my neck. I saw an advertisement for sunscreen and it was of this lady who put sunscreen on her face but never on her neck and the difference was alarming. It scared me. So now I'm very careful to make sure I also put it on my neck. Wow, I feel like my skin is already looking much brighter. The last thing I do for my base is just my BB cream. I get really white skin living in Korea. I used to be much tanner, and I kind of miss it, to be honest. It's forever a struggle between wanting to have tan skin in wanting to protect my skin with sunscreen. So I do again about another finger length here. I consider this like my foundation. I don't use any foundation. I don't do contouring, just BB cream. I like to keep it very simple. I just kind of put it all over my face. And first I just use my— fingers to rub it in. So I always make sure I have clean hands before doing my makeup and skincare. When it's mostly rubbed in, this is when I use my sponge. Next step is my eyebrows. I used to have much thicker and darker eyebrows, which as a kid I hated, but now I'm filling out my eyebrows because I wish they were thicker. I just use this small brush and then I actually use eyeshadow on my eyebrows because it's practically the same and it works. I just use this eyeshadow from e.l.f. and they have brown shades. You can probably tell which one I use. I always use the darkest shade and then I just fill in my eyebrows with this a little bit. e.l.f. is one of my favorite makeup brands. You can buy their products from basically any drugstore in the US, and they're vegan, they're cruelty-free, and they're so affordable. So they're kind of like my go-to brand in the US. All right. Eyebrows are done. If I'm going out for the night, now is when I would do my eyeshadow. I just have this big palette. I actually really like this palette. It's got a lot of shimmery, glittery colors. Usually I'll do like a darker brown on the lid and then a little bit more shimmer higher up, but I'm not gonna do that today. We're going a little a little bit more simple today. Next, I will go in with my eyeliner. When I was young, I was one of the first girls in my class to wear makeup to school. I remember doing my eyeliner super heavy and dark, especially the under eye. It was like Avril Lavigne style, but not cute. Avril's cute, But this was not cute. And yeah, the boys would say I look like a raccoon. Rude. Nowadays I'm doing winged liner. This took me a long time to learn, and sometimes it drives me absolutely crazy because it's really hard to get both of them to match. So anyways, that's a warning because this might put me on edge a little it. Eyeliner is so hard. I don't know how some people just like choo choo in like 2 seconds so effortlessly. I'm so jealous. Okay, not bad. But now let's see if we can get this one to match. I'm actually not too mad at how this turned out, but I am going to clean it up a little bit. So I just take a Q-tip with my makeup remover and kind of clean up the lines or any messy parts of it. This is probably one of the most realistic makeup tutorials you'll ever see. Again, not perfect, a little bit uneven, but I can live with it. Okay, I just heated up my eyelash curler with my blow dryer because I feel like it makes my eyelashes curl better. Okay, my eyelashes are curled. I just need to apply my mascara. I could not live without mascara. I love long lashes. I hate when mascara gets clumpy. When that happens, I usually just use tweezers to fix my eyelashes. I don't know if that's good to do, but it works. I will see women doing their makeup on public transportation, and I just see a girl whip out her makeup bag and start doing her makeup. How in the world is that possible? They just make it look so effortless. The subway will be moving, or there's like bumps on the bus, and then the girl's just like putting on her mascara. That's talent. Look how long and thick my lashes are right now. I almost feel like I'm wearing falsies. I like it. So the last step is just to put a little bit of glitter or sparkly eyeshadow right in the corner of my eyes. So I just use this little brush and I use the white glittery shadow. I put a dot right in the corner. I just feel like this adds a little bit of dimension to your eyes. It's just a cute little touch. And then I usually take my pinky and just kind of rub it in a little bit. It should be a little bit subtle. So now I'm going to start on my hair. I usually like to style it to give it a bit more volume. Since it's summer, it's also been very frizzy because of the humidity, and I hate that. I'm going to curl my hair today. I actually use my straightener to curl my hair. Okay, I think my straightener is good to go. So I always start from the back. I just flip it and curl it like that. This is how it turned out. So I did that curl away from my face, but for extra volume, I like to alternate my curls. So this one I go in the opposite direction towards my face. I just continue like that until the whole section is done. Wow, can you see the steam coming off of my hair? Yay! So the first section is done, but then I just part it down the middle and do those sections. Sorry, this looks a little crazy. I always look a little crazy while doing my hair and makeup. So my curls are done, and now I'll just put a little bit of serum on the ends so that my hair stays hydrated and healthy. I just take a little bit, like one squirt, rub it in my palms. And then just get the ends. And then I just kind of loosen up the curls by running my fingers through my hair. For a final touch, I'm a sucker for Victoria's Secret body spray. Every time I travel back to the US, I always get some from Victoria's Secret because It just smells unreal. I'm not big on lipstick. I'm more of a gloss girl. So actually, this too is Victoria's Secret gloss. Here's the final look. I'm pretty happy with how my hair and makeup turned out today. I'm definitely not an expert when it comes to hair and makeup, but thank you so much for getting ready with me today. Hello everybody! Right now I am at the airport to catch an early flight to the US. We failed to check in online last night, so we will head to the checkout counter first before going through security. We've got 3 pieces of luggage. I hope they're not overweight. Let's go find our airline. I usually check the departure board to see where my airline's check-in counter is located. Today I am flying with Delta, which is located at gate H. Let's go check my luggage. Where are you going? Uh, Detroit. Do you have No. No, step inside. Okay. I just finished checking in. I was so nervous when I put my bag on the scale, but none of my suitcases were overweight, so I'm very happy. Luckily, I made it through security without any issues. I have a lot of time to kill before my boarding time, so my husband said he'll take me shopping at the duty-free shops. Huh? Not Gucci? Let's go. Gucci. I checked my boarding pass again, and we will board our plane at gate 247. So after shopping, we will go to our gate. That's so creepy, bro. We didn't spend all of our money at the duty-free shops, so now we are at the currency exchange so we can change our Korean won into US dollars. 안녕하세요. Can I get USD? Yes, please. I'm kissing my money goodbye. I gave them 44,000 Korean won and got $30 USD. Wow, the exchange rate is terrible right now. I am at my gate because it's almost departure time. I've got my ticket and my passport and I'm ready to board the plane. You can grab a bite to eat and coffee and then film a little bit. Please support. What can I get for you? I just got my in-flight meal. I chose the chicken option. It actually doesn't look too bad. Let's try it. You have green tea? You need cream sugar? Uh, no, that's okay. Thank you. I have omelette or noodles? Um, an omelette, please. Be careful. After we landed we landed, I grabbed my personal item from the overhead compartment. Thank you. Thank you. Bye. We have finally landed in Detroit, Michigan. Woo! It was a long flight, but it was a smooth flight, so I can't really complain. Cabin crew crew was very friendly. We had good in-flight entertainment, and there wasn't much turbulence, so I'm glad we got here safely. After going through immigration, I grabbed our suitcases from baggage claim. They were located on carousel number 2, and now we are heading to grab a shuttle bus to go rent a car and get out of here. Hello everybody! It's the day after Thanksgiving and we're already moving on to Christmas. Today I am making Christmas cookies with my family and this recipe has been in our family for a very long time. It's the best Christmas cookie recipe ever. My stepmom already mixed all of the dough yesterday and let it stay in the refrigerator overnight, and now we are rolling out the dough and using cookie cutters to make Christmas shapes, and today we will bake them in the oven. Tomorrow will be frosting day. We make about 200 cookies every Christmas season, so it's a big operation, but my stepmom is very organized and she's got a system for it, so I'm in good hands. We've got the huge bowl of cookie dough here. It is so good. I always sneak a little bit when I'm cooking, and now I'm rolling it out with a rolling pin. Yeah, okay. So what you do is you take a cookie cutter and rub it lightly in the flour so when you put it on the dough to cut out the shape, it doesn't stick. So you just lightly press and take it out. We mostly use Christmas cookie cutters, but we also have a few other fun shapes in the mix. And this is the process today, right? That's all we're doing today is cutting and baking. Okay. Look in there. Yeah! Now I'm going to take these and put them in the living room on a table to cool. I try to keep the shapes together just so we know how many we have of each shape. I'm gonna use the last bit of dough to make a handprint cookie. I've been doing this since I was a little girl, and usually I use the frosting to paint my nails on the cookie. Good luck, it's 96.1 WQHN, your Christmas station. I was gonna say, why don't you just put the rest of her dough with you? Cookie dough is the best. You have to be a little bit careful because when it's raw dough, there's a possibility of getting sick, but it's a risk I'm willing to take. Mmm, delicious. We finished baking the cookies and now we've set them out to cool. We counted them and we made 176 cookies today. I know it sounds like a lot, but in the past my stepmom said that she's made 400 at one time because she likes to give them out to her friends and relatives as Christmas gifts, but we made almost 200 today, and the smell in the living room right now, oh, it's so hard not to dig into these cookies right away, but tomorrow is the day that we frost the cookies and decorate the cookies. So I have to wait and be patient until then. That's just the butter. So I'm gonna put in 2 teaspoons of vanilla, 6 tablespoons of milk. Whose recipe? It's just a buttercream frosting. People use them for cookies and they use them for, um, cakes. Sometimes, but then a lot of people just buy the pre-made frosting and use that, but I like this. Yesterday we baked the cookies, and now today is frosting day. So the frosting was homemade from scratch, and now we are adding in a few drops of food coloring so we can have different colors of frosting to decorate the cookies. We've also got a lot of sprinkles, all different kinds of colors and shapes of sprinkles, so we will also put those on the cookies to make them look really nice. It's like a frosting assembly line here. So I'm gonna mix my frosting and get started. 2024 Operation Christmas Cookie is complete. It took us 2 days to finish making all of these Christmas cookies. But I think it will be worth it when we taste them. They smell delicious. They look delicious. I'm sure they must taste delicious as well. I'm trying an elephant-shaped one because elephants are my favorite animal. Let's see. Mmm. This brings me back to my childhood. I love these cookies and I've eaten them every Christmas season since I was very young. They're good on their own like this, but I recommend dunking them in a glass of milk. That's a perfect combo. Cookies and milk. And you must leave some out for Santa on Christmas night. I think Santa is going to be very happy at our house this year. If we leave him some of these cookies. I have to show you my handprint cookie. It's always my favorite cookie to decorate because I like to paint my fingernails with frosting and add some jewelry like rings and bracelets. And the best part about the handprint cookie is that it's the biggest one. Even though making these cookies is a long process, I had a lot of fun doing it with my family, and it's just a really great tradition that usually I have to miss out on when I'm in Korea, so I was very excited to be home for the tradition this year. Sorry. After watching this video, you'll be able to order Starbucks like a pro. In the US, there are many fast food restaurants where you can customize your order, which is really great because then you can get it tailored exactly to your tastes. However, it does make ordering a little bit more challenging. Today I'm going to show you guys how to order at these restaurants with confidence. Let's go inside and grab some food. This is my mom's first time ever to Chipotle, so you can see a total newbie ordering. Are you nervous? Yeah. You can do it. I can do it. Hi, I've never been here before. I think I want maybe the bowl. We've eaten here. Where'd you go? Um, eating here with Chicken. Chicken? Yeah. I'll have the brown rice. Macaroni and cheese? No beans, please. Nope. You want to add the queso sauce? Yes, please. Any mild, medium, hot, or corn salsa? Mild salsa. Any sour cream or cheese? Both, please. Would you like to add the guacamole? Yes, please. Anything else going on in that bowl for you? Nope, that looks great. Um, I would like a drink. No, I'm paying. You want to do a large? Medium? Oh, large. Thank you. Hey, that was pretty easy. Good job, good job. Did you get a chicken bowl? Yep. That's what I'm gonna get too. Didn't let him buy. Why? I'm buying, that's what I said. I'm buying you guys's. You got all the gas here. Yes, I'm taking yours. Hello, um, I'll do a bowl with chicken for here. Yep, I'll do the white rice. Can I do half and half? Chicken, please. Um, no, I won't do queso. I will do the green salsa, some of the corn salsa, and that should be good. Or I'll do sour cream. Yep. And cheese. Actually, I'll do all the rest, please. Yes, please. Um, I want to do an order of the chips in queso. I'll do a large, please. And do you have the vinaigrette as well? I'll do a little thing of the vinaigrette, please. A small drink, please. We're just bringing them up for this queso really quick. Okay, no problem. Have you tried the brisket? I have. Is it good? Yeah, everything's really good. Ending in the first week of February. Oh, okay, so it's the last chance. He's gonna get it, I think. Thanks so much. Dip the chips in the queso with your bowl. It's really good. Let me grab my drink. I feel like in Korea Canada, when you order pop, they usually fill it for you, but in the US they just hand you a cup and then you go over to the machine and fill it yourself. Small size is pretty big still. I like filling it myself because you can try any different kind of pop and you get free refills. This one maybe. What is it? DJI. What's that? The Osmo he's recording with. Oh, oh, his camera. I'm sorry, I thought you were talking about a kind of pop. I was like, what's that one? Oh, it's nice, real nice. Hello, uh, I'll have a bowl of smoked brisket. Does he get me for here or to go? Here, please. White or brown rice for you? Uh, brown rice, please. Black or pinto beans? Sorry, any black or pinto beans? Oh, pinto, please. And then you said the brisket? Yes. Is it good? I've never tried it. Any queso? Uh, sort of hot cheese sauce? Oh yeah, sure, just a little bit please. Yeah. Any mild, medium hot, or corn salsa? Uh, medium. Medium? Yep. Any sour cream or cheese? Just a little bit please. Any guac? Guac please. Anything else on there? Uh, can I have some— a little bit of a lettuce please? Yep. Is that it for you? And a small pop too. Do you want to Yes, please. Okay, it's gonna be $22 even. Thank you. And if you're at a place like this and you can't find what you're looking for, for example, if you need a fork or a knife, you can simply ask them, "Where can I get a fork or a knife?" and they'll point you in the right direction. I think we have successfully converted my mom into a Chipotle fan. Do you generally like customizable places like this? I do, but sometimes I avoid them because you get nervous, you don't know what they have to offer and everything. If it's your first time to a place like this and you're unfamiliar with it, you can tell them it's your first time and they'll usually be a little more patient and explain the menu a bit. I'm really sad that they don't have Chipotle in Korea, so it's somewhere I always visit. It every time I come home. It's funny that even we as Americans, native English speakers, feel that nervousness sometimes. Oh yeah, when he just looked at me, I don't— Hi, can I get 2 covers for my bowls in like a little bag maybe? Thanks. I asked for 2 covers for our bowls, but normally you can just say, can I Can I get a to-go bag or can I get a box? And that works. Thanks so much. Woo! I'm stuffed. Never go wrong with Chipotle. Next stop is Starbucks. I feel like Starbucks is the OG of custom ordered coffee. I've got 2 drinks in mind that I'm going to order today. One is a Squid Game 2 Frappuccino, and the other is the trending Dubai chocolate drink. After watching this video, you'll be able to order Starbucks like a pro. Hi, I'm so sorry in advance, I have a little bit of a complicated order today. I'm not usually that person. Okay, can I have a grande a strawberry cream Frappuccino with a scoop of dragon fruit, 2 pumps of white mocha, and a mocha drizzle on top. And for my other drink, I would like a grande iced matcha with 2 pumps of pistachio and chocolate cold foam. And that'll be it. All right, and do you have your Starbucks yet? I do not. Okay, can I get your name? Callie. Callie? Yep. Alright, $16.38. Okay. That machine should be ready for you. Okay. Would you like a receipt? Sure, I'll take a receipt. There you go. Thank you so much, I appreciate it. No problem. This is what we're here for. Thank you. Hi, sorry, I've got one more order. Um, can I have a vanilla latte? With ice? Um, just a tall should be okay. Hot or iced? Hot, please. Do you have any non-dairy milk? Yeah, we have coconut, soy, almond, and oat milk. I'll do an oat milk one, please. And that should do it. Just a tall vanilla latte with oat milk, $5.35. Okay. That'll be out shortly. Okay, thank you. Here's one for you. Okay. Oh, that's a pretty one. Thank you. Can I get a straw for this as well? Okay. And maybe a carrier. We have a latte coming too. Thank you so much. So beautiful. Yeah, Squid Game Frappuccino. Wow, Dubai chocolate. Um, yes please, I will take a stopper. Thank you so much. You too. Ordering at Starbucks was a success. This was my first time ordering off the secret menu, so I actually had a list on my phone of what I wanted to order. So if you're feeling really nervous, maybe that can help ease some of your nerves. Anyways, it is time to finally try out our drinks. I'm going to start with the classic oat milk vanilla latte. I know I'm gonna like this one. Woo! Hot! Can't go wrong with oat milk vanilla latte. Always good. So if you want something besides regular milk, you can ask which kinds of non-dairy milks they have. Do you have any non-dairy milks? And she responded with what kinds they had, like soy, coconut, almond, but I went for oat milk. This is the Dubai chocolate latte. Let's give it a shot. Mmm! It tastes better than it looks, that's for sure. It's actually pretty sweet. I can see how it tastes like the Dubai chocolate because it has the pistachio flavor. Have you heard of Dubai chocolate before? No. It's trending. Mmm, that's really good. You like it? Yeah. I'm most excited to try this one. It is freaking gorgeous. The reason why they call this the Squid Game Frappuccino is because the color of it is supposed to look like the color of the uniforms that they wear. It's very vibrant, very bright. Mmm, wow. This is delicious. I never order frappuccinos at Starbucks, but I might start after trying this. Mmm, like a strawberry shake. It's really, really good. We are at our last stop of the day, which is Subway. I do have a long order because I'm not only ordering for myself, but also for my whole family. Let's go get our subs. Hi! How are you guys? Good, how are you doing? Pretty good. What can I make for you guys today? What's your $6 meal of the day? There's the Baja chicken. Let me get out my list here. I'll have a footlong rotisserie-style chicken on Italian herbs and cheese, please. Provolone cheese, please. Not toasted, I think. You want me to warm the meat? Sure. Is there any other sandwiches I can make you? Um, yes please. I'll also do a 6-inch. Do you have the chicken breast? I have strips. Chicken strips. They just cut them up in strips. It used to be the breast. Oh, okay. They don't have the breast anymore. They taste the same. Okay, I'll do that then. What kind of bread? Do you like white wheat, herbs and cheese, or a lavash? I'll do herbs and cheese as well, please. Do you want ears toasted? No thank you, but I'll have I'll have the chicken heated as well. American. I'll do spinach, tomato, cucumber, and pickle, please. Um, do you have ranch? Okay, yep, I'll do some ranch, please. Yep, that looks great. I will do lettuce, tomato, green pepper, olives, and extra pickle, please. Yep, that's good. And I'll do ranch as well on mine. Um, sure. Can I make the 6-inch one a meal? Sure. Okay. Do you want chips or cookies? Chips, please. And do you want 20, 30, or 40 ounce drink? A 20 should be okay. Can I also add on one of the footlong cookies? Do you want the cookies and cream or the chocolate chip? Maybe chocolate chip sounds good. $29.44, please. Please. Um, actually, sure, I'll take it. I can just pick out my chips for the meal? Okay. What do I want? Maybe jalapeño or Baja Chipotle. I'll try that one. Have you tried these, the Baja Chipotle? Some people that I know that have tried them, they're good. All right, I'll try it. Thank you. Oh, can I get my cup for a drink, please? No way. No, I'm not for you. Thank you. I'll do the teriyaki chicken. What kind of bread you have? We have white wheat, herbs and cheese, or a lavish bread. Herbs and cheese, please. Do you want it so long? No, 6-inch, please. Can you toast the bread? Yeah. Yeah, thank you. Any cheese on there? American, provolone, pepper jack, Monterey cheddar? Cheddar, please. Sandwich for you? Can I have them as a meal, please? Oh, okay. Yeah, any veggies on yours? Can I have spinach, tomato, green pepper, some red onion, pickles? No pickles. Yeah, that's it. You want any sweet onion on there? Sweet onion? Sure. Is it pretty good with that? Actually never tried teriyaki. Yep. Good. What size drink would you like today? Small, please. Would you like the chips or the cookies? Chips. Uh, I'll have cookie. That's tough call. You get 2 of them. I get 2? Okay. Uh, can I have 1 oatmeal raisin and, uh, 1 white chip macadamia nut? Is it usually 1 or 2? I'm still fairly new, so I'm still learning. I ask a lot of questions. I thought it was a 1, so I'm happy with 2. Yeah. All right, $10.37. All right, thank you. You're welcome. Do you want the receipt? Uh, sure. Thank you. Have a good Have a good day. You too. I don't know if they have this in Korea, but this thing is huge. I don't want to know how many calories are in this thing. Oh, Snowy! I'm on my way home from Subway now. It was a full day of eating. I've eaten so much American fast food this trip. I think I need to go on a serious diet soon. I want to leave you with 3 tips for next time you have a custom order here in the US. Tip number 1: Be as prepared as possible. If you're familiar with the menu, that will definitely help things go a bit more smoothly. So maybe you can research ahead of time and see what the menu is before you go to the restaurant. Number 2: Ask questions. Don't be shy if you don't understand something or you don't know what's on the menu. You can ask them politely. You could even explain to them it's your first time ordering there or you don't know how it works. Staff is usually very friendly and helpful. Don't be embarrassed to ask for help. And if you don't understand what they say, you can just say something simple like, "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" or "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that," and they will gladly repeat what they said to you. Finally, try not to get too anxious or feel too rushed. My mom and I both said that we also understand that feeling even though we're native English speakers and we've lived in America our whole lives. So it is completely normal to feel a bit nervous ordering at places like this. Take your time, it's okay. I know these types of restaurants aren't always the easiest place to order, but it is an excellent place to practice your English speaking. So even though it can be a little intimidating, I highly recommend trying it out on your trip to the US. I hope after watching this video you feel a bit more confident and comfortable to try ordering at restaurants next time you're in the US. Don't be worried guys, you got this. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! That's right, it is Thanksgiving Day in the US. My parents were up bright and early this morning getting the turkey ready and preparing a huge feast for all of us to eat this afternoon. Usually when the food is cooking on the stove or in the oven, it's tradition for us to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. So we all gather in the living room and watch that on TV together. The food already smells amazing and I can't wait to dig in. I've been saving my appetite for this for a long time. We have something in Korea, it's called a condition, and it's basically a hangover cure Interesting. Yeah, that's pretty cool. Um, you take this out and there will be a little plastic thing on top. You just pop it off, set this right on top of your mug. Okay, and then pour it in. Thanksgiving shots! Come on in, do a shot. Happy Thanksgiving! I'm glad everybody showed. Cheers! Cheers! Thanksgiving dinner is already done. It happens so fast. You prepare all morning for for this meal, and it's over in 30 minutes. Now we are on dish duty, and some of the dishes are pretty nasty, not gonna lie. So, yes, it's a lot of dishes, and we gotta use some elbow grease, put our back into it. We finished cleaning up. We watched the Lions win the football game, which was very exciting. And now we are at my grandma's house to say hi and Happy Thanksgiving to her and my aunt and my uncle. I've got a few souvenirs from Korea with me, so I'll give them some gifts and just catch up with them. Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you! I'm happy! Do you know mochi? It's like a squishy rice cake, but it's covered in chocolate, I think. If it's covered in chocolate, I'll try it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, like chocolate. Wow! But these are from Korea. I hate to open them though. And then this is Korean ginseng. This is kind of like a supplement. Okay, I was going to say kind of like a vitamin kind of a thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Alright, yep, yep, I've seen those before. Thank you so much! Cherry Coke? Oh sure, I'll have Cherry Coke. And I got juice. All right, this is the juice here. I let you know what I have so you can help yourself. I will. And look at this. Yeah, you can have some of that. All right. Yeah, you know, take a handful. Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving! You too! Yeah, yeah, together but separate. Oh, I love it! Nice, nice! Sometimes if we have leftover turkey, we like to make turkey sandwiches in the evening. It's kind of like a Thanksgiving midnight snack. Did I put too much turkey? Yeah, I'll show you, Graham. I'll show you. It's a good one. It's not Thanksgiving without eating a slice of pie. Different families like to cook different kinds of pie like pecan or cherry or apple, but my personal favorite is pumpkin. It's a classic Thanksgiving food. The taste is quite unique and the texture is very soft and mushy. It's very good, I promise. So I'm going to have a piece of pie now and get ready for bed. I am definitely going to sleep well after all of this good food I ate today. I couldn't make up my mind about which kind of pie I wanted to eat, so I took a slice of each of them. They both look so good. And actually, my sister made the apple pie completely from scratch, and I know it was baked with love, so I'm excited to try it. But first, we need to put on loads of whipped cream. This is the secret ingredient to good pie. Let's see. I'll go with my sister's first. She even made the pie crust completely by herself, so this is not store-bought stuff. This is the good stuff. Mmm, the filling is amazing. Let me try the crust. Dang, I'm really impressed. I didn't know my sister was a baker, but the pie crust is flaky and buttery and cooked to perfection. Thumbs up from me. Let's try the pumpkin. This one is store-bought. Let's see how it compares to a homemade pie. Mmm. Usually I like pumpkin pie more, but I definitely like the apple pie more today. Tonight. So good. I didn't think I was a big apple pie person because I'm not huge on like warm fruit. You did really good. Oh, slow down! No, speed limit's 75, bro. Hello everybody! Yesterday I rented a car and today I'm taking a long road trip to my grandparents' cabin in the Upper Peninsula. We've got our bags packed so we're going to load them into the trunk and hit the road. Love you. Have fun. Kajaa. I've got our GPS set, but the first stop will be a gas station because I want to fill my tank. I am at the gas pump, and I'm going to use the nozzle to fill up the tank. I have to select which type of gas I want, and I want regular gas. We've got a full tank of gas now. We can't leave without getting a road trip snack. Thank you. Good morning. So many options. Hello. Good morning. Good morning. Um, no, we'll be all right. Um, that's okay. Okay, have a wonderful day. Thank you so much, you too. My go-to road trip snack is licorice. Twizzlers are strawberry licorice, and the texture is a little bit like waxy. It's very chewy, so it's a very acquired taste. Not everybody loves Twizzlers. But I think they're great for road trips because I can eat them mindlessly. We're hitting up McDonald's drive-through. I need some coffee for a road trip. We'll be with you in just a moment. Okay, no problem. Can I do a number 3 meal, please? Please. I'll do Coke Zero, please. I will also do a hot black coffee. What size? I'll go for a medium. Anything else for you guys? Nope, I think that will be it. Alrighty, awesome. Thank you so much. The medium coffee, double quarter meal? Yes. Thank you so much. You too. Hi there. Hi. Park, pull straight ahead, please. Okay, should I park over here? Uh, straight ahead. Oh, and pick up at 2. Okay, thank you. Thank you so much. Here we go. I think McDonald's coffee is underrated. It's really good. And cheap. And cheap. A necessity for any road trip. This is a really pretty road, but it makes me a little bit nervous, especially these days because it's deer season. So it's easy to hit a deer and you can completely wreck your car if you do. When I was 16 years old, I got my first car and I was driving to my friend's house and a deer jumped out in front of my car and the whole hood of the car was completely smashed. It was really devastating and I felt sorry for the deer. So now I'm extra cautious when I'm driving this time of year. I got on a ramp to merge onto the highway. The speed limit is a lot higher here, so I have to give it some gas. Slow down! No, speed limit's 75, bro. This is a lot more plain than Korean one. Surprisingly, American burgers are a lot healthier. And these french fries, not salty at all. What the heck? What the heck? Not bad, but this is not what I order at McDonald's in the US. I like to get the Filet-O-Fish. I wish they had this on the menu in Korea. Filet-O-Fish, so good. This guy's cruising, passing me like crazy. Where you going? I'm using my blinker because I want to pass this truck. I hate driving next to big semi-trucks on the road. I'm going to stay in the fast lane for a little while. We just passed a rest stop, but the rest stops in the US kind of suck. It's not like a Korean rest stop where there's lots of food and things you can buy. In the US, a rest stop is mostly just a bathroom room and maybe a vending machine. When I say I want it that way, tell me why ain't nothing but a heartache. Tell me why— The road is pretty calm today, so I'm very happy. Sometimes on big highways, especially during rush hour, you might encounter some people with road rage. Usually when somebody gets angry when they're driving, they might lay on the horn or maybe give the middle finger to other drivers, but today is an open road, so I don't have to deal with road rage today. There will be a toll booth up ahead. To enter the Upper Peninsula, you have to pay a toll. I think it costs $4. Hello. Awesome, thanks so much. You too. Bye. It says that we're 45 minutes to the tee. That's what it says on my GPS. Graham, are we okay with 2 suitcases and some luggage? Oh yeah, sure. Okay. Alrighty, see you soon. See you soon. While driving, we saw a couple of cops waiting on the side of the road to pull people over. For speeding. I don't usually go too much over the speed limit, so I've never actually been pulled over before. But fun fact, my husband has been pulled over while driving in the US. He got pulled over because one of our brake lights were out, so we got let off with a warning. I got my license when I was 16 years old, so I've got a lot of experience driving, but when it comes to going off-road on these small dirt paths or trails, I get a little bit nervous because I don't have as much experience. So I'm just going to drive a little bit on these trails, and then my grandpa is coming to pick us up because we're in a minivan, but he has a pickup truck, and four-wheel drive is very important when you're driving back in the woods. I love you. Thanks for picking us up. We saw Uncle Greg. Hello. I love you too. Good to see you again. Good to see you too. Nasty day, huh? Coming or going? Leaving. Why? Because I've been here a while. Who's that? Oh, some— I don't know who it is actually. We are with my grandma and grandpa. The roads are so bumpy back here, but we're almost to the cabin and my Grandpa is an expert driving back here, so we're in good hands. Hi, Bella! You don't even say hi to us. I know, she didn't even move when we— Hey, Belle! She's blind and she's deaf. She's completely blind now, Cal. Oh, hi, baby! She has to have at different times of the day. Wow, it's warm with this. Okay, yeah, 3 o'clock. It was a long journey, but we finally made it. Hello everybody, today I am in Detroit and I am having a girls' night with my mom and my sister. So currently I am with my sister and we are on our way to a dog-friendly tea house because as you can see, we've got our little furry friend in the back here ready to go on an outing. My sister is driving us right now, so we should be there shortly and we will wait for my mom. Okay. How are you guys? Good, how are you? Um, I will do an almond milk matcha, please. Hi! We just checked into our hotel and unpacked our bags, and now we are just chilling until we go out to eat for dinner. And my mom got us Christmas presents because this is kind of like our Christmas trip. Let's see what Santa got me this year. Nice spoon rest. This is cute, Christmasy holiday stuff. Oh, I got the slippers too! We can match. Cute. Yay, thank you, Mom! We just came to a seafood restaurant and we got some cocktails and we ordered a few appetizers. I got a Bloody Mary, which is one of my favorite cocktails. It's basically a salad but a cocktail, so it's spicy tomato juice and this one has olives, jalapeño, cucumber. It looks delicious. We also ordered so many different types of seafood, like mussels and shrimp and lobster rolls. We're definitely going to be eating good. We ordered Korean barbecue chicken wings. How were they? They were delicious, but my mouth is still on fire. What'd you think, Amanda? Too hot. Too hot to handle. It was too hot to handle. Another beer. We need to chase it with a beer. Yeah, it's good, but it definitely packs a punch. Yes, it does. Dinner was so delicious. But now I am stuffed, so we are walking around doing a bit of shopping downtown and checking out the local Christmas markets. We're gonna see what kind of goodies we can find here and enjoy the Christmas lights, but we'll see how long we can last here because it is freezing cold. I definitely am going to have to get a hot cocoa to stay warm. Wir haben gerade zurückgekehrt. We just got back to our hotel. We had lots of fun at the tree lighting ceremony and the Christmas markets. We did a bit of shopping and just enjoyed the atmosphere there, but we actually didn't stay and wait for the tree lighting. They were announcing it, but they kept delaying it and we got a little bit impatient because we were so cold. So we left early, went to the grocery store, and got some snacks so that we can just chill in our hotel room. We're in our PJs and we'll probably pour a glass of wine, play some games, and watch a movie. Exorcist! Oh my gosh. Hey, Planet of the Apes. Yep. Oh, good job. Face mask time. We're turning on a movie. And going to sleep. Good night everyone! Good night! Good morning! Morning! We woke up early. We woke up at like 6 AM even without an alarm. I guess we're all just early birds. So we got up and went downstairs and enjoyed a complimentary breakfast. It was really good. What was your favorite at the breakfast? My favorite was the sauce, gravy, and biscuits. Mmm, biscuits and gravy, a classic. I liked the omelets probably the most. It was good. So anyways, our girls trip has already come to an end. It flew by, but it was so much fun, and I love this tradition that you have. So normally my mom and my sister have girls' nights pretty regularly, but since I live in Korea, I don't always get to join them, so it was really special that I got to be with them this time. We made a lot of really fun memories together, and I'm hoping I can make it to some future girls' nights as well. Me too. We had two generations on this trip, but I hope next trip we'll have my grandma with us So we'll have 3 generations altogether. This is my sacrifice. I got a swollen eye so that I can teach you guys hospital English. So I hope you enjoy this episode and learn a lot from it. It's not even been 1 week in the US and I'm going to the hospital. I woke up 2 days ago with a very swollen eye. It's quite painful. Especially when I blink or close my eyes. I can feel some pain and it's only getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. So I'm going to an urgent care which is open even though it's Sunday. So hopefully a doctor can see me right away, examine my eye, and give me some ointment or medication medication to help the swelling go down and relieve a bit of the pain. Thank you. Take a photo of my ID. Sorry about that, we're early, right? Especially on a Sunday. Geez, I'll do card. Okay, I think I'm all good. I checked in and filled out some forms. And now I'm in the waiting room just waiting to see the doctor. F-E-C or T? T? Wait. It hurts. It's a little bit sensitive. And did that just start today? Um, no, it started I think 2 days ago. So what's going on today? Woke up 2 days ago with, uh, yeah, this swollen eye. Um, and it can be due to infection or just overgrowth of bacteria. Okay, I'm just gonna take a look here. I'm just gonna look at the eyelashes. And do you wear contacts or glasses at all? No. No. Okay, I'm not putting any drops or anything anything in there? No. Okay, yeah, um, any redness like to the white part of the eye that you've noticed? I felt like yesterday I noticed a tiny bit inside, but nothing crazy. Yeah, okay, okay. More so when I like blink, I can just feel a little irritation. Exactly, it's not like it really hurts, but I can feel it. Any allergies to anything that you're aware of? No. Okay, yeah, I can feel that it's a little sensitive. Okay, and no cough, fever, chills, body aches? No. Any sinus pressure, headaches? No. All right, perfect. So yeah, usually this is pretty common. It can be due to either like an allergy or bacteria that can get in your eye. Okay. Uh, especially with the change of environment, you know, maybe you have a little intolerance to the wood stove or whatever you came into contact with. Okay. Um, being outdoors and stuff. So what I would recommend is a steroid orally, which I can send in for you. Okay. So basically a higher dose in the beginning and then taper down. Okay. Take it in the morning, not at bedtime. Okay. Um, and then an eye drop, which I'll send as well, which is like an antibiotic eye drop. Thank you so much. Yeah. Okay. Any other questions? I think that's it. I'll live, right? I think so. I think you'll probably see another day. All right. Any drug allergies? No. Your papers here. So this one I just printed with some information. Awesome. Um, and then this is kind of the after-visit summary. Okay, perfect. All right, so you guys are all set. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you so much. Feel better. Safe travels. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, you're welcome. Ready? They do surgery. Yeah, quick one. I just finished up seeing the doctor and it was a really great visit. She said that it's nothing too serious and she diagnosed me with something called blepharitis. I've never heard of it before, but it's basically inflammation of the eyelid and luckily it's not too serious, so I will survive. The whole visit cost me $100 because I don't have insurance, so they charged me $100 flat to see the doctor. They gave me some information on my condition, and the doctor also gave me a prescription, so we will be going to the pharmacy to pick up some medication so that hopefully I can heal faster. In the US, sometimes pharmacies are even in the grocery store, so I came here to pick up my prescription so I can start taking my meds. Hello. Hi. I need to pick up a prescription. Any allergies to medicine? No. But it looks looks like it's really costly, so you're probably not gonna want to have this one without insurance. Can I ask how much it is? $259. Woo! For the eye drop? Yeah. How much is the steroid? $12. Okay, yeah, let's, uh, forget the eye drop for now and I'll go for the steroid. That's crazy. Yeah, I'll just take the steroid today then. Thank you for calling Springfield Urgent Care in Saginaw. Hi, my name is Callie Anderson. I was in there earlier this morning for a swollen eye. Um, I just went to go get my prescription, um, for my eye drops, and I don't have insurance, so the eye drop was really, really expensive, and I'm wondering if there's like a generic brand for it or something similar at a little bit of a more affordable price. Okay. Just one moment, let me ask the provider, okay? Okay, thank you. Send over something different for you, okay? Okay, thank you. All right, you're welcome. All right, bye-bye. Dang, even $50 is crazy for eye drops. Terrible. If we live here, I'm still going to fly to Korea for medical care. It would have been 5 minutes in and out, and yeah, less than $10 for everything. Listen, I was just in there to pick up Upper prescription. I didn't get my eye drops, but my provider just called in a new prescription for eye drops. I wanted to see how long it would be when I could pick it up. That was quick. Yeah, that was fast. Wow. Okay, let me see here. Oh yeah, much better. They should have done that the first time, right? Okay. Yeah, huge difference. Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye. Thank you. Bye-bye. Hi. Hello, here to pick up a prescription for Callie Anderson. This one is $16, so far better. Oh, way better. Yeah, that's so much better. Thanks for your work today. Success! That was an all-day operation. It was. Yeah, we started from 8:00 AM and now it's what, 4:00 PM almost? Yeah, It all dominated the day. Yeah. But I'm glad we finally got it. Right. Yeah, definitely. We definitely had a few hiccups today. I felt like I had to jump through a lot of hoops just to get my prescription, but I finally got my eye drops and my steroids. We ended up going through a drive-through to pick up my prescription. So when you go to a pharmacy, it's very common to say, "I'm here to pick up my prescription." Technically, the prescription is the form or piece of paper that the doctor fills out for you, but in everyday conversation, this is a very common phrase that we use in the US, and it refers to the actual medication. So it took a bit longer than usual, but it was a success and I got all of my medication. My eye is not contagious and it was actually a little bit cheaper than I expected. As you probably know, American healthcare is not the cheapest, so I expected to pay a ton of money, but I ended up paying around $130 USD for the doctor visit and 2 medications. So still pricey, but not terrible. Wow. Maya, sosu! Good morning everybody! Today Today I am trying viral foods in New York City to see if they're actually worth the hype. I've got my yoga pants on for maximum comfort and stretchability. Let's head to our first stop. Our first stop of the day is Pop-Up Bagels. This has been all over my TikTok feed. It's a pretty unique unique bagel because usually when you get a bagel, they split it in half and spread the cream cheese on the bagel. But at this place, they just give you smaller bagels and you tear them with your hands and dip them in cream cheese on the side. I'm really hungry and the line is already pretty long, so let's go get our bagels. You know I keep it cool. Um, can I do a 3-pack with one schmear? And I'll do the rosemary garlic butter, please. What kind of bagel do you want? Oh, everything bagel, please. What's your name? Sorry, name? Uh, Callie, like California. Callie. Callie. Yeah, thank you. Wow, they're so hot. I can feel them. I got the goods. And now we are going just around the corner to Crumble Cookie. Crumble Cookie is also blowing up the internet. I always see cookie mukbangs on social media. So these cookies are really big and they have weekly flavors. Pop-Up Bagels and Crumble Cookie are both for carryout because they don't really have any seating, so we're just going to pick up our cookies and head back to the hotel to try them. Yeah, let's do a 4-pack maybe. You don't want anything else? The box is pretty. Breakfast in bed. I'm going to start with the pop-up bagels because I like to eat savory food first. Today they had peppermint chocolate. And rosemary butter. I went for the rosemary butter. You can see there are so many seeds on here. It is packed with seeds. I'm going to follow their instructions. In the store it said grip, rip, and dip. I am dipping it. Mmm! I really like the flavor. Of the cream cheese. My only regret is that we didn't try it right away. It's still delicious, but definitely if you get this, I think it needs to be eaten as soon as possible. Is it worth the hype? In my opinion, yes. Next up is Crumble Cookie. I am probably most excited to review this one. One because I think my algorithm knows that I'm a cookie monster. Now it's finally my turn. We got the 4-pack and it ended up being about $20. I chose the hot chocolate cookie. I had to get a classic chocolate chip cookie, a snickerdoodle cupcake cookie, and finally a holiday confetti cookie. First Let's try the hot chocolate cookie. Holy moly, it's so moist and it almost tastes like a brownie. They even put mini marshmallows on top, which is a great touch. Wow. Classic chocolate chip. I'm going to be honest, it's not the best chocolate chip cookie I've ever had, but it is very good. To be honest, This is probably my least favorite so far. Now we have the Holiday Confetti Cookie. This one's gotta be a winner. I love anything with sprinkles, like birthday cake flavor, so I think I'm gonna love it. This one takes the cake. This is it, my favorite, hands down, easy. I love this cookie. The flavor is amazing and the texture is spot on. I only took one bite of each cookie because they are extremely high in calories. We were looking at the sign and it said that even just one cookie is about 800 or 900 calories. Is this worth the hype? Absolutely worth the hype. 100%. Get Crumbl Cookies if you ever visit the US. Our next stop is Raising Cane's, which is basically a chicken tender fast food restaurant. I am a chicken tender girly, so I think I'm like it, and they're mostly famous because of their sauce. I don't know what kind of sauce it is, but it's very popular. Let's go get some. I'm not gonna lie, it looks It looks a little bit sad. It looks pretty unseasoned and the chicken tenders are quite small, but who knows, maybe I'll be surprised. I got sweet tea mixed with lemonade and it's fire. Really good. We call this drink an Arnold Palmer. I don't know what they put in this sauce, but it's so delicious. I can't even describe the taste. I don't know. I can't put my finger on what they put in here. It's like how in Korea we have drug kimbap. I think this is drug sauce. Mayak sauce. It's a little limp. Justin, don't stand right here. The chicken was actually a pleasant surprise. I think it's really well cooked. I like that they serve it with a piece of Texas toast. I thought it would be overrated, but for fast food, I think it's worth the hype. Excuse me, can I ask how long have you been waiting? 30 minutes. 30 minutes? Okay, that's surprising. At the very end, like 5:20. Okay, awesome. Thank you so much. Okay, not as bad as expected. I just got in line for a viral hot dog. Hot chocolate. It's called Glace, but the line is outrageous. I asked a woman at the front of the line and she said she was in line for about 30 minutes, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be. So I always see the lines and think, wow, who would wait in these lines? Well, I guess I would. Hi, can I do one salted caramel and One holiday peppermint, please. Thank you. Looks so good. We got the classic and we got the salted caramel. Oh my God, y'all hear that? Oh yeah. Once again, I'm doing it now. All right. After waiting in a 40-minute line, we finally got our hot chocolate. What's so special about these hot chocolates is it's like liquid marshmallow, and they put a ring around the cup and toast it in front of you. Let's see how it is. I'll start with the classic. That is some good hot chocolate. This is going to heal me and save me from this bitter cold. Woo! Very rich. Delicious. Let's try the marshmallow. Kind of awkward to eat though. I like the smokiness of the toasted marshmallow. Salted caramel tastes the same. The only difference is the caramel syrup on top. And it was an extra $1.50. So I don't think this is worth it. But I like the classic. I think it's worth the hype. I enjoyed it. This is longer than the hot chocolate. Excuse me, you're in line for the halal food, right? Yeah. Damn. Can I ask, how long have you been waiting? 30 minutes? Yeah, 30 minutes. Yeah. Oh, okay. Thank you so much. 30 minutes. Do we do it? Another 30-minute line. Right around the corner from the hot chocolate place is a really famous halal street food place. The line stretches down the street and I asked somebody in front how long they waited. They said it was about 30 minutes. So they have similar wait times. I thought after the hot chocolate I was done waiting in lines today, but I guess not. Here we are. Hi, I'll do a combo. What's your sauce? White sauce? Hot sauce? White sauce on top. Can I get hot sauce just on the side? Okay, perfect. I hope I'm pronouncing this right, but this is Adel's famous halal spot. We got the combo of lamb and chicken over rice with lots of white sauce on top. Let's dig in. Lamb is very good even though it's freezing cold. I learned from my mistake with the bagels earlier. I didn't want to wait to get home to try this. I had to try it while it's fresh. Mmm! And one good thing about New York, there's always seats. We went to a lot of takeout places or carryout places today, but there's a lot of public places where you can just just sit and eat. Is this worth the hype? That's an easy yes. I want to rank what was my favorite viral food to my least favorite viral food. Number 1, Crumble Cookie. I can definitely see why it gets so much hype. Delicious. Must go to Crumble Cookie. The good thing about Crumble is that it's a franchise so if you visit California or Vegas, you can also get Crumbl cookies. Those are a must. Trust me. Number 2, I will say surprisingly, the hot chocolate. I'm usually not a big dessert eater. I don't have a huge sweet tooth, but today I loved all the sweet things that we 8. The toasted marshmallow along the rim of the cup made it perfect. Number 3, I'm going to have to say this halal food. Everything in this little box just works. I love the meat, the rice, the sauce. It was served piping hot. It's just very delicious. Number 4, Pop-Up Bagels. I thought Pop-Up Bagels was really delicious, but I feel like I didn't eat it the way it's supposed to be eaten, so I have a lot of regret about that. When you're in New York, bagels are iconic and a must-eat food, but the way that Pop-Up Bagels are served, I think you must eat it right away when they serve it to you. Don't wait for it to harden. You need to eat it when it's nice and fresh and hot. Finally, number 5, I'm going to say Raising Cane's. I liked Raising Cane's and I would definitely go again, especially for that sauce. I hope they bottle that sauce and sell it. I'm gonna look on Amazon later. I think Raising Cane's was better than KFC, but not as good as Korean fried chicken, of course. So it's not a must-go for me. If you're in the area and you're hungry, then it's still a great option. No way! What is this? Would you try this? No. This thing is a weapon. Hello everybody! Today I am going shopping to find the most bizarre grocery items that you can only find in the USA. So I came to Walmart, which is one of the most popular department stores in the US. They have everything you could ever imagine and more. They have beauty items, electronics, home decor, but today I am only going to the grocery section because I want to find some weird foods only available in America. As you can see, the weather is not the greatest right now, so let's head inside. Whoa! Wow, I'm in the produce section, which is where they sell fruits and vegetables, and I can't believe how cheap and affordable everything is, especially compared to the grocery stores in Korea. These apples only cost 148,000 won. ¥8 per pound. And look at how shiny and beautiful they are. I feel like I'm in Shinsegae without the Shinsegae price tag. I think I found our first weird item, guys. They have party trays of fruit with a big caramel dip in the middle. This is maybe very American because we have the healthy fruit but then we like to dip it in caramel and make it a sugary dessert. I would devour this. I am truly American at heart. Wow. The sheer amount of different ice cream flavors they have is astounding. They have Kit Kat ice cream bars, Reese's ice cream bars. Any flavor you could ever imagine is here. M&M ice cream sandwiches. This is an Even Gummy Worm flavored ice cream. This is the first time I've ever seen this. It says it has a chewy gummy texture. I'm intrigued. I kind of want to buy this. They have cheesy bacon flavored ice cream for your dog. This is peak weird American grocery items. Something else that gives me reverse culture shock when I come back to the US is the portion size of different foods and grocery items here. Who needs this much chocolate ice cream? If you buy this, I hope you have like 7 kids. Wow, I guess it's good for parties. Holy moly, I can barely pick it up. This thing is a weapon. 10 pounds of ground beef. If I need a workout, I can just come to Walmart's meat section. Whoa, that's crazy. You could hurt somebody with this. Even this huge beef chuck roast is just under $17. Not bad. I think you can easily hit your protein goals in the US. Look at all these dressings and sauces. It's pretty wild. Almost every fast food chain has their own sauce in Walmart. So we've got California Pizza Kitchen sauce, P.F. Chang sauce, Subway sauce, Arby's which is another fast food restaurant in the US. Chick-fil-A. It's crazy. I guess Americans love sauces and condiments, especially ranch. I see so many different flavors of ranch dressing. They have pickle flavored ranch. I would probably love this. The weirdest one is Cheez-It flavored ranch. It sounds kind of disgusting, I'm not gonna lie. Cheez-Its are a baked cheese cracker in the US and people eat it as a snack, so it's very odd that they have a salad dressing flavor of those crackers. What's even more shocking is that there is a lot of empty shelf space here. That means quite a few people are buying the Cheez-It Ranch. I came across powdered potatoes. I'm sorry, but unless you're camping or you're in the military, I don't think you need powdered potatoes. Let's see. Just add 4 cups of boiling water, mix the packet, and you've got potatoes, mashed potatoes. I think it's safe to say that most Americans are obsessed with cheese, so mac and cheese is a huge comfort food here. They have so many flavors, but I was drawn to the Flaming Hot Cheetos mac and cheese. A lot of my American friends in Korea, when they come back to visit America, they bring back Flaming Hot Cheetos with them because it's one of the foods they miss the most. Okay, I found another gem. They have Guinness beer flavored mac and cheese. I can't imagine the taste at all. I wonder if it actually has alcohol in it. Non-alcoholic. Nope. Bummer. I'm a big fan of the Velveeta shells in cheddar. If you come to the US and you want to try mac and cheese, buy this one. I promise it's so worth it. Shin Ramyun, buldak, habanero lime buldak. Is that in Korea? Actually, I'm curious. Mexican Korean fusion. Ooh, Shin Gold. It says it's made with chicken broth. I'm not sure, but I haven't seen this in Korea. Whenever I'm feeling sick, I always want to eat soup because it clears up my sinuses. Well, I found the perfect soups for me. Pizza soup and cheeseburger soup. Tough choice. If I had to choose cheeseburger soup or pizza soup— oh God. I don't know why, but I'd probably go for the pizza soup. It says it has pepperoni, tomato, and cheese. Oh, and it's gluten-free. The cereal aisle in America never ceases to amaze me. It's crazy how many different kinds of cereal they offer. Cereal is typically considered a breakfast food in America, but I think it's more of a dessert because it's so sugary. For example, they have birthday cake flavored cereal. Thinking of this as a breakfast food is crazy. Reese's is a very popular chocolate here and they have a whole cereal for Reese's. Even the coffee flavors here here are crazy. Snickers flavored coffee. It sounds delicious. Have you tried it? Um, if they've got it in this, they have it in the coffee creamer, and I've tried them all. Have you? Coffee creamers are my addiction. Oh, what's your recommendation? What's your all-time favorite coffee creamer? Chocolate raspberry. Ooh, that sounds good. Alright, I know where I'm heading. I'll put that on my list for next time. We got to find that chocolate raspberry flavored coffee creamer. Sounds amazing. I introduced my mom to this app called Yuka, and you scan items on your phone and it tells you how clean something is. So it gives every item a score based on how processed it is or or if it has good clean ingredients. Now it takes us double the amount of time to shop because we're scanning everything. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, which is a cereal, so Cinnamon Toast Crunch flavored bacon. Cereal flavored bacon. Would you try this? No. No. You're not even curious? It doesn't sound good. Probably like candied bacon. Yes. Which we tried the other day. And we did not like. We did not like it. I think bacon should be salty. Yes. Yes, not sweet. Wow, they have Korean yogurt drinks in Walmart. This is the first time ever I've seen it in a chain grocery stores. Before you had to go to Asian markets to find it. Now it's even available in Walmart. That's crazy. No way! What is this? Bob's Pickle Pops. These are dill pickle flavored popsicles. It says they're made with 100% dill pickle juice, and the way they market it is hilarious. It says sport. So they're trying to sell this to athletes. I'm a huge pickle lover and I even drink pickle juice by itself sometimes, but frozen pickle popsicles? I think I'll pass. I had a blast finding the most bizarre grocery items in Walmart today. I can't believe how many gems we came across. I'm in New York New York City for the most magical time of the year. Today I'm going to take you around the city and show you all of the Christmasy sights and activities you can do while you're here. We're starting off the day at Union Square Holiday Market. I'm hungry, so let's get going and see what we can find to eat. It is peak season in New York right now, so anywhere you go, it'll be pretty crazy and crowded with people, but we were very strategic about coming to the holiday markets. We came on a weekday in the middle of the afternoon, so the crowds actually aren't too bad right now. Hello! Um, can I do the matcha broth latte, please? What is bone broth good for? Yeah, so it It's a lot of collagen, protein, nutrients overall. Okay, I feel like it's having a moment these days. I'm hearing all about bone broth, but I've never tried it like in a latte or— wow, look at the latte art, it's so cute! I got a cup of Matcha Bone Broth. It sounds really interesting and I've never tried something like this before. It's super popular and I've seen people making bone broth hot chocolate and bone broth green tea, so I'm gonna try it. Also, it was a Korean stand, so I felt like I had to support it. Mmm, not bad. Actually, the bone broth isn't too strong. It's not very overpowering. I can taste the coconut more. It's good. And they said it's a good way to get some protein. So I like it. Mm. It's so good. Even the pigeons are coming. They all want a bite too. I feel like I'm overdosing on protein here with my skewers in bone broth. Mm. Mamura. Mm, mm. Motero, motero. Now we're on our way to check out some of the holiday window displays. Every year some of the major department stores and designer brands in New York City put up Christmas decorations in their windows. We're at Macy's. Which has what I would say probably the most iconic holiday window display each year. As you can see, there are gigantic wreaths all along the side of the building and it is absolutely stunning. We're going to go a little bit closer and get a better look at the windows. This one is pretty cool. Because it's an advent calendar. So the numbers stand for different dates in December, and when you open that date, there's a gift. I used to love getting advent calendars as a child, so it's kind of nostalgic for me to see this one. Wow, beautiful. We are at our second holiday market of the day. We're at Bryant Park Holiday Market, which is probably one of the biggest and most famous holiday markets in New York City. I'm glad we saved a bit of our appetite because already I smell and see so much delicious food. So I definitely want to get something good to eat here, and it seems like they have a lot more activities that you can do here as well. They have a carousel right behind me, and I definitely want to check out the ice skating rink as well. Let's go see what they have here. I think we beat the lunch rush. I want a hair on the shoulder. Oh my goodness, thank you. I had a history here too. I got shit on like 2 years ago. Yeah, oh, like about somewhere there. Oh, and there it goes again, you see? Oh no, no, you don't want to sit there. All right, that wasn't too bad. That guy was trying to save people from bird pooping. Really? And we still got a seat by here? Now I'm nervous. Can you move a little further back? Maybe. See if there's like an open spot. I'm a bit paranoid because last time we had a picnic in Bryant Park, I got shit on by a bird. I got pooped on right on my head. And we're not safe here. These pigeons, they own this park. Ah, we moved because we were too paranoid. Anyways, we've got two of the most most viral foods at the market here. We got this gnocchi with burrata cheese on top. It looks very comforting. We also got a truffle cheesesteak sandwich. It smells so good, but this thing was $24, so it better taste good too. Oh, this was $21. Wow, so we spent— what? We spent almost $45 on market food. I hope it's delicious. Get some of that cheese. You can tell it was made fresh. I still see the steam coming off of it. Mmm, I love the texture of gnocchi. It's so soft and pillowy. All right, wow, this looks messy. I'm actually going to use my fork first. Oh, look at that cheese pull. That's a good sign. Mmm, this is it. I can see why this is viral. So cheesy, the meat is delicious, well seasoned. Wow. Even though this is expensive, I will say they give you a generous amount of meat. This thing is packed with meat. When I lived in New York New York, we went ice skating at Central Park, but this ice skating rink is also very popular because it's very centrally located and apparently admission is completely free. So you only have to pay to rent some skates, but if you bring your own skates, it's free. So that's kind of nice. If you're in New York City during the holiday season, you must see the Rockettes perform at Radio City at least once in your life. I saw them when I lived here and they were amazing. They are known for their synchronized dance moves and especially for their kick line. It looks incredible when they do it. Uh, can I join the Rockettes? Their legs go up here. Mine's here. The Rockefeller Christmas Tree is one of the most famous and popular attractions in New York City at Christmas time. As you can tell, there are tons of people around. It is very crowded because it is such a sight to see. I don't think you can tell in the video, but this tree is gigantic. I just think of how much power goes into lighting the tree and how much hard work it took to put all the lights on the tree. Let's get the hell out of here. There's a really popular hot chocolate place I really want to try, but the line is pretty insane right now. Not sure how long I'm willing to wait for this hot chocolate. Excuse me, sorry, can I ask how long you've been waiting? Uh, 35 minutes. 35, okay. 40 minutes. 40 minutes, okay, thank you so much. 40 minutes they've been waiting. Damn. Not today, no hot chocolate for me today. We are heading to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn because it's really well known for its Christmas light display. It's kind of a long ride there, it's about an hour on the subway, but it'll be nice to rest my legs for a while. We made it to Dyker Heights and we are on our way to kind of the busy area. I guess certain avenues and certain streets have the biggest and most impressive light display place, but already the walk there is really nice. This seems like such a nice neighborhood. I love seeing all the different homes and their Christmas lights. Everyone is so festive here. It really puts me in the Christmas spirit. I can't wait to see the big lights. Kasi ga ha. Wow. Wow. Maliwa. Cute. Wow, these decorations are even better than I could have ever imagined. I'm honestly at a loss for words. They are completely over the top and I love them. This house is a vibe. This would be my house. No lights on the whole house, and then one big blow-up of Will Ferrell in Elf. My style. This is one of the best holiday movies ever, so if you haven't seen Elf before, you better watch it. What do you want, hot cocoa? We have sugar cookies, we have brownies. Okay, you can keep the change. Thank you. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Nice. Always. More umbrellas. Now we have 4. Hello, uh, just 2 of us, uh, no reservation. Unfortunately, we don't have space tonight, uh, to walk in. No, the rain just took about half of our tables and we have some big garden parties in the back. Okay, okay. Welcome to grab a spot here at the bar if you find it. It's first come, first served. Okay, thank you so much. Hi, um, can I do one Tipsy Rudolph and one Don't Be a Grinch? You need reservations for a table here. Unfortunately, they don't accept walk-ins tonight, but we're just standing around the bar and we've got our cocktails. They're so cute. They're in little ornament glasses, so we'll have a drink and still enjoy. Cheers! Hi, um, can I get one of the eggnogs and one of the hot chocolate? Whoa, that looks good! Thank you. Just take your phone and just hold it. Okay. I may have missed out on the viral hot chocolate earlier, but this one is even better because it's spiked. I also got eggnog, which is a classic American holiday drink. I haven't had it for years, so I'm excited to drink it. Cheers! That is rich. My favorite part of going out is coming home. We ordered DoorDash and got some Chinese food, which if you don't know, it's also a Christmas tradition for many people. In the US, Jewish people a lot of times will order Chinese food on the holidays because Jewish people don't always celebrate Christmas and Chinese restaurants are usually still open on Christmas Day. So for many people, ordering Chinese takeout on Christmas is their tradition. So we decided to get some Chinese takeout and watch Home Alone in New York. I walked 23,000 steps today, so I'm beat. I'm going to enjoy my food, watch a movie, and go to sleep right away. Merry Christmas, everybody! It is Christmas morning, and I'm at my dad's house with the whole family. It is so nice to be home for for the holidays. It's funny because when I was young, I would be up at 5 AM because I couldn't wait to see if Santa came and if he left me some gifts under the tree. Ho ho ho! Now I'm older and I was happy to sleep in until 9 AM. I'm going to have some breakfast and a cup of coffee, and then the whole family will gather in the living room to start opening all of these gifts. I know that Seollal is one of the biggest holidays in Korea, but in the US, Christmas is by far the biggest holiday. People go all out decorating their homes and Christmas shopping and baking for months in preparation of this day. I'm pouring myself a nice cup of hot coffee. I like to get in the holiday spirit with some holiday spirits. This is peppermint mocha liquor, and I'm just going to put one shot of it in my coffee. It's the holiday. This stuff is dangerous because you can't taste the alcohol at all. It tastes like chocolate milk almost. Be careful with this. Perfection. I got my stocking and it's pretty heavy. It's filled with all kinds of goodies. Stockings are always my favorite part of opening gifts. Cherry cordials and Raisinets, a few of my favorites. Keep your hands to yourself. This is my favorite stocking stuffer, hand sanitizer. I love the holiday scents. I'm not gonna throw that one. Oh, nice! Yeah, thank you, I really needed it. Yeah, protein, protein, Liquid IV. I use it at the gym. Bro water, bro water to go with protein. I love protein. That means we gotta start going to the gym again. Oh, the sweatsuit! That's so funny, they vacuum sealed it because I'm like, this is heavy. Perfect. Let's see the guns. Hollow points. Yeah, yep, they're personal defense rounds. Callie and Hong got a friend named Benny. It's a holiday tradition for my grandma to buy all of her grandchildren a Christmas tree ornament. So I've gotten one every year since I was born. They're always a different design, but they're super cute. I love this tradition. Yes, every time I come home I buy this. I love it. I know what it smells like, but I still gotta sniff it. Bombshell, Victoria's Secret. I use this in my beauty routine. Go for it. Jump up. Oh, overshot. Hi, Oliver. Watch how she opens. She's smart. Open! I love seeing all the dogs. Who really wants to be on film? We just finished unwrapping our gifts. I got everything on my wish list and more. I love watching the dogs open up their gifts. They're so smart using their paws to unwrap everything. Now we are just cleaning up the living room and my stepmom's got lasagna in the oven because it's her tradition to have lasagna on Christmas Day. Time for lasagna. I always like the corner piece because I like crispy edges. Wah, looks so good. Hi, you guys look nice. Thanks for the gift. Hi, we're here. They all want to tell you something right now. What? We had your lasagna recipe for dinner. Really? Yeah, it's good. What's in that cup? A mimosa. Oh, fancy, fancy. From the bottle of champagne, you gotta drink it otherwise it's gonna go flat. There you go. That's right. Christmas! Merry Christmas! Bye! All right, bye! After eating lasagna, we went to my grandma's house to say Merry Christmas to her and the rest of my family. Now we're back at home winding down for the night, and we've got a Christmas movie on TV. We are watching A Christmas Story, which is a very classic and quotable Christmas movie in America. On Christmas Day, they have a marathon of it, so for 24 hours straight, they show this movie on repeat. I think every American family knows about this movie and has probably watched it at some point. Thank you for having us. Yeah, it was good having you guys here. We'll see you, huh? Thank you, guys. Have a great trip. Yeah, bye, guys. All right, bye. You made brownie? Uh-huh. Yeah, cut one up. On a timer. You're taking my spot. Just keeping it warm Merry Christmas, everybody! Wait a second, I'm having déjà vu. Well, I am celebrating Christmas again, but this time I'm doing it at my mom's house. That's the beauty of having divorced parents. You get two Christmases. Sorry, black humor, black humor. American style humor. Yeah, anyways, Santa somehow found us at my mom's house again. So we are going to open gifts and then we have a few other fun activities planned this afternoon. I think Nelly is ready to open gifts as well. To Callie from Mom and Rodney. It's a homemade one. My mom made this. That is thick too. So it's got enough that you can wind it once. How long did it take? About half hour. Oh, I thought you slaved over this for weeks. It was like— I was just trying to— 2 hours. It was 2 hours. Yes! We were shopping in Detroit and I was shocked because I've seen a million different kinds of face masks and foot masks, but I've never seen a butt mask before. And I didn't buy it at the time and I really regretted it. Oh, I've seen these! I just saw I saw a TikTok of one of these LED light-up travel mirror. I can do more get ready with me's, more beauty routine videos heading your way. Nice shirt, I needed one. You know, America, I don't have a— for when you're working out, show my muscle a little bit. Exactly, exactly. They'll probably give you a free membership when they see that. Sweatpants. Size I'm concerned about because it said extra small, but when I held it up like this, I'm like, that's not extra small. Are you saying I'm not extra small? No, you're small. Wow, Mom's calling me fat on Christmas. Look at that! Vegas money! Thank you. We just finished unwrapping gifts, and now we are going to make a gingerbread house. Some people are really hardcore and make everything from scratch. Scratch, or they make whole villages of gingerbread houses, but we went the easy route this time and got a kit from Walmart. I love doing this holiday activity every year. It's coming along, guys. We're not done yet, and maybe this isn't my greatest piece of work, but it's got character. We are putting on The finishing touches. Ta-da! Here is our final product. What do you think, guys? We gave it some nice character with the eyeballs on the front instead of windows, so it gave it a creepy factor. A little creepy. Gingerbread houses are kind of like Legos because the best part about making them is destroying them. Now I'm in the kitchen with my mom, and we are going to make some homemade Christmas cookies. We found a very simple 3-ingredient recipe for peanut butter cookies. Americans love peanut butter, me included, but we are going to make them Christmasy by adding red and green M&M's on top of the cookies. It will be the Perfect treat later with a cup of hot cocoa while we watch a Christmas movie. 1 cup of peanut butter. Crack 1 egg. 3/4 cups of sugar. Lots of sugar. And then you just mix it all together. I know it's bad for you, but I love raw cookie dough. I might have to steal a small bite of it before we bake it. This is what our dough looks like. It looks very delicious, but it says that this is supposed to make 2 dozen cookies, which is 24 cookies, but it doesn't look like a lot of dough, so we'll see. I washed my hands and I'm going to form these into little balls and put them on the baking sheet so that they can go into the oven. I flattened the cookies and they are ready to go into the oven. That's Mom's job since I did everything else. Oh, come on. Here you go. Thank you. Okay, Alexa, set a timer for 5 minutes. Nice, good job. They look pretty good. Now we'll put the M&M's on top. You did a little face. I did two little faces, but then I was running out. I know, I'm like, we could load them up, but maybe start with like 2 or 3 each to see for Cute! Yay! The house smells amazing now. You can't beat the smell of freshly baked cookies. And they look pretty festive and cute, although we did run out of M&M's, so there's only a few M&M's on each cookie. We've got some boozy hot chocolate, our freshly made cookies, and now we are going to watch The Grinch. The Grinch starring Jim Carrey is my all-time favorite Christmas movie. I think Jim Carrey makes a phenomenal Grinch. Yes, he does. And I saw The Grinch in New York. Yeah, he was scary. Scary. Very scary. A lot of our subscribers say that they have a hard time forming longer sentences and they want to improve their speaking in 2025. In this video, I'm going to show you not only how I spend my New Year, but also some commonly used expressions that you can use in everyday life and how to piece together certain sentences so that you can form longer sentences. And I highly recommend shadowing me while watching this video. Different people celebrate New Year's Eve in different ways all across America. Some people get dressed up and go to a fancy hotel and drink cocktails. Other people wait outside for hours in the freezing cold in Times Square waiting for the ball to drop at midnight. But this year I am in Northern Michigan with my family, and there's nothing I love more than a bonfire when I visit home. Let's head out to the fire. We had a lot of rain and snow the past few days, so everything in the fire pit was wet, but still somehow my stepdad managed to build us a nice roaring fire. We are in the backyard of his house, and it's very common for Americans to have bonfire parties in their backyard. Everyone stands around with a drink in their hand and just watch the fire because it's so mesmerizing. Also, if someone is feeling a bit hungry, they might roast a hot dog over the fire or make S'mores, which I think we're going to do in a little bit. Woo! I can feel the heat now. Are you hungry? I'm getting hungry. Here's the hot dog. Let's let it go out. Supplies. S'mores are usually served as a dessert because they're very sweet. They are made with marshmallow and chocolate and graham crackers, but lately there's been a trend of making savory s'mores. Instead of marshmallows, you roast and melt cheese over the fire, and then you put the melted cheese on a cracker with salami and some jam. How cool! This is an experiment. Let's see if it actually works. A lot of times people will just find sticks in the woods to roast their marshmallows on, but nowadays you can just go to Walmart and buy these very convenient roasters. They're a little bit more hygienic probably too. I just put one piece of cheese on the end of this stick so that I can roast it and melt it over the fire. What's wrong with that? You're eating that one. So I'm preparing my s'more before I roast and melt the cheese. I've got some fig jam, a piece of salami, and that's it. Now we'll melt the cheese. Mom, are you okay? That wasn't right. All right, here, I'll make one for the cameraman. Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Party! I wish I could make one for all of you. Sorry, next time. Fire. That looks better. That looks good though. As she laughed at me, I had it on. Oh, it's falling off. Because it's done. Ooh, that looks good. Some people are very patient and like to rotate their stick and get it nice and evenly cooked. Perfectly golden brown. S'mores connoisseurs. I get impatient. My eyes are burning. This is a rough job. Did I romanticize s'mores too much? Now I'm dying. Anyways, as I was saying, I get too impatient. So usually when I'm cooking marshmallows over the fire, I put it right over the flame, catch it on fire, and then blow it out and eat it. I think it tastes better that way too. It's nice and crispy. Crispy on the outside. Woo! Okay, it's done. I'm so excited. I want a glass of wine with this. Okay, here we go. Wine would be good with it. Mmm. This is so good. Usually with s'mores, sometimes they are sickly sweet, so I can't eat more than one, but I think I could go crazy with these. These are really good. I could eat multiple. In one sitting, which probably isn't the best. Mmm! Next time you go camping in Korea, try a savory s'more. You'll thank me later. Thank you. Hello! Nelly wanted to join the party. This is a light-up collar so we don't lose her in the dark since she has black fur. We won't lose you, Nelly! Right? Now we are roasting hot dogs over the fire. These hot dogs are a Michigan specialty. They're called kogl viennas, and when you take a bite of these specific hot dogs, they have a really good snap to it. So Michiganders, or people living in Michigan, love kogl viennas. It's always a treat when I come home. Look at that, they are sizzling. See how they're splitting open? Those are good dogs. Those are good dogs. Mom's the master at roasting hot dogs. To be fair, I was vegan for 10 years, so I'm an amateur now. Thank you, Mama. You're welcome. That looks amazing. Oh, I'm so exhausted. You just made it? Yeah, the diver just went and made it. Wow! It's a little well done, but hey, I like it crispy. I also like it with the works, so I put every topping possible on my hot dog. The works means that you have every topping on it. In this case, it's ketchup, mustard, and relish. I like lots of condiments on my food, lots of sauce and condiments. Whoops! Wow, that was messy. Oops. Not a good thumbnail. I love food roasted over the fire. It gets a nice char on it and it just tastes so much better than cooking it in the kitchen. We were struggling out here with our dinky roasters. And look what Rodney made. Wow. Yeah, so now you just set it down. Now it's a hands-free job. Right? It's good we went to the gym today. We have so much good food here. Diet starts tomorrow. Are you enjoying this enough to make you want to go camping sometime with me? Why would you go camping? You have a backyard to do the whole thing. Wow, that backfired on me. Maybe it's a good thing to have a house in Michigan. Right? You suck up. You can camp right in the backyard. You are kissing her butt right now. Whatever. If the cameraman starts to annoy me, I don't even have to go close to poke him. Nun-chi? Nun-chi? Up-sa. Up-sa. You don't read the room. The more alcohol she drinks, the more fluent she becomes. Say hey, Bok, happy New Year! Happy New Year! We miss you. We came back inside to eat some of my mom's hors d'oeuvres because our our stomachs were growling and we were just so hungry. Just kidding, but after hot dogs and crackers and cheese and— but it all smelled so good in the kitchen, we couldn't resist the temptation. So my mom made chicken wings. I think this is a pretty common food to eat on New Year's. It's a common party food. She made a homemade cheese dip, and we've got guacamole, salsa, and shrimp cocktail. I would say shrimp cocktail is another really popular party food. Cheers! Cheers! Now it's game time. I bought this game from Five Below. Which is a store where everything costs $5 or less. I've never played it before, but it sounded really fun, and I love playing games at family gatherings. We all get a little bit competitive, so sometimes it gets a little out of hand, but it's really fun. Are you competitive? Not me. So we have these small cards that have categories on them. This one says things that are shiny. If I'm starting, I'll hit the timer and I'll have to name something that is shiny using one of these letters. G for gemstone. D, diamond. What's something that's shiny? Metal. There you go. Silver. This is good practice for you. You really want to win me? Australia. Korea. Thailand. Poland. China. Ontario? No. No? It was a nice try. Macaroon. Caramel. Caramel, if you're American. Caramel. I agree with Hong because she said some that are not here. What? Railroad. See, that's— Railroad. Railroad. All right, all right. I'll take the L. I'll take— Wow. Hospital. Hospital. Good. I'm proud I won this one. Yeah, you should be. Wow, with two native speakers. I don't want to brag, but as expected, this is not uncommon for me to win the family games. Good game though, guys. Good game, good game. It was a great effort. Scared? I would be too. We're getting ready for our Vegas trip and doing some home gambling. It's the last round, so we went all in. Stakes are very high here. No mercy this round. On dice! Oh, Callie wins again! Well, lord gosh, can you get like my change purse or something? I don't know if I can hold all this. No, but go ahead and book the hotel. Book the hotel. You know what's even better than the money? What? The bragging rights. Whatever. It's not even 9 o'clock yet, we're all yawning. We're never gonna make the midnight ball drop. I suggested a nap, just a quick 15-minute catnap, power nap. We're taking a quick intermission from the party, and we're watching Squid Game 2 because I haven't finished that season yet. I am stuffed. He's in a food coma. I think we all are. So we're all bundled up under our blankets. Let's see if we make it until midnight. And then we just wake up here tomorrow morning. Yeah, we'll wake up in the morning on the couch. She's already out. I'm not. You were. We got you on camera. Wow, we really are the same person. I am truly my mother's daughter. That's usually me when I watch movies. I fall asleep, and as soon as my husband looks at me or asks if I'm awake, I immediately wake up. I'm like, yes, I'm watching this, I'm awake. Cheers! Cheers! We're gonna pop some bubbly and sip on it while we wait for the countdown. We have about 25 minutes until the countdown, so we're getting there. Maybe this will help us last until midnight. Woo! That's a good sound. I always use a towel because I get nervous popping champagne bottles. I feel like it puts a barrier between the cork and I. To family, to friends, and to many good memories in 2025. Cheers! Let's reach all of our goals in 2025. You want to say something, hun? Drink up! We're really not good at toasts. 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you enjoyed seeing how we celebrate here in the US, and I hope you all have an amazing 2025. Let's crush our English learning goals this year. I am going to spend the entire day going through drive-throughs. Is it good for my diet? Absolutely not, but I hope By the end of watching this video, you are much more comfortable and confident going through a drive-through in the US. So wish my stomach luck. Good morning, will you be using your mobile app? No, I will not be. It'll be ready. Okay, I'll do a sausage egg McMuffin meal with orange juice, please. And sausage egg and cheese McGriddle. Griddle meal, also with orange juice, please. And can I just ask, how long do you serve breakfast? So for Monday through Friday, the weekday, it's gonna be 10:30. It stops, and then for the weekends it's 11. Okay, wow, so we made it just in time, huh? Yeah. Okay, perfect. I think that'll be it for us today. We almost didn't make it in time. People love a Mickey D's breakfast. Sometimes in the drive-through lane, if there's cars backed up behind me, I feel like I need to hurry. It's a very high-pressure situation. Sometimes I don't catch what they say and I just ask them to repeat themselves when that happens. Usually I'll say, "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that," or, "I'm sorry, what was that?" And they're usually very friendly and have no problem repeating themselves. So don't be shy to ask somebody to repeat themselves if you didn't understand. Hi, good morning. Good, how are you? Good. 17.04 for you. There you go. Have a good day. Thanks so much, you too. He had such a lovely smile. Hello, good morning. Thank you. All right, thanks, you too. Impeccable service. Fast, with a smile. Well done, McDonald's. I hope they threw some ketchup in the bag. Excuse me, I just ordered through a drive-through. Uh, can I get some ketchup to go? Thank you. Have a good one. You too. Good job! Woo! Pro tip: always ask for sauces. You can't assume they're gonna put them in your bag. If you get McDonald's breakfast, this is the only order you need to know. Sausage Egg McMuffin. Mm-hmm. Nice and salty. You got the double protein with the egg and sausage. I love it. Mukbang, mukbang. Breakfast hit the spot and it was actually pretty filling, but I need a boost of energy, so we're heading to Starbucks to get our caffeine fix. I have kind of a love-hate relationship with Starbucks because I love that there are so many options and it's very customizable, but it also makes makes ordering a little bit trickier. Even I get flustered sometimes when ordering in Starbucks. Wow, no line at Starbucks! This is a miracle. Hello! What sounds good for us? Um, could I please get a minute? All right. Thank you. Okay, I think we're ready. What can I get for you today? Can I please get one iced vanilla latte? One iced vanilla latte, most certainly. What size Tall, please. Okay. Is it possible to get whipped cream on that as well? Whipped cream, sure. And I'll do an order of the egg white bites. Order of the egg white bites. Yep. And I will also do an iced matcha latte. Sauce or just? I'm sorry? Sauce. Oh, um, I'll do a tall for that as well. Do you have sugar-free vanilla syrup? Yes, I do. I'll do one pump of that, please. Are we keeping the classic? Um, sorry? Would you like the classic syrup to stay in there or no, sir? It's classic syrup, that's normally in the iced matcha as well. Would you like to keep the classic or no? No, I'll get rid of the classic and just put in the vanilla. All right, anything else? Nope, I think that should be it. $16.59. Oh, I'm so sorry, is it too late to switch something? What are we switching? Can I do almond milk in the matcha latte? Almond milk in the matcha latte? One moment. Okay. Thank you so much. No problem. Ordering at Starbucks is not for the weak. Hi! Okay, thank you so much. Can I get a straw for this as well? Thank you, appreciate it. Let's see. Hmm, maybe I should have kept the classic syrup. It's a little bit bitter. A little bit. Tastes healthy. All right, let me try your whipped cream latte here. Mmm! I ordered this one, right? I think yours was the matcha latte. I'm pretty sure you wanted the matcha. Dang, I got good taste. Wow, Korea's Starbucks has better coffee. I don't know what it is, but the coffee seems much stronger in Korea. I thought that at a franchise like Starbucks it would be the same, but the coffee in America is very weak. It's very watered down. I miss a nice strong Korean iced Americano. I know I just had breakfast, but one of the most popular food items at Starbucks in the US are these egg white bites. They say that they're a little bit healthier since it's full of protein and low fat since they don't use the yolk, but this is what they look like. Try a bite. Mmm. This is a solid breakfast choice at Starbucks. It's so soft and fluffy. Really delicious. It is already lunchtime, so we are pulling up to Taco Bell, one of my personal favorite fast food restaurants. Haven't been here for a hot minute though, so I'm going to need a minute to look over the menu. Hello, how can I help you today? Hi, can I have a minute please? Let me know when you're ready. Okay, thank you. Can I have one chicken quesadilla? Okay. Do you still have the Cheesy Gordita Crunch on the menu? Yes, we do. Okay, I'll have one of those and I'll do a Baja Blast, just a small one, please. The soda or the freeze? I'll do the soda, please. Okay. You know, our mediums are a dollar right now. Oh, are they? They are for happy hour. Oh, okay. We'll do a medium then, please. Alrighty. Thanks for letting me know that. Not a problem. Every day from 2 to 5. Oh, nice. And one Crunchwrap Supreme, please. And one nachos and cheese as well. Gotcha. And can I get an assortment of your hot sauces? Maybe just like one of each? Sure can. And I think that'll be it for today. Does everything look correct on your screen? Yep, that looks good. It's gonna be $20.95, second window. Okay, thank you. You're welcome. Are we hungry? Nope. Hello, $20.95. Hi, thank you so much. You're welcome. Appreciate it. When I was in college, Taco Bell was our favorite late-night drunk food. After a night at the club, we would hit up Taco Bell. We ordered a lot. I don't even know where to start. Crunchwrap Supreme. Quesadilla. We use— Did you see that? I squirted that all over. See, Taco Bell is delicious but not good for when you're actually driving. I'm making a mess. Taco Bell rocks. My husband and I went on a road trip across the US years ago and we were extremely broke at the time, so we were eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for every meal, but if we were feeling like splurging a little bit, we would go to Taco Bell. That should tell you how broke we were. We thought we were being fancy when we bought a $1 taco. Rough times. Gotta prepare for dinner. One lap around the car. Cold! Get back in. I feel sick. No one should eat this much fast food in a day. I think I need to sleep this off. A few moments later. I took a nap. I'm on my way to get dinner. Some people run marathons, set big goals for themselves. I set my goals really high here with trying to get fast food every meal. Anyways, we are on our way to Panda Express for dinner. I've had enough Western food for the day, so Asian food for dinner it is. Well, technically, I guess this is still American Chinese food. Oh shit, I was gonna go in the out. Catch that on camera? No. Tip number 1 of going through a drive-through: go the right way. Don't enter, just through the exit. Okay, that was a close call. Hello, welcome to Panda Express. Would you like to try your orange chicken today? Um, yes, actually, I will get some orange chicken in a bowl. Fried rice or chow mein? Chow mein, please. Yeah, anything else? Appetizers or drinks? I'm sorry, what was that? Anything else? Appetizers or drinks? Sure, I will get some cream cheese ragoons, please. Cream cheese? Yep. And I think that should be it. Oh, I'm sorry, and a Coke Coke Zero. Medium or large? Medium, please. Anything else? Nope, that'll be it. Would you like to donate a dollar to Children's Hospital? Sure, go ahead. Thank you so much. Good work, please. Thank you. You're welcome. You donated a dollar for something. It's an easy decision when it's my husband's card. Oh, do you have Panda Wars? No, I don't. You're $14.89, please. Okay, thank you. It's a medium. Dang. American medium. I almost want to get a large just to see how big it is. Thank you. Thanks so much. You too. Pro tip: always check your bag before driving off because the last time I came to Panda Express, they gave me egg rolls instead of crab ragoons, which is not a huge deal, but it's not what I ordered. So always double-check what you're getting. Hello, Miss Wendy. We are at our final stop of the day, Wendy's. We came here to pick up dessert. Their dessert is so good here that before I left the house, even my dad and stepmom requested that we get them something as well. Their popular dessert here is is a Frosty, which is basically a milkshake. Thank you for choosing Wendy's. How can we help you today? Can I do 2 of your chocolate Frostys? And do you also have a strawberry Frosty? No, we just got chocolate and vanilla. Okay, I'll do 2 chocolate and 1 vanilla, please. 2 chocolate, 1 vanilla? Yes, please. What size? I'll do a medium, please. Anything else? Nope, that's it. 8.55, thank you. Thank you. It'll be $8.55. Do we want a drink carrier? Actually, I'll take one, please. Thank you. Have a good night. I'm so excited to eat my Frosty. I loved Frostys as a kid. They're the perfect summer treat, and a pro tip is to dip your fries in the Frosty. Sounds really odd, it's just a really great combination. Also, another tip while ordering, you can say the number of the menu item. So on the menu there's usually a number 1 or a number 5, and you can just say, I'll take a number 5, and they know what that is. That's kind of an easier way than having to say the name of every single food item that you want. Also, if you order something and you want fries and a Coke, you can say that you want it as a meal. For example, you could say, "I want a cheeseburger meal." That means I want a cheeseburger with fries and a drink. I come bearing gifts. No strawberry. No strawberry. So I got vanilla, or you can take the chocolate one too. It was too cold to eat in the car at night, so I brought it inside. But it's never too cold for ice cream. I'm going to start with dessert first this time. Mm, this is all I need. They used to be a lot more generous with their portions. Now they're a little bit more stingy. Still the same great taste, though. I must have eaten at least 5,000 calories today, so it wasn't the healthiest day for me. I don't recommend it, but if you visit the US, I do recommend going to at least a drive-through or two because I think it's a great way to practice your English speaking and listening comprehension. You guys got this. Let's see what my fortune is. You will hit 2 million subscribers on YouTube this year. Woo! I'm just kidding. Good morning, everybody. I am in full tourist mode today in New York City, so I'm going to take you to all the biggest sights and attractions that the city has to offer. I am starting my day off at Liberty Bagels because bagels are a staple in New York City. Liberty Bagels is a machip, or a very popular spot for bagels here in this city, and the line already looks like it's around the block. I've spent so much time in this city waiting in lines, but I'm willing to do it again here in the morning for one of the best bagels in the city. You just go somewhere around the corner. Hi, these two, and then, um, one rainbow One bagel with the birthday cake frosting, please. Toasted? Yes, toasted. That's it. What's your name? Callie. Callie? Yeah. Can I pay cash? Okay, thank you so much. Callie? Right here. Callie A, right? Right. Thank you. You too. I got carryout. Out and came to Central Park. Central Park is so iconic that they even filmed the intro to Friends here. New York is such a high-energy city, so the park is a great place for locals and tourists to come and get some peace and quiet. They have a lot of seasonal activities and events here. In the summer, They have concerts, and in winter you can go ice skating here, which I did years ago, and it was lots of fun. Personally, I recommend grabbing a bite to eat and having a picnic at the park, or just going for a nice stroll or jog in the park because there is so much to see and explore here. Now I'm going to dig into my bagel. It's kind of funny watching all of the joggers go past me while I eat my huge bagel. The big reveal. Usually my go-to bagel is an everything bagel because I tend to like salty and savory food, but this looks extremely sweet. I think kids will love this bagel. I don't think the bagel is flavored I'm pretty sure it's a plain bagel, but the cream cheese kind of tastes like cheesecake filling. Mmm. If you go to Liberty Bagels, I do recommend this because it's the most popular menu item and it's very good. Keep up, boy! I'm walking faster than a New Yorker trying to make this reservation. You're slowing me down. Come on. Don't ask questions. No talking. Just running. I do not feel good. A sugary bagel and a jog. We made it on the dot for our 11:30 reservation. Hello, we got an online ticket. How many? Two. You have your wristband? Not yet. Thank you. Yeah, you could go in if you have your wristband. We reserved online, which was super convenient, and they gave us our wristbands. Now we're just waiting in line. Welcome, I'm your sale. Wow, impressive. You have a lot of Korean visitors here. Well, a lot of my friends are from all around the world. Okay. So that's how I pick it up and use it here. Okay, that's so cool. Very diverse group of friends. That's cool. Originally Korean? Yeah, I am. He's originally Korean, I'm originally Michigan. Okay, well that's a big difference. You could go to one. Thank you. Thank you so much. There are many observation decks in New York City, but we chose Summit One because it's a little bit newer and one of the more popular ones on social media. Based on the photos I saw on Instagram, it looks like the views are unbeatable, but today we've got fog. Today it is very foggy, so we can't see anything. Actually, the New York skyline is behind me right now. I'm kind of bummed because normally when the weather is nice, you can see all of the famous landmarks like the Empire State Building, but today we don't see any of the famous landmarks. Wow, New York is Beautiful. It is. Wow, look at that skyline. Unbeatable views. Unbeatable. The best in the world. How much we pay? So getting attacked by children. Let's get the hell out of here. I worked up an appetite, so we're heading to another famous restaurant, Katz's Deli. We need to hop on the subway to get there. The subway is definitely the easiest and most convenient way to get around the city. New York subways aren't as clean or as organized as the subways in Seoul, though. There's rats here too. I've seen one before, so watch out. It's sleeting right now, so it's like half rain and half snow. Hi, can I do half of the pastrami with matzo ball soup and then half of a Reuben with chicken noodle soup, please? You want pastrami or corned beef? Corned beef, please. Does that come with the pickles as well? Okay, perfect. We get a sample. Mmm, this is the pastrami he just cut. Really good, super juicy. Thank you. You too, have a good one. Let's see if I can carry it, use my muscles. He should be the one carrying this, huh? Salam! Wow, this is a massive amount of food. We got matzo ball soup, chicken noodle soup, and look at these sandwiches. This is the most famous sandwich here. It's pastrami, but we also got a Reuben. These plates are so heavy. They really load up these sandwiches. I love pickles, so weirdly enough, I was most excited for the pickles. It is a complete madhouse in here. I'm not usually a huge meat eater, so this should be interesting. The sandwich is pretty simple with just bread, meat, and mustard on it. How do you bite this? Mmm. Really nice. The meat is super tender, and with the spicy mustard, it's perfect. Reubens are one of my favourite sandwiches. This one looks insane. The amount of cheese and meat on here should be criminal. Alright. Delicious, but so hard to eat. Make sure you have lots of napkins with you when you eat this. I think it's definitely worth the wait when you're in New York City because it's such an iconic spot. You need to come here at least once in your life. Put it on the bucket list. Thank you, ladies. Have a good day. All right, enjoy your weekend. Welcome to Brooklyn! Brooklyn has a very industrial feel to it. It's a bit edgy, and I feel like it's the most hipster borough of all the boroughs. I would compare it to Seongsu in Seoul because it looks a little rough on the outside, but it's got very trendy cafes and restaurants and lots of cool events going on. Dumbo. Now we are in Dumbo, which is located in Brooklyn. Behind me is one of the most popular photo spots in the city. As you can see, you get a nice view of the Manhattan Bridge in between these buildings, so it really makes for a nice photo. And the best part is it's free and there really aren't any lines. I'm gonna take a quick photo and then walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to go back to Manhattan. I need a good walk because I still feel like I'm gonna explode after that huge lunch. Let's cross the bridge. If you want to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, I really recommend starting in Brooklyn and walking towards Manhattan. Manhattan. That way you get a view of the Manhattan skyline. Right now it's dusk which I think is the perfect time to visit because you still get good quality photos but you can also watch the city as it starts to light up at night. You can see the Statue of Liberty from here. I know you can book a tour and go to the actual Statue of Liberty, but I've never done that before. In the past, I took a ferry that goes close to the Statue of Liberty and it's free, so I always enjoyed that, but I also think walking the Brooklyn Bridge and seeing it from the bridge is another great option. We missed out on the view of the Empire State Building at the summit, but I can see it from here. Finally, the fog has gone away. It's been a long day of walking out in the cold, so it's time for some sugar and coffee. I am at Magnolia Bakery, which is well known for its banana pudding. Even though I lived in New York before, I've actually never tried this banana pudding, which is unbelievable. So I'm very excited to try it tonight. This looks like it's going to be the shortest line that we've had to stand in for food so far, but looks can be deceiving. I'll just do a small almond milk latte, please. Hi, I got an almond milk latte. And then can I do a small banana pudding as well? Small banana pudding? Yes, please. Thank you so much. You too. The line got a lot longer. We got lucky. We beat the crowd. I've found since coming back to America that the coffee in the US and the coffee in Korea is very different. And I think Korean coffee has grown on me. A lot. American coffee is weaker. It's like water. I guess Koreans must like very strong coffee. I can tell they drink it for survival in Korea. I went for the classic banana pudding, but they also had a limited edition red velvet banana pudding on the menu. That just seemed a little too over the top for me. Plus, I I think when it's your first time trying something, you always should go for the classic. I see a lot of whipped cream and some vanilla wafers in there. Wow, the banana flavor is actually very strong. I love banana, but this is extremely rich and almost sickly sweet. I think it's delicious, but if I ate ate too much of it, I think I would definitely get a stomachache. So I'm glad I got the small size. I'm on my way to Times Square, but I'm passing by a lot of the Broadway theaters. Going to a Broadway show is hands down my favorite thing to do in New York City. In my opinion, if you only have time to do one thing while you're here, you must go see a Broadway show. Tomorrow I'm going to see Wicked. It's one of the most popular Broadway shows in the city, but we managed to score some tickets, so I feel very lucky and I can't wait. Finally, I made it to Times Square. This is the heart of New York City. You can feel the energy. When you come here. But I will say you need to be a little bit careful in Times Square. Always be aware of your surroundings because there are people who will try to rip you off here sometimes. Mr. Grinch, can I take a photo with you? Can we take it over here? Just the Grinch! Sorry, just the Grinch. Okay. Oh no, no, no, no, no, no! No, sorry, sorry, no, no, no, no, just the Grinch. But it's lots of fun and a great place to come experience New York City. You can see all of the billboards here. Maybe one day you'll see Callie Sam's photo on one of these billboards. I'll manifest that. Callie Sam on a billboard in Times Square. Goals! Hi, good, how are you? One pepperoni, one Sicilian pepperoni, and one of the vodka pestos. Can I get two bottles of water? Do you have Coke Zero? I got Diet Coke. Okay, one Diet Coke and one ginger ale, please. Everything in a box? Uh, yes, please. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. I picked up some pizza on our way back to the hotel because you always gotta end your night a New York slice. I originally wanted to go to Joe's Pizza because it is very popular, but I took one look at the line and dipped. So we dropped by Skaar's, which is tried and true because we had it during our last trip to New York. Ta-da! It's bigger than my head. New York style pizza has a very thick thin crust and New Yorkers usually fold it in half when they eat it. Mmm! This is a solid New York slice. I can tell it's very authentic. The pepperoni has a little kick to it so it's perfect. Perfect way to end the night. I'd say today was a big success. I ate the most delicious food And I walked almost 22,000 steps today. And I also dodged getting scammed in Times Square, so I'm proud of myself. What did you guys think of today? Let me know in the comments what you would like to do most in New York City. I'm gonna eat the rest of this pizza now, so good night everybody! See you next time! Korean food is taking over America and this restaurant, Gisa Sikdang specifically, has gone completely viral. Personally, I love Gisa Sikdang and go often in Seoul because the meals are very affordable and delicious. I think here the food will be amazing but probably a bit more pricey than it is is in Seoul. Let's go check it out. Hi! Yes, um, I do have space for 2. Okay, just as a heads up, it's just by the door. Is that gonna be okay? That's totally fine. Yeah, thank you. Bulgogi and one tea. Okay. Yes. Do you have any allergies? No. Uh, anything to drink? No, I think, I think we're all set. Yes, please. Thank you. They've got puri cha. Barley tea. I love it. It's perfect because it's so cold outside and this is nice and warm. Even the cups are like in Korea. Wow, thank you so much. We just got our food and they put it on this massive platter. We've got rice, soup, our main dish, and 1, 2, 3, 4 7 different side dishes. And looking at the side dishes, they give you really good stuff. We've got fresh salmon, we've got some jeon like they have at solal or chuseok in Korea. It all looks really delicious. And actually, I really love the interior of the restaurant. It reminds me of retro Seoul, so I feel like I'm in Jongno or Euljiro right now. All right. Let's dig in. Gotta start with the banchan first, of course. Mmm, I think it's perilla seed radish. Tastes like something I've had in Seoul for sure. What is this? Squid, maybe? I'm not huge on squid. Mmm, not bad. Kimchi, I know I love. Always love kimchi. Mmm, that's some good kimchi. Very tangy. Actually, I haven't had Korean Korean food for quite some time, so it's really nice getting to have Korean food again. I ordered jjeyuk for my main. I heard it's a popular dish here. This is actually so good, very authentic. That gangjang chicken, it's amazing that they give this as a side dish. This is like a so-cho gangjang level, soft, tender, warm. Marinate well. Finally get to try the real Korean fried chicken again. The thing I like about the side dishes in Seoul though is that the refills are unlimited. Here I don't think it's the same. This is my favorite kind of bulgogi. This tastes really good, smoky flavor. I think best option would be two people come and then one tteokbokki and one bulgogi, but I think I will choose bulgogi over tteokbokki. It's It's a toss-up. I like the bulgogi and the jjimuk. Gotta get them both. Thank you so much. Amazing. Very happy. Yeah, she won. Cleared it. It was so good. I noticed a lot of Koreans coming here, actually. That's how you know it's a good spot. Also, I had to laugh. It was kind of funny. Seeing Americans eating Korean food and packing up the leftovers. I love it because I hate wasting food, but living in Seoul, I never see people packing up banchan to take home, so it kind of made me laugh. Can we get the bill, please? Okay, thank you. Yeah, $2 to refill your side dishes. If you refill your side dishes, it's got to be the chicken or the salmon to be worth it. Tip. Okay, thank you so much. Yeah, no problem. You guys get busy, hey? Yeah, yeah, that's good though. That's cool. After tax, it's about $70, but we haven't paid the tip yet either, so it kind of hurts my heart a little bit knowing how much I'd pay for this in Seoul. It's about 3 times more expensive at least, but for New York City standards, I think it's pretty fair. It hurts, but I do love this restaurant. If you're in New York, I think it's worth it. Plus they give you free coffee. Coffee is included, so that's also a plus. Even better, mixed coffee. Here we go. Wow, so sweet. I love it. Perfect way to end the meal. We came to Mariné for lunch, which is a Korean fusion restaurant that specializes in hand rolls. It's a more casual sister restaurant to Mari, which is a Michelin star restaurant here in New York City. Let's go check it out. Is the rice beer makgeolli? Yes. Okay, we'll get one of those please. Thank you. We're starting the afternoon off with some makgeolli. I'm really surprised to see this in New York. When I lived here before, I saw soju a lot on different menus but not makgeolli, so maybe it's getting more popular these days in the US. Cheers! I've missed this. Makgeolli is my favorite Korean alcohol. Mmm. Our first dish is shrimp tempura, and it's served with wasabi aioli. I think this is going to pair perfectly with our makgeolli. Wow, the shrimp is So juicy inside, and I love the sauce. I thought fried shrimp was a simple dish, but the flavors are quite complex. Very good. I'll take 100 of these. It's a little like jochon chicken. Oh, it's very similar. You're saying it tastes like jochon chicken but in shrimp form? Yes, I can see it. That's fair. Can't go wrong with this combo. Can't go wrong. We demolish this in 2 seconds. It's so good. Maybe we're getting warm from the maki. I just had to take my jacket off. I'm rolling up my sleeves for this. So the waiter recommended just eating the fatty tuna roll as is because he said it has a very clean taste, so I'm just going to take a bite without any soy sauce. Wow, I can see what he means. The texture is good. It's not like super fishy or overpowering. Really nice. And I like that the seaweed is still very crispy and crunchy since it's fresh. I'm gonna try it with some sauce because he said all the sauces are house-made. I love I love that they put it in squeeze bottles. It makes it much easier. Mmm, I like it with the sauce. Very nice. Try the vegan one. Wow, surprisingly I like this one more than— Really? You like the vegan one more than the tuna? This one. I like the tuna one more than the vegan. Who are we? Salmon, not salmon, salmon. Salmon. I love that they give you ginger as the palate cleanser too. Actually a lot better than I expected. Is this going to bother you here? It's on us, but okay, I just don't want to be in your way. You guys have a favorite? I like the last one, the spicy tuna. Oh my gosh, yes! I was like, potato in a roll like that? I've never heard I'm proud of that, but I really thought I was super picky with fish. Right. But I loved all of the fish ones. Yeah, they were great. So I think maybe I wasn't eating like good quality fish or something, but this was amazing. Enjoyed all of it. The kushu will be in just like a few minutes. Okay, okay, sounds good. Thank you very much. We also got janshi gupsu. Wow, I'm back in Korea now. It's transported me back to Seoul. Mm, quite similar. Mm, it's pretty good. Mm, in one bite. No, this is why I can't share with you. It can be done in one bite. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Not you slurping the noodles. He's watching. Now we're at Dondon K BBQ. If you ask any American about Korean food, barbecue is probably the first thing that comes to their mind. It has become so popular in the US. I'm ready to eat some samgyeopsal. Let's go. Um, I have a reservation. What's your name on it? Callie Anderson. 2 people? Yeah. For you guys. Thank you. You're welcome. I'll give you a minute, all right? Okay, thank you so much. Do you have any food allergies? Nope. Do you guys want to start off with a beer? We have Dandan beer. Sure, maybe a bottle of soju. We also have our in-house Dandan beer. Oh, okay, awesome. Thank you. Yeah, we have our preference on the soju. We have Sero, Jinro, Chamiso, and Chonchon. What do you like? I would say Jinro. Sounds good. And for the choice of stews, we have kimchi, doenjang, and sundubu. Kimchi sounds good. Yeah, this is going to be our condiments. This is going to be our wasabi and our ssamjang. Ssamjang is soybean and gochugaru. Thank you. Wow, I feel like I'm back in Seoul. Thank you, thank you. Nice. All right, he said this is the jawl. I'll dip it in the salt. I like this one because it's not a super fatty part of meat. I like it a little bit chewier. Moksal is my favorite, so that will be the true test. So nice. Try it with a little bit of a hint of wasabi. I can tell you're a professional at this. You're a good griller. I'm taking his recommendation, eating with the wasabi. Fire! When I'm in the US, I really miss Korean food, and this is legit. Here goes my favorite. He knows what he's doing on the grill, I'll tell you that much. Wow, it's perfect with a little bit of wasabi, a little bit of salt. I can't tell the difference from when I was in Jeju trying barbecue for the first time. This is awesome. Cheers! Let's learn some English at Korean barbecue. Gyeranjjim is egg soufflé. Sam is lettuce wrap. Kimchi is Kimchi. I love eating with my hands. Roll it up and stuff it in your face. Time for a Korean drinking game. I suck at this game though. I'm so bad at flicking my fingers. That was a good one. I'm gonna use all my power here. I think my husband took it easy I think he wanted an excuse to drink. Strawberry ice cream with strawberry puree. Awesome, thank you so much. I don't think I've ever had ice cream at Korean barbecue in Seoul. Koreans, I love your barbecue, but you, you got to get on that. This is a good touch. Good morning, everybody. It is so hard to get out of bed in winter. But I have to stick to some kind of a routine. So today I'm going to show you my winter routine. The very first thing I do every single morning in winter is put on my slippers because my feet are always freezing cold in winter. First things first, I need a cup of hot coffee. We have a Keurig at my mom's house, so I I just take one pod of coffee, put it in the machine. Oh my gosh. Are you seeing this? That's crazy. We've accumulated a lot of snow overnight. Let's go take a closer look. I feel like a kid again. I'm very excited to see the snow. Wow. It's gorgeous. Usually when we get snow like this, I check the news right away to see how the road conditions are. And when I was younger, I would always check to see if there were any school closings. Come and join the fun. Hide back in bed under the covers. I guess my mom is telling me to get my butt out there and shovel. Before I go outside, I have to bundle up. In winter, I usually dress in layers, so I'll have 2 pairs of pants on, 3 shirts. I put on my hat. I feel like a marshmallow. I haven't seen snow like this since I was a really little kid. When you're a kid, snow is a lot of fun. When you're an adult, it's a lot of work. You're doing great! Wow, look at those muscles! Wait a second, I just realized what that sound is. I think we've got a snowblower in front. Why am I shoveling? I'm going to get the snowblower. Get some ammunition! Snowballs! No, you're not. No, you're not. Are you trying to kill me? Get him off! I got a whitewash. That's what we call that, a whitewash. What's so funny, huh? I'm soaking wet now. I think I have to throw my clothes in the dryer. It's so cold even Willy had to put his sweater on. You warm, little guy? Soups in the Crock-Pot are the perfect winter meal. If you don't know what a Crock-Pot is, it's a kitchen appliance that cooks soups and stews very slowly. So you can make it in the morning, let it cook all day, and at night you'll have a meal ready to eat. Today my mom and I are making white chicken chili. I haven't eaten this for a very long time. Chili is a very common winter food in Michigan, but this is kind of a different version of it. We have all of the ingredients here and we will just throw it in the Crock-Pot and let it cook all day. Raw meat gives me the ick. We're sprinkling spices on top of the chicken. 1 teaspoon of cumin, 3/4 teaspoons of oregano, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder. Don't cry, Mom. Why are you crying? You just love me so much, you're overwhelmed with emotion? You can tell me, it's okay. I'm crying now too. I just put in 1 teaspoon of minced garlic. Next, we're adding in green chilies, a can of corn. My mom chopped up some fresh cilantro, which is the best. I know some people hate cilantro, but I'm a big fan of it. I'm going to use a measuring cup to measure out 24 ounces of chicken broth. Mom measures with her heart. I measure according to the recipe. Alrighty. And then I think that's it. And now I am covering it and we will cook it on high for 3 to 4 hours. That will be perfect because when we come back in after sledding, it'll be all ready to eat. Mm, it already smells good. I am heading back outside because there is still a little bit of work to be done. Oh my gosh, I cannot believe it's still snowing. Earlier it was a whiteout, but now we're just getting some light flurries. But it has been snowing nonstop since I woke up. It doesn't even look like we shoveled this morning. Usually after we shovel, we salt our driveway to make it less slippery. But I think we need to shovel again before we salt it. Look at that icicle! Come on, come on, cameraman! Look at these icicles! These things are dangerous! Actually, when I was young, I used to suck on them like a popsicle. Now I know that it's very dirty and that's disgusting. Wingardia leviosa! Have mercy. Have mercy. We're about to go on a little adventure, but first I need to start the car. When I was young, I remember having to use an ice scraper to get all the ice off the car, but now they make remote starters. It's the best technology in the world. Luckily, the car is all nice and warm. But we still keep an ice scraper in the back just in case of an emergency. This is how you know you're from Michigan. On a day like today, most people would not leave the house because the road conditions are not the greatest, but we're going on a little bit of an adventure. Luckily, my mom is very experienced when it comes to winter driving because she was born and raised in Michigan. So it's not her first time driving in bad weather like this. But still, you have to be very careful, drive slow, and look out for black ice. I don't know if you can see what's behind me here, but we're actually going sledding. This is definitely not part of my normal winter routine. Routine, but I do try to stay active in the winter and get some fresh air. Wow! Well, we just arrived to the middle of nowhere. Actually, none of us know where to go. This is a real true adventure. We're just going to walk around and hopefully find this hill. Hi! Sorry, um, is there a Snow Hill nearby here, back here. So just walk in front here. Okay, thank you so much. I just asked inside a school, but we're in the right place. What the— it's getting deeper. That looks very steep. This is a little, little sketchy. I'm not going down. What? You've got to go once. We've got a classic sled here, which is similar to a toboggan, and my favorite, a saucer. I like these ones because they go really fast and they spin a lot as you go down the hill. Woo-hoo! Whoa! Wow, that was a good-sized hill. We had to walk through some huge snowdrifts to get there though. I'm shivering and I feel like my fingers and my toes are numb. So we're going to head home and get nice and warm so we don't catch a cold. I look like Jack Frost and I've got snow everywhere. We made it home from sledding, but we have a few more winter activities to do. I'm going to make a snow angel and build a snowman. Do you want to build a snowman? Oh, the snow is not great packing snow, so this might be a little bit of a struggle. This is the technique. You make a small snowball and then just roll it to make it bigger and bigger. It's kind of nice when you build a snowman with someone. Not alone. I even got a real carrot for the nose. I should be wearing snow pants for this, but I'm gonna make a snow angel. Oh, whoa, the snow's heavy. I gotta do more leg day. Whoa, is actually a beautiful snow angel. You can see the wings. Now I'm freezing cold and I feel like I might have frostbite. Let's go in. Hey, Mom, look at my snowman. Where? Wow. Oh, I see it. Oh, it's cute. It's really little, but it's cute. The soup's ready inside. Just a minute, I gotta stomp the snow off my feet. I don't want to track in snow. I'm checking the thermostat and cranking up the heat. When the temperatures are extremely cold, like far below zero, sometimes we have to drip our taps, which means we leave a small stream of water running so that the pipes don't freeze. Soup looks to die for. It's been cooking for about 5 hours, and I think it's finally done. I love eating warm, hearty food in the winter. This was a new recipe that my mom and I tried. Mom gets the first taste. Mmm. Do you think you like white chicken chili more or traditional chili? I wouldn't say I like one better than the other because they are so different. It's really good though. Turned out great. You did a good job. You helped me. I helped. Success. Crush a few tortilla chips. On top. This is really good. I like that it's a little bit creamy. It's not as spicy as I thought it would be, but it's got some good flavor to it. I usually end cold winter days the same way that I start them, with a nice warm and cozy beverage. Normally I make herbal tea at night, But after dinner, I was craving something a little bit sweet, so I'm making my mom and I some gourmet hot chocolate. We've got a raspberry-flavored one and a salted caramel-flavored one. I'm pouring the hot cocoa mix into the mugs. I need a little taste test. To see if I need to add more water or not. Mmm, I like the raspberry, that's pretty good. Let's try this. I like the salted caramel more. I'm going to spike our hot chocolate tonight with some white chocolate Irish cream liqueur, so we're making adult hot cocoa tonight. You can't have hot chocolate without some marshmallows. Usually I like to use mini marshmallows, but we only have big marshmallows on hand. Cheers! Cheers to a good winter routine. Mom loved sledding today, you can tell. Yours is good, mine's better. It's better? That's how much I love you. I made the best one in the house for you. That's how much I love you. I participated in winter routine all day long today. We can do it tomorrow if you want. I can't believe it's only 7 PM. It feels like midnight. It gets dark so early in the wintertime. I'm all snuggled up with my cocoa and a new book. I just recently started this. It's called The Great Believers. And it had a great rating on the Goodreads app. Hello everybody. If you visit the US during the winter months, chances are you're going to encounter some cold weather. This year, even warm weather states like Texas, in Florida, in Georgia got some snow. So today I am going to teach you some cold weather English. Hallo, English! Today I am at a big festival in northern Michigan called Tip-Up Town. I'm all bundled up because the weather is freezing cold, but there are a ton of people here ready to enjoy the festival. It's my first time attending. I have no idea what to expect, but I'm very excited because today is actually the 75th anniversary of this winter festival. I have my button which grants me entry to the festival, so let's go see what they have in store for us today. The first event we came to see is called the Polar Plunge. Every winter the lake freezes over and they cut a hole in the ice, and people who are crazy enough to sign up for this, jump in the freezing cold water. Actually, I did this years ago when I was in high school. One time is enough though. I will never register to participate in this event again. The craziest part is that people pay to do this. I know cold plunges are a thing in the health and wellness world now, but I'm shivering just just watching them. I'd have to have a lot of drinks before jumping in that water. We're already making a pit stop back at the car because someone— I don't want to mention any names— cameraman did not dress warm enough. I can tell he's not used to Michigan winters like my mother and I. I'm from Busan. My mom and I are dressed in layers, but the cameraman isn't even wearing boots. I came prepared with mittens, a hat, HeatTech, thick warm socks, boots, scarf. Good thing we packed some backup boots in the car. We'll take care of you, cameraman. Boots! Warm gloves! So cold! Now you look like a northern Michigan boy. We're taking a break and warming up in the car. All right, you babies. At Tip Uptown last weekend, it was -8. So today being, um, what, 28? It's a heat wave. Wow, Mom is throwing some shade. Mom is shaming us. Oh, Hong, how you gonna ice fish and go on a snowmobile? Pitiful. Pitiful. You wore swim trunks under your heat tech? Yeah, I thought I was gonna jump. That's not gonna happen. You had some high aspirations for today, huh? Are you warm yet? Let's hit it! Gaja! Mom's off-roading it. She's fearless. Oh ho! It's actually not too bad out. It's just when you get some of that wind, then it gets bitter cold. Cover your face! You look like the Abominable Snowman. Excuse me, do you take card? We don't take card, but we do take cash. Cash? Cash App, PayPal, Venmo. Okay, okay, thank you! I want the mushroom. Yeah, I'll just take the price tags off them and then whenever you're ready to come back, just get my attention. And if you do want a hand carrying them out, I can help you guys carry them. We scoped out all of the food trucks here and we decided to go for a classic food option at any festival, a corn dog and an elephant ear. An elephant ear is basically a large piece of fried dough with sugar, so it's a very sweet, fatty dessert, but they're very popular at fairs here. Callie, I'm Adrian. Oh, oh my God, yeah, you took off your glasses! I recognize you, that's so funny. I just ran into a girl that I attended college with. That was cool. Would not expect to run into someone I know up here since this is not my hometown. Small world. Hi there. Hi. Do you take card? I do. 3 corn dogs, 1 elephant ear, and I'll take a Pepsi. Can I have a lemonade too? $43 in total. Okay. And there's a dollar fee on the card, so it'll be $44. Okay, no problem. Thank you so much. I'll go for the mustard. They're so good. They're really good. We came in the warming tent and it actually feels really nice in here. Tastes very similar to hot dog. I like the lemonade too. Perfect thing to wash it down. Aww, cute! It's so cute. Woo! We went slow motion. Oh my gosh, I can't get up though. I can't get up. As you can see, there are some fish hanging on this board behind me, and that's because they do an ice fishing contest. Actually, that's why this festival is called Tip-Up Town, because tip-up is the name of the device that they use while ice fishing. If you hook a fish, a flag goes up. That way you know you've caught one. This looks like the biggest one so far, but there's a few more coming to the board now, and I think they took first place. All right, we just We came to watch the snowmobile races. I could hear them revving their engines as soon as I got out of the car. We're actually walking on the big lake right now. So there's water underneath of us. I think the ice is pretty thick but there are a few areas that are a bit slushy. So it kind of scares me even though I know it's very safe. There's even cars and big trailers parked out on the ice, but if I see anywhere with some slush, I'm staying far away. I don't want to do an unintentional polar plunge today. Snowmobiling is a very popular winter sport here, and they're doing drag races on the ice. It's crazy! How fast these things go. They're also a lot louder than I expected. It's really fun to watch. We had a lot of fun at Tip-Up Town, but my nose started running, my hands were numb, and I feel like I got frostbite on my toes. So we came home, I made a hot chocolate, and I'm snuggling up under a blanket. Maybe I'm not cut out for Michigan winters anymore. Can you tell me what this is trying to say? That's a take it. Kel, you can't do that. No way. I don't know how to feel right now. Merry Christmas. Whoa, thank you, hon. I'm spoiled rotten. I don't even know what to say. That's extravagant. I'm in shock. Drinks on you guys. Thank you. Deal? Deal. Deal. Can I get you a donut or a coffee? I make a good Old Fashioned. Cheers! Cheers! Cheers, huh? You're gonna throw me for a loop with this. Hello everybody, it's freezing cold but I'm at Ford Field right now to watch the Detroit Lions play a football game. It's my first ever professional football game and we're very excited. We pre-gamed at a bar near nearby. I wanted to tailgate, but it's a little too cold. We had some beers and we're about to get inside. Go Lions! Wow, usually I'm stuck up in the nosebleeds, but this time we've got perfect seats. We're right by the end zone, so I hope We see some good touchdowns. They gave us a light-up bracelet that's synchronized to the music. It's happy hour. Let's go get some drinks. Hello, do you guys do the Power Hour here? The drink specials and stuff? I believe Power Hour just ended. Oh my gosh, okay, no, it's all right. What beers do you have? We just have the Bud Light Miller Lite Ultra at this stand. Okay. You will find other things throughout the venue, like you would find other specialty beers. Like everybody kind of has different stuff. Okay, let's do a Bud Light and I'll get a pretzel as well. Yes. Awesome. Thank you. Can we do one Big Papa and one Blue Moon? Did you want the spicy cherry pepper relish on the Big Papa? No, that's all right. Yep. Okay. Okay. Uh, Callie A. Callie, they'll call your name by the TV when your food's ready. Okay, thank you. We should just wait over here, yeah? Okay, thank you. $32. Wow, I just spent like $60 on 2 beers, a pretzel, and a sandwich. What a ripoff. Stadium food sucks. Let's go Lions! What are your thoughts on tonight's game? Well, number one, we were so happy, so fortunate that Eun Hong got us tickets to this game, and it was exciting to watch them win this game because they clinched the playoffs, first time in a long time for Detroit. So it's a huge win for the city of Detroit. Something our fans been waiting for for a long, long time. What does clinched mean? That means they are in. Yeah, we made it, made it to the playoffs! We made it, we're going all the way! That's right, Super Bowl, here we come! What about the crowd? What'd you think of the Detroit fans at this game? They were into it. 65,000 screaming maniacs. It was loud, it was a full house, and it was tied with seconds left in the game and they kicked the field goal to win the game. We couldn't leave early on that. Something I thought was cool was seeing how many fans were interacting with each other. You'd walk down the aisle and everyone would be giving you high fives. Anytime we got a touchdown, the people in front of you, behind you, turning around and giving high fives. That was pretty cool. Everybody was happy. It's like we're all in it together. Yeah, all grit, all grit. That's what you got to have to do anything in life, just the ability to hang in there, grind it out until you reach your goal, right? It's like determination. Absolutely. Detroit's got grit. I had so much fun at the game, and it was my first ever NFL game, and I'm so happy we got to enjoy it together. Me too. You couldn't have picked a better game to go see. You guys hit it out of the ballpark. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was so enjoyable. I thank you much. Happy Parents' Day! I am in Busan to meet up with my in-laws for Parents' Day. It's kind of a miracle that I made it here in one piece. The taxi ride from the KTX station was a bit wild. I wanted to kiss the ground when I got here. Everyone says that Busan is so chill and laid back, but have those people ever ridden in a taxi? It felt like The Fast and the Furious. Anyways, I know that carnations are usually the traditional flower for Parents' Day, but my mom likes the color pink, so I got her this pink bouquet, and we booked them a 5-star hotel, and they have no clue. So we're going to surprise them and meet them in the lobby there. Let's go! It looks so cute. Annyeonghaseyo! Hey! Oboe Inar, chukamnida! You're welcome! Good to see you! Hi! We got lucky today. Moisture, takana, konasu, spray, ro. Wrinkle. Ah, wrinkle. Thank you so much. Recently I bought Callie Anderson's lecturing books. I speak now one chapter, daily routine. I feel a little bit dehydrated, okay, and then I open the bottle and take a sip. Oh, refreshing. Vacation starts. The air is so fresh. The weather is very good. It's so sunny. Yeah. Oh, that's so cool. I've never seen anything like that before in my life. He literally was a pigeon whisperer. He called them from the sky and they landed right on his head. It reminded me of the pigeon lady in Home Alone. If you know, you know. Monster Americano espresso mixed with an energy drink sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen. This is dangerous. Only in Korea. This is why Hong is invited. So cool. Beautiful. What happened to like father like son? You know, you can learn from your dad. Hi, where's the complimentary champagne? On the 8th floor. Okay, thank you. Please enter your operator code. Hi, is it possible to get 2 champagne glasses up to our room? In your room, there are cups in your minibar, but you need more? Oh, there's some in the minibar already? Yeah. Oh, okay, I didn't realize it. Is it like in the pull-out drawer? Yeah, if you need more cups, please call back, okay? Okay, thank you so much. I didn't see any in here. Can you tell I'm not used to luxury? Okay, it's champagne time. Can you help me open it? I can. I'm too scared. I can do it. Careful, Mom. Don't get hit by the cork. Let's pop some bottom. Woo! You're a pro. Oh, I should pour for you. Congratulations, you're a parent today. Thank you so much, Carrie. I love you. Cheers! I love you. Cheers! Love shot. I got the bottle. Happy day. Me too. A very happy day for me too. With my son, with my dororindo. Let's drink to that. Don't judge us. I know we just had a bottle of champagne in our room, but we had to take advantage of the complimentary champagne that they have here, and I'm so happy we did because they have many bottles and lots of snacks to enjoy as well. So I'm impressed. This is a good perk. I can never go back to anything below 5-star now. Cheers! Cheers! We're living the good life. They serve free champagne here for for 3 hours. You can definitely get lit here. We were hoping to go grab some seafood at the fish market and have a picnic in front of this beautiful view of the bridge, but unfortunately it's empty and we saw a sign that drinking is prohibited, so we are going somewhere else. What a shame though, I was really excited to eat here. Look at that view, that's amazing! Oh, I kind of want a shikkei. I don't know why I'm in the mood for shikkei. Kelly Beer, of course. I love the ramen machines they have. I'm pouring in the seasoning, and now I'll add the hot water. Normal ramen and shijak. I'm cracking the egg. It's like like going to the Han River but you're in Busan and get the view of the bridge instead. I like it, very cool. Did the cab driver recommend this to us or you found it? I found it. Oh, good tour guide. This makes up for the other park being closed. I'll forgive you this time. The party is already started without me. Come on, join the party. He's going to open the bottle with the chopstick. Oh, okay, let's see it. Impressive, impressive. That's a good party trick. Welcome to Busan. Happy to be here with you. Cheers! So everyone, cheers! We rent this place. Yes, private. Oh, private. Very nice. Mmm, unforgettable. Empty, empty. He ate and left no crumbs. We found the perfect spot to enjoy the view of the bridge. It's called Pyeongsang Kongwang, and I highly recommend it if you come to Busan. It was so nice because nobody was here. I couldn't believe it. We had the place all to ourselves. We ate some ramen. Drank some beer, and just enjoyed the atmosphere here. A night out in Korea is not complete without taking some photos in the photo booth. So let's go take some pictures. They've already got their props picked out. Cowboy, cowgirl. Oh, me too. We've got our cowboy hats and our sunglasses on. We're ready We're choosing the color of the border now. Okay, I think it looks good. No filters needed because we're all gorge already. Just kidding, there is a filter. Print! This is so cute. I'm so happy we did this all together. I'll never forget tonight. We have to put it in this little envelope to protect it. It. This is precious. Mom hooked us up like always. Okay, thank you so much. Happy Parents' Day! See you in the morning. In the US, there's no such thing as Parents' Day. Instead, we have Mother's Day and Father's Day, so each parent gets their own special day. But since I'm in Korea and it's Parents' Day, I still feel like I should call my parents back home and wish them a happy Parents' Day. Unfortunately, because of the time difference, my dad is already at work, but I'm going to try calling my mom. Let's see if she picks up the phone. Hi, honey. Hi, happy Parents' Day. Oh, thanks. I didn't know it was Parents' Day. It sure is. Oh, well, thank you. You're welcome. I wish you were here in Busan. I've been thinking about you a lot. That was very sweet of you, honey. I appreciate you calling. I was shocked when I saw what time it was and you were calling. Well, tell Hong's mom and dad I said happy Parents' Day to them. I will. Okay, and that I love and miss them too. I will. Okay, sweetie. Love you guys. Love you. All right, bye, Mom. It was so nice getting to spend Parents' Day with my in-laws in Busan. We had so much fun together and made a ton of memories. I know a lot of our subscribers are also parents, so if you're a mom or a dad, I hope you have an amazing Parents' Day because you deserve it. I know that being a parent is the hardest job in the world, so I hope today is a great one for you and you fully enjoy it. I am in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at my family's cabin. My grandpa built this in the early '90s, and they come up here to deer hunt, and I've been coming here since I was a very little girl before I could even walk. We call our cabin Double C Camp, and It's a very special place for my family. So today I'm going to give you a tour of our cabin. As you can see, this cabin is very remote. It's literally in the middle of nowhere. We only have dirt roads and trails leading to this cabin, so when the weather is not good, it's very hard getting back here. It's very peaceful because it's so quiet out here, but sometimes it can be a little bit scary because if there's ever an emergency, there's no hospital nearby. You're out of luck. This is our shed where we store our ATVs. So my grandparents use ATVs to to their blinds to deer hunt, and they're very fun to ride. I've ridden ATVs since I was a little girl. We also have a bonfire pit where my family and our friends all like to gather around the fire, have some drinks, and roast some marshmallows. We have trails in the front of our cabin and in the back of our cabin, so we like to take walks out in nature, but you have to be careful sometimes because there is a lot of wildlife in the area. There are deer, bears, and they've even spotted a wolf out here before, so you just have to stay alert if you go for a walk. We love to spend time outside here because the air is very fresh, and at night you get a beautiful view of the stars. They look unreal up here, but right now it's a bit chilly, so let's head inside. This is the entryway of the cabin. So we have a mudroom here where it's just a lot of storage, and we keep tools in here, extra snacks, jackets, shoes, lots of storage here. Then it opens up to the living room and the kitchen. We spend a lot of time in here. My grandma cooks very delicious food, so we eat really well up here. I love it because I have a lot of memories having big meals with all of my family here. Even though we're far out in the woods, we still have all the comforts of home here. We have electricity, running water, and these days we can even watch TV here and make phone calls. When I was younger, we weren't able to do that, but now everything is running on solar panels, propane, a generator, so we've got all of our bases covered here. The cabin is always so cozy. The whole thing is heated by this wood stove here. We use real logs to put in the fire and it keeps the cabin so warm. Even in the dead of winter, you can stay very warm in this cabin. Now I'm in the living room which is also where we spend a lot of time while visiting the cabin. We've got somebody sleeping here, our cutest cabin resident. Actually, I take that back. Our cutest cabin resident is right here. The queen of the cabin, my grandma Shirley. And then this is the man, the legend who built the cabin. My grandpa. This is my granddaughter. Woo-hoo! I love her. We love spending time together up here. It's really nice unplugging for a little while and spending good quality time together. I mentioned before that my grandma and grandpa love to hunt up here during hunting season, and you can see some of their trophy deer hanging on the wall. We've got my grandma's deer here. We've got my grandpa's deer here. If you take a look around the cabin, you'll see all kinds of deer heads and antlers. They shoot the deer and then they eat the deer meat, which is called venison. That's quite a popular thing to do here in Michigan. Off of the living room, there's a door to go outside to the deck. This is where we stack wood for the wood stove to heat the cabin, and we also have a grill here. When the weather is a bit better, we have a barbecue, so we'll grill hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, steaks, all kinds of delicious food on the grill. Here there's a clearing in the woods, and when I was growing up, my grandparents would put a salt lick out there for the deer to come eat. So sometimes standing right on the deck or looking out the cabin window, you could see deer come out into the clearing. We'd always use binoculars and get a good view of the deer here. And over here, we have a hill. When we would come in the wintertime, it would be so snowy and we would sled down this little hill. We'd ride the sled down and run back up and go again. It was a lot of fun. We have 2 bedrooms downstairs. So this is the first one. All of my luggage is in it right now, so don't judge. Don't judge. Guests can sleep in this bedroom. Next to it is the bathroom. When I was very young here, we had an outhouse because they didn't have a working toilet, so we had to go to the bathroom outside, which was not an ideal situation. So now it's nice, there's a working toilet and a working shower with hot water. We don't have to rough it as much up here anymore. Look at this, 1996. We used to measure ourselves every time we came up to the cabin. My cousins, my sister, and I would all mark our heights on this wooden post. So here it says Callie, I was this tall in 1996. So my last Measurement was here in 2004. Have I grown? That looks taller than you. You got shorter? No, I got a little taller. Maybe 1 inch. They made their own pulley system to dry their clothes. They use this rope to lift their clothes up and hang them close to the ceiling because heat rises. The last room downstairs is the master bedroom. This is where my grandma and grandpa sleep. This is their hot water heater so we can take hot showers if we want to. This is a lifesaver. Now I'm going upstairs. The stairs are quite steep, so you have to be careful coming up. When I was a kid, upstairs was my favorite part of the cabin. My cousins and my sister and I thought of upstairs like our own fort. So you can see we even have signs here that we made when we were young. It says caution, hyper children, and knock hand here. Ta-da! Welcome to the upstairs. Stairs. When I was a kid, we would have 5 families come up here together, so all the kids would be playing up here and would sleep up here. This one used to be my favorite because it's tucked away like a special little hiding spot. The cabin is a very special place for our family, so I hope you enjoyed the of our log cabin in the woods. I will be interviewing my grandpa who built this cabin with his bare hands, so make sure to stay tuned. I will see you next time. Goodbye! You didn't have to do that. I appreciate it so much. Don't cry. Let's go win that money back. There you go. I am in Las Vegas to celebrate my mom's mom's retirement. I will show you all of Vegas's most popular attractions. Let's go explore Vegas together. We are at Fremont Street, which is basically Old Vegas. It's a huge pedestrian zone, so it's walking only, no cars allowed here. Already it is so lit up and there's so much to see. They have free concerts of course lots of bars and tons of different kinds of entertainment. So let's walk around and see what Fremont Street has to offer. Woo! I was ready to go to a bar, but our first stop is a gift shop. My mom is a bargain queen. She saw a sign, 3 t-shirts for $10, and she bolted. How many you got? 3 for $10. Good. He got the abs, the important part. They have some really interesting exotic street performances here. Very fun for adults, but maybe not so kid-friendly. Hi! Can I get one strawberry pineapple margarita? This is a $46 cocktail. Dang! At least it's big. And she asked me how many shots I wanted in it. I said 3. So I don't know if that's a lot or a little, but I hope it tastes okay. Tastes good. It's good. Woo! Strong. I guess my tolerance is higher. That's strong. They have a restaurant here called The Heart Attack Grill. If you weigh over 350 pounds, you can eat for free. They even have a scale outside so you can weigh yourself and see if you can eat there for free. I actually saw a video of Ju Young, the mukbanger, eating here at this restaurant, and she killed it as always. I'm a big fan because I watch watch her and wonder, where does she put all that food? She ate a burger here that had probably 10 to 12 patties on it. Crazy. Mom's gonna win us some money back after buying that $47 cocktail. Hi, good, how are you? You have any kind of like wheat beer? Yeah, we'll take a Shock Top. I'll take Modelo. Yeah, that sounds good. Oh, Mom said she'll get this one. Thank you, Mom. Cheers! Cheers! Winner winner chicken dinner! That was as American as it comes. I'm picking the lucky machine. I'm on the hunt for a good one. I gotta get my senses working. All right, this is This is it! Gonna win the super grand jackpot! $2, $4, $5, $6, $11, $30! Woohoo! She won $123! You picked it! Cash out, let's go home! Yep! That was teamwork makes the dream work! Yeah! Omega Mart is a very immersive art experience. Experience. I've seen videos of it on social media and it looks very interesting. So we're going to explore Omega Mart today and see what the hype is all about. Oh, it lit up the floor! It's a small little tunnel. If you're claustrophobic, don't come here. We're rock climbing, just some casual rock climbing today. Hey, cameras, CCTV, they've got their eyes on us. Kind of creeped out. All my privacy rights are gone. They just scanned my face. Can I do a Montucky cold snack beer? And then the source is the one with the bubble, right? I'll do one of those too, please. Um, sure. Everybody loves bubbles! Yeah! Oh my gosh, I can close it out. Out now. I think we all needed a drink after that experience. Very good, very sweet. Eating at a buffet is a really popular thing to do while you're in Vegas. All the hotels on the Strip offer a buffet, but we came to the Wynn Buffet because I heard it is the best one in Las Vegas, and you can secure a spot in line because I heard the wait time can get pretty long, but we did not do that this time, unfortunately. So we're getting in line now for a walk-in. Hopefully it doesn't take too long. You want to have a seat, or you're okay standing? I'm okay for now. Okay, if you need it, we'll give you a chair. Okay, thank you. That's nice. They brought me here for my retirement. Yeah, good for you. So lucky! I know. Having a good time so far? What would you like to drink, please? I would like a Coke. I'll do an Arnold Palmer. Any allergies, diet restrictions? Are you sure? Thank you. Please enjoy. Callie! Okay, on the credit card. Don't tell me so. I'm eating very strategically today. I'm not getting distracted by food I can eat on a daily basis. I'm going straight for or the fancy food, the lobster and caviar bar. Look at the strategy. I know, I'm not following my own rules, but fiber is gonna help me out here, just a little bit. I don't know how to pick a good crab leg. I'm just gonna try one. I went for mostly seafood on my first round. I got some caviar, lobster. It all looks amazing. You're a pro. She's the master. How do I do this? Crack it right in the middle here. Is this a bad crab leg? You can tell I don't eat fancy foods a lot. This is a lot of work for a very little reward. Nice yummy crab legs. Go for it. Butter. Down the hatch. Mom's doing pretty good. She's got the right strategy, eating all the crab legs. That's what people come here for, the crab, the lobster, the caviar. And here I am eating a lot of potatoes and pasta. Hi, what kind of tacos do you have? Beef, chicken, pork, and birria. Um, I'll do the birria. How many? Um, just one please. Yep. It's a two-handed job. Can I have the s'mores with a peanut butter cup? I'm sorry, can you say that one more time? I'll do peanut butter, please. Maybe some caramel. It's gonna be hot from this side, so grab it from here or here. Okay, thank you. Maybe I should have started with dessert. I should have saved all the room in my stomach for dessert. Can I do a small scoop of the cookie dough and a small scoop of the coffee gelato? Yes, that's fine. I think we all ate our money's worth. I am stuffed to the max. Vegas buffets are definitely extravagant. The selection was incredible. The food was top-notch. We all were very satisfied with our meals. Now it's nap time. I guess we're walking off all of our food from the buffet because we just checked Uber and it's $40 for a 10-minute drive. That's crazy. We're walking 40 minutes home. I'm not a big gambler, but it's not a trip to Vegas without coming to a casino. We already visited the Golden Nugget, which is probably Vegas's most iconic and historic casino, but now we are at Caesar's Palace. I'm a little bit intimidated to try playing cards at the table. But maybe I'll try my hand at some of the slot machines. Let's win big, everybody! Hit the jackpot! $15. Nice. Well, I didn't win big, but I'm up $10, so I'm going to cash out. I want one bottle of water. Water's on me. Me tonight. Not the ones, it's missing some zeros. One cool thing about the casinos here is that you can drink for free, so you should take advantage of that. Hi, are you guys taking walk-ins tonight? Right now I'm on a 15 to 20 minute wait. Okay, you want to wait 15 minutes? Minutes or go right to the bar. Yeah, okay, sure, we can do the bar. We'll be able to order from the full menu. Okay, and I have another question. We've got this gift card. I just want to make sure that you guys accept it. This— Lettuce Entertainment. Perfect, thank you. How are you doing? Great, thank you for asking. We're gonna be dining here at the bar. We're waiting for a table. I'll go for for the short rib bolognese. That's actually my favorite one. It sounds amazing. I know it's kind of, um, very traditional, but spaghetti and meatballs, it's like a very, very, very good— Happy retirement! How good? Thank you. Very jealous, but you earned it. Thanks, Mom. That was good dinner. Thank you. We gave the rest of the gift card, like the remaining balance, to the people sitting next to us. That's adding to our good karma pot, so that means we're going to do good at the casino. There are tons of free shows that you can enjoy in Vegas. Most bars and hotels on the Strip offer free shows and entertainment. We came to Harrah's for a dueling piano bar. It's so much fun. The guy is playing a lot of classic songs and wow, I'm so impressed. The most well-known free show on the Vegas Strip is definitely the Bellagio fountain show. People gather here every night to watch the fountain show, and they have it every 15 minutes or so. You can't miss out on this one. Very nice, very nice. I've been to Vegas once before and I've already seen this show, but it never gets old. I'll watch it every time I come to Vegas. The Sphere is one of Vegas's newest attractions. If you're on the Strip, you can see it from anywhere, but if you come up close to it, it is gigantic. Going to a show in Vegas is a must-do, but I think if you can make it to a show in the Sphere, you'll have an extra special experience. Look at it already from the outside, looks wild. Let's go! We just got back to the hotel and immediately came to the food court. The show was amazing. It was 4 hours long, so we definitely got our money's worth with that show. We spent as much money on drinks as we did the tickets, almost. It was $20 per beer, which is crazy, but since it was such a long long show, we had to get some drinks. We're just going to enjoy our food and go straight to bed. Vegas 1, Cali 0. Before we say goodbye, I'm going to leave you with one more tip for Vegas. Make sure you come ready to party because the nightlife and entertainment here is no joke. I definitely understand why they call it Sin City. I hope you enjoyed this video and liked some of my recommendations. Good morning everybody! We are in Las Vegas for my mom's retirement trip. It is like 6:30 AM. Most people are going to sleep at this time. We woke up early because we are heading to the Grand Canyon today. We have a very thrilling day ahead of us because we are going on a helicopter ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. So I'm a little bit nervous but very excited. But surprise, surprise, we are running a little bit late to catch our bus. So let's hope we get there on time. We'll try our best. We can't miss the this one this time. All the way across, you go to the lobby. Okay, thank you so much. We were late, but somehow the bus is late too, so I think it's our lucky day. You excited for the Grand Canyon? Yeah. Excited for the helicopter? No. Somehow we convinced her to do this helicopter ride, but you're the most experienced experienced one. She's been on a helicopter. I've been on a helicopter and it was fun. And you survived. And I survived. We actually chose an interesting tour because on the drive to the Grand Canyon there's a comedian on board the bus. I guess he's telling jokes the whole time, so we're just praying that he's funny. Oh, you guys are over at the Excalibur though, there's 5 of you, right? They told us to pick up here. Jeez, the bus is packed. I was worried there weren't going to be any seats for us. I thought my uncle booked us a private tour, but hello, made it. Yeah, all right, we're heading to breakfast right now. The first stop on the tour is breakfast. We're going to to a restaurant to eat something before we head to the Grand Canyon. They gave us these cards to fill out, and it's just the menu. I chose some scrambled eggs and some coffee because I think I need a boost of energy since we were up so early. You gotta bring those into the restaurant. See, you should ride in the back with us. Pretty good when you're making the comedian laugh. I'm telling you, you should get a mic. You guys could move to Vegas. Yeah, you have a new gig, both of you guys. Okay. Thank you. I got the Health Nut breakfast. It's scrambled eggs with veggies and cheese and some potatoes. I don't know if it's actually healthy, but it sounded good. Of course I have to put a splash of hot sauce on it. Anybody else? Well, where's my people? Who's here celebrating the divorce? Give it up for that guy right there! Everybody, everybody! We have just arrived at our first attraction of the day. The Hoover Dam. It's right behind me here. The Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s, and at the time it was the tallest dam in the world. Yes, I did some Googling on the bus ride here. Hi! Now we're on our way back to the bus, and we will be heading to the Grand Canyon. I'm so excited! Excited, although now the helicopter ride is getting a bit more real. I'm getting more nervous as it gets closer. Oh, kimchi in the middle of the desert. Even dakbokki. I'm shocked. What? We're at a small market market in the middle of the desert, and we found jjin ramyun and chapagetti and kimchi and gim. The K-wave is real, you guys. It gets that funky. Raise your hand. Don't lie now. Don't be embarrassed because I kept calling them. We got a game plan? Yep. Everybody clear? Yep. What are you waiting for? Go have fun on that heli over there. When you go inside, go to the right and check in there. I'll see you guys in Guano. Thank you. What's your first name? Kathy. Okay, you're all set. Okay, so honey, sweet Maria. Oh nice, yeah, congratulations. I'm very jealous. It's time for the helicopter ride. Ready or not, here we go. Do that by bringing these straps across the top of your your waist. Pretend it is a seat belt. Don't wrap these around your neck. After that, clip this little buckle into the side of this round piece. Tabs on the left and right side of the seat, make sure you tighten both of them. When you're done, this round piece needs to be centered on your stomach and below your belly button. After that, grab these two shoulder straps, click them in the top of that little round piece, and you are good to go. Yep. All right, I'm gonna help you out, Playboy. So y'all have the wrong one. Sorry, no worries, brother. They're a little complicated. Wow, we just got We just got off the helicopter and oh my god, that was so exhilarating. The views were amazing and actually it wasn't as scary as I thought. I really enjoyed it and recommend it if you're coming to the Grand Canyon. I mean, look at this view. Breathtaking. Getting ready for takeoff again. I could kiss the ground right now. We survived. That was wild. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks for the safe ride. Thank you, man. You take it easy. He was a rough— rougher flyer than Hawaii. It was nice to feel the helicopter. We take a penny and we press it. So you can choose what design you want and it turns your penny into that. You insert your coins and it will flatten the penny. Gotta put some muscle into it. Here we go. Oh, it's my penny. We just missed the bus. So we should probably catch up to the bus. Okay, thank you. You're welcome. We'll catch up. Yeah, we'll be fine. Excuse me, do you guys remember if we're meeting the bus here? The bus has just turned off. Perfect. Hello. Hi, how are you? Good, how are you? I'm good, thank you, honey. Thank you. Chicken, please. Chicken As well? You got it. How are you guys enjoying your time up here? Oh, we're loving it. Isn't it beautiful? It's gorgeous. Is it your first time or second time? Um, second time, but it was a long time ago and we were at a different park. The South Rim? Yeah, I think so. I agree. Talk about lunch with a view. This is incredible. We've got some barbecue and we're going to just take it all in while we eat. I'm testing my limits here. Getting closer and closer to the edge. It's a total drop-off. I need to make sure I'm very sure-footed here. I don't want to trip and fall off the edge. There you go. Oh, there are people left, so we're leaving. $10, but it's hematite. Oh, nice. How much? $10. Get it? Yes! Here we go! That's when you were yelling at me! Cheers! Cheers! Thank you so much! Thank you, have a good night! We just got back from our amazing day at the Grand Canyon. We rested for a little while in our hotel, and now we are having some dinner. What was the most memorable moments? Obviously would probably have to be the the helicopter ride going down to bottom of the canyon. For me, it was a bucket list item, so getting to do that with the people I love the most was really special. It was amazing. And actually, I have to say, I really liked the comedian. He reminded me of Seth Rogen. Yes, he kind of had a sarcastic, dry sense of humor, but his jokes were landing. I'm usually not huge on group tours, but I enjoyed this group tour. It was very convenient and comfortable. 10 out of 10. Check out the pinned comment below. Thank you for watching, everybody. Goodbye! Good morning, everybody. I'm going to show you how I spend my day. In this video, you'll learn natural English expressions, new vocabulary, and while you watch, maybe you can try shadowing me to practice your pronunciation and improve your speaking. I slept in today and had kind of a slow morning, but I checked the weather and it looks like it's going to be a gorgeous day, so I'm going to finish up my coffee and to the Han River for a picnic. Let's go! I just checked the route and I can either hop on a bus right in front of my house, but then I have to transfer, or I can walk a little bit further and there's a direct bus that will take me straight to the Han. I hate transferring so we're walking and we're going to take the direct bus. I just got to the bus stop and am waiting for my bus to arrive. I checked the screen and it should arrive in about 3 minutes. The bus is pulling up right now. Natsu! We're almost We're only on the bus for 8 stops, so it's a pretty quick ride. Where's the oh shit handle here? I'm going to hit the stop button because I'm getting off at the next stop. I love coming to the Han River. It's one of my favorite summer activities. This time I didn't bring my own mat with me, so we're trying to find somewhere to rent one. As I'm looking for the rental place, I'm also scoping out some places where we can set up. Wow, they're so nice. The lady working here gave us a popsicle for free. I'm ready. I love how convenient it is being able to rent everything on the spot. They put a tent, a light, some games, everything we could possibly need in this wagon. Now we just have to find a spot to set it up. We found the perfect spot under a tree so we have a little bit of shade, and look at this view. We have the perfect view of Namsan Tower. It's stunning. First things first, let's pitch the tent. That was the easiest tent I've ever had to set up. Done! When I first came to Korea and went to the Han River, I was so shocked when I saw so many people hanging out in tents. In the US, when you're going on a picnic, you don't really use a tent. We really only use tents for camping. They also gave us a nice picnic mat, so I'm going to spread it out on the ground in front of the tent. I'm gonna zip this up because I don't want bugs to get inside. We've got a small table, a cute moonlight for when it gets dark out, a fan, Let's test this out. Remember my Beyoncé scene? Who run the world, girls? Here's the final setup, but first I'm gonna hit up the ramen machines at the CU because I'm getting a bit hungry. We need kimchi, of course. Gamsahamnida. I love the ramen machines at the Han River. It's so cool cool that you can make ramen yourself here. I already put the noodles in the bowl. Now I'm adding the dehydrated vegetables or the dried vegetables and the powder. I'm a classic Shin Ramen girl. I think this is ready to go. Tteokbokki, Jin Ramyun. Wow, that's crazy. It's so cool that they have a button for each kind of ramen that you buy. There we go. And I read that you have to crack the egg and put it in when there's 1 minute left. I like to stir it a little bit to mix it up while it boils. It's time to add the egg in. I'm cracking the egg and adding it to the bowl. Gotta have some protein. I'm just going to sprinkle a bit of the cheese on top. Shoop! I'm excited! First bite. The cheese got a little bit clumpy, but but I need to take my first bite with some kimchi, of course. All right. Mm. Shin Ramen at the Han River hits every time. So good. I even slurped my noodles. I have to put my sunglasses back on. I'm so glad I brought these because it is so sunny today. I keep squinting. Much better. I'm watching all the joggers go past me as I eat my ramen. You can do it, keep it up! I'm actually editing reading at the Han River. Oh, is this the fat-free milk? I wanted fat-free milk. Can you go back? Just kidding. I've got some banana milk to make a latte. Ooh, that's so satisfying. Iced coffee lovers know the feeling. Feels good. I was so sweaty, dying in this heat. I got a boost of energy after drinking this coffee, so we're going to rent some bikes. Mei? Stop. Stop. Okay. We rented the dorky family bike. It's fun though. How often do you get to ride this kind of bike? Plus it's fully in the shade! I love it! Are you pedaling? Yes! I'm like the Wicked Witch of the West— Doot-doot-doot-doo-doo! We need Toto in front here. Oh my gosh, there's some actual cyclists. Bats on this path here flying by us. Two hands on the wheel or something. Oh, it's okay, I'm experienced. Wait, what's happening? That's kind of scary. Woo! This is the party bike. I'm biking, nothing to do. Fire away, fire away. That was fun. The family bike is where it's at. The view of Namsan Tower is so good here. I have to take a selfie even though I'm a little sweaty after that bike ride. Excuse me, can you help me take a photo? How should I pose? Maybe one more time with a different angle, please. I want a good background. Can you make sure Namsan is in the background? Is this my good side? You're supposed to say every side is your good side. Give me that phone. You need a little bit more training, but it'll do for now. It'll do. The place that we rented we did the picnic set from had Rummikub. So we're gonna play a game now. It's usually kind of a long game, but I'm confident that I can finish it very quickly today. The loser buys chicken for dinner. Um, I said the winner buys chicken, right? Roll the tapes back. The loser buys chicken. Dang, beginner's luck. 안녕하세요. I love how in Korea you can even get food delivered to you at the park. It's incredible. We ordered some chicken and bought some beer at the convenience store so we can enjoy some chimac, a picnic classic here. I got Callie, obviously, and a classic Cass. We're going to crack these open and pregame dinner a little bit as we wait for the sun to set. I think it's gonna be a beautiful sunset tonight because it's a very clear sky. There's no clouds in the sky. Cheers! Perfect way to end the day. Kamsahamnida! The sun is starting to set. It's so beautiful, and I love seeing everybody outside enjoying themselves. It's huge. Takgangjang, my favorite. I prefer wingless bones. Wingless bones. Boneless wings. Woohoo! Wingless bones. That's so funny. Boneless wings. Oh, that looks so good. Looks delicious. I'll take my first bite. This is Soy garlic. Mmm. Dakgangjeong was the first kind of Korean fried chicken I ever tried, and now I'm hooked. This is like a sweet chili. Mmm. Also delicious. I prefer the soy garlic one. I like savory more than sweet usually. Mmm, but both are amazing. I can see why this restaurant had a 5-star rating and like 3,500 reviews. That speaks for itself. The rice cakes are yummy too. Mmm, so good, so good. We got a complimentary cheese ball. Let's see if there's a cheese pull. Not at all. I think the cheese hardened a bit when he was driving over here. Tastes fine though, but I like when the cheese is really melted and gooey. The sunset is beautiful. Wow. This is the perfect place to watch the sunset. Look at how gorgeous it is tonight. I'm gonna start packing up while we wait for the fountain show. This looks a little complicated, I'm not gonna lie. Oh, oh, oh, hey! See, I'm an independent woman. I don't need a man. No way. No. Wah! Okay, okay. Okay, okay. That tent was so difficult to fold. I was right when I said I don't need a man. I need two men. Banpo is my favorite Han River park because I love watching the fountain show on the bridge at night. It's getting a little bit darker now, so we shouldn't have to wait too much longer before we can enjoy the show. After the show, we're gonna pack up, return all of the items that we rented, and head home. I'll probably go to sleep very early tonight because it was such a fun and exciting day. Thank you so much for watching watching, and let me know in the comments below what your favorite activity at the Han River is. Check out the pinned comment below, and if you want to take your English learning to the next level, check out my ebook. Bye! I'm currently doing one of the most viral health challenges in the world. I'm gonna show you my my routine while doing this challenge, and along the way you'll learn some new English vocabulary and expressions. This challenge is called 75 Hard, and there are 5 rules that I must follow for 75 days straight. That means there are no cheat days. Rule number 1. No drinking alcohol. Number 2, I must work out every single day, twice a day for 45 minutes each, and one of the workouts must be outside. Rule number 3, I must drink 1 gallon of water a day. Rule number 4, I must read 10 pages of nonfiction every single day. Rule number 5, follow a diet of your choice. And finally, take a progress picture every single day. I skipped this part of the challenge. The reason why I'm doing this challenge is because I ate really bad in the US. I ate a ton of fast food. Food and junk food, and I gained a lot of weight. I want to get in better shape and have more energy. Also, this challenge is known as a Mental Toughness Challenge, so I want to push myself and see what I'm capable of. I think it'll be a good opportunity to build some healthy habits and get into better routines. Let me show you my routines throughout this challenge. Tomorrow we're starting 75 Hard, but tonight we're enjoying all of our favorite junk food. We got ice cream, fried chicken, got chapagetti. We're going all out tonight. And from tomorrow, no, 110% in. We We got this! One rule of 75 Hard is that one of my 45-minute workouts must be outside, so I'm going to head out for a walk. I always bring my headphones with me so I can listen to music or talk to my family on the phone. I make sure to put on my good walking shoes. I'm obsessed with my New Balance shoes. They are so comfortable, and even when I walk very long distances, my feet never hurt and I never get blisters. I always double knot my laces because I hate when my shoe comes untied while I'm walking. Let's go! I really love being out in nature and getting some fresh air. I actually really enjoy this part of the challenge. I usually find a trail or a path to walk on near my house. The one bad thing about this part of the challenge is that you must work out outside no matter what the weather is. I had mostly good weather during this challenge, but a few days were really rainy and windy, and I still had to go outside and go for a walk. That was pretty rough. Walking may sound easy, but when you're getting a minimum of 10K steps every single day, it's still pretty exhausting. My step count has skyrocketed since starting this challenge. Sometimes instead of going for a walk, I'll go for a run. I usually run 5Ks and I always use my Nike Run an app to track my runs. I try to pace myself so I don't run too fast or too slow. Leaving this guy in the dust. Bye! Keep up! Keep up! Wow, I'm out of breath. And my heart is pounding, but I can't give up. I gotta keep going. My second workout of the day also has to be 45 minutes long. I usually do an at-home workout because I don't really enjoy going to the gym. Plus, this is free and super convenient. I've been walking so much lately, my hips are tight and my legs are sore, so I need to loosen up my muscles. I grab my yoga mat and roll it out. I grab my laptop to choose a video because I like to follow YouTube videos. It's a bit easier than coming up with my own routine. Recently I found a mobility exercise video that I really enjoy and it feels so good. I'll make sure to share it with you guys. I like stretches that focus on my hips because my hips are so tight. I used to be very flexible, but these days I'm not at all. This stretch feels really good. I do it for about 30 seconds and then I switch sides. I can feel the burn. This is another one of my favorite stretches. It's called the frog pose, and it hurts so good. It's a little bit painful, so I always have to remind myself to take a deep breath in this pose. It's a hip opener. To cool down, I lay on my back, hug my knees in, and gently rock from side to side. On days where I have more energy, I'll grab my dumbbells and do some strength training. I train my biceps and my shoulders and triceps. Let me flex my muscles. Don't be scared of these guns. Finally, I like to do full body workouts. I usually just use my body weight and no equipment. If I'm training my lower body, I'll do squats. So I squat down and stand up. Squat down, stand up. I'll do maybe 25 reps. I usually do high reps if I'm not using any weight. My favorite bodyweight exercise is push-ups because they're a challenge for me. Let's see see how many push-ups I can do. Don't judge me, it's been a while. I might be a little bit rusty. 1, 2, 3. 101, 102, 103. 103. That's pretty normal for me. Not a record, but not bad. No, you're joking! This is exhausting. Do I have a six-pack yet? I have to drink a gallon of water a day. I usually drink a lot of water, but even for me, that's a bit excessive. But my lifesaver is my Stanley. A gallon of water is about 3 of these Stanleys. I hate drinking late at night, so I usually start drinking water bright and early in the morning, and I drink a lot after workouts. When I'm feeling dehydrated. Let's prep my water bottle together. I always use a Brita to filter my water. I just take the top off, put it in the sink, and turn on the faucet to fill it up. And now I just have to wait for it to finish filtering. Patience. And I pour the water into my Stanley. I fill it all the way up to the top. Stanleys are so popular in the US, especially this size of Stanley. I fill it up and sip on it all throughout the day. Ah, refreshing. For me, the hardest part of 75 Hard has been the diet. You can choose whatever diet you want to do, but you can't have any cheat days for 75 days. And I guess I like to torture myself because I chose a very difficult diet. For 75 days, I'm not eating gluten, I'm not eating sugar, and all of my meals must be cooked at home. So no delivery food, no eating out at restaurants, no Coupon Eats. Why did I do this to myself? I try to make high-protein meals with clean ingredients and lots of whole foods. I've been eating a lot of yogurt bowls, salads, eggs, chicken breast, and one of my favorite meals in the summer is a smoothie because it's very quick and convenient and it kind of tastes like dessert. Today I'm going to show you how I make my healthy and delicious smoothie. I've already got my blender out. It's a Vitamix, and it is by far my favorite kitchen appliance. It's so strong and powerful, and I use it almost every day. I've got frozen blueberries and frozen spinach. I always add the frozen foods to the blender first because they're the hardest to blend, so they need to be right next to the blades. I put a generous amount of spinach in, then I add some blueberries. I have one kind of sad-looking banana. I put half of a banana in my smoothie. Wait, get out of here! Don't look in the cupboard, it's messy. From the cupboard, I grab my Super Seeds and my protein powder. I use this very boring protein powder. It's pea protein. It has no soy, no dairy, and there's 24 grams of protein per scoop. Look at the ingredients. It's literally one ingredient. It's just yellow pea protein isolate. Very clean, but it tastes like crap. That's why I mix it in with my smoothie. I take one scoop and put it in the blender. Then I do 1 tablespoon of flaxseeds. These are very healthy, especially for women's hormones. And 1 scoop of chia seeds. These are a great source of fiber. I like to use almond milk because It's a little bit lower calorie and lower fat than some other non-dairy milk. I just eyeball it. Eyeball it means I don't measure it out. I just look at it and guess how much I need. I put the top on my blender and plug it in. I hit the switch. To turn it on, and I usually like to blend it at a very high speed. But beware, this blender is very strong, but it's incredibly loud. I think my neighbors probably hate me when I make my smoothie. I forgot one ingredient. I usually like to add in some cinnamon powder. It's pretty empty right now. Usually I just sprinkle a little bit in there, but since it's almost gone, I'm going to dump it all. I grab a glass out and use a rubber spatula to put the smoothie in the glass. Ooh, it's pretty thick. Just how I like it. I need to eat it with a spoon because it's so thick and creamy. This one is perfect. It's not too sweet, but it's still delicious. And even though it doesn't look like a lot. It's very filling. Mmm. Let's head to the living room so I can enjoy my breakfast. I'm a huge bookworm, and I usually start my day and end my day by reading, and I love to get a couple of pages in while I enjoy my breakfast. Usually I read fiction books but during 75 Hard you have to read at least 10 pages of nonfiction every single day. So that part of it has been a little bit challenging for me, but it's also cool to get out of my comfort zone. I use a reading app called Goodreads to track all of the books that I read. I'll share what non-fiction books I've read so far throughout this challenge. I read The Cold Start Problem, Nonviolent Communication, Hood Feminism, Always Running, and my favorite book that I've read so far throughout this challenge is called Quiet by Susan Cain. I found this book to be very interesting, and I could really relate to it because it's about the power of introverts, and I myself am an introvert. I'm INFP. In this book, the author talks about how our society tends to value extroverts, but introverts are very powerful in their own way. So whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, I really recommend reading this book. I usually read ebooks on my Kindle, but these days I have a few physical books that I'm trying to get through. After a long day, I need a nice cold glass of kombucha because I can't drink alcohol during this challenge. Oh, I already drank most of this. Oops. At least it looks a little bit like beer, right? I'm not a big drinker anyways. Cheers! Cheers! Cheers! Cheers! So being sober for 75 days shouldn't be too much of a challenge, but I had a few events the past few weeks like birthday parties, wedding parties, and that was really difficult. Everybody around me was drinking beer and wine in soju, and I can't even really drink mocktails because most of them contain added sugar, so I just drink water at these events. Mocktails are cocktails without any alcohol in them. Non-alcoholic liquor is gaining popularity like crazy in the US these days. I even tried a shot of non-alcoholic tequila in the US. It was strange. Day 75. Woo! I did it, you guys. It was definitely not easy, but I'm so proud of myself for sticking to it. I learned a lot from doing this challenge and want to share my honest opinion about it. Let's start with the things I didn't like about it. First, I think it's too long. 75 days is a really long time, and I thought about giving up multiple times. The longer time went on, the harder it got. I think a 1-month or a 2-month challenge is enough. Number 2, I had no social life. Usually when I meet up with friends, we go out to eat together or we go to a café and enjoy some desserts together. But I couldn't do that during this challenge. So that part of it was really difficult. On the other hand, there were some things that I did like about this challenge. First, I lost some weight. I'm not exactly sure how much weight I lost because I didn't weigh myself throughout the challenge, but my pants got looser and Many of you actually noticed and commented about it in my other videos. I also feel stronger and have more energy. The second thing I liked about this challenge is that it taught me a very important life lesson. To be completely honest, there were about 3 days where I cheated. On this challenge, and at the time I thought about giving up. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I felt really guilty, but I didn't give up. This made me realize that it's better to do something imperfectly than to not do it at all, and I think this can apply to life in many different areas. For example, learning English. It's better to speak imperfect English than to not try speaking English at all. So don't give up, you guys. Keep going. Now is the moment I've been waiting for for 75 days. I'm going to enjoy a big bowl of soojebi. Let's go! Whoa! Annyeonghaseyo! I wasn't kidding when I said I wanted a huge bowl of soojebi. I've been craving this for 75 days. Shiwanhada! I love starting my day off with a workout, and I found a really interesting workout video on YouTube called Squid Gains. Gains is kind of like gym slang. It basically means muscle. So you can say something like, gotta get them gains, or, ooh, she got gains. It means they're really fit and muscular. This workout video is an at-home full-body strength training video, and it's based on the game Red Light, Green Light that's in Squid Game. When the instructor says green light, I have to continuously do a move, and when he says red light, I have to stop and hold myself in that position. Step 1 is to turn on the AC because I'm already sweating in this tracksuit. I've got a light dumbbell. Squats are our first move. These are squat pulses, so I don't stand all the way up. I just go up a little bit and down again. I feel it in my thighs. This is already hard. My thighs are on fire. Oh, don't look at the timer. Wah! I thought this would be an easy workout. Joke's on me. Next up is push-ups. Lower myself to the ground and push up. I'm more confident in my upper body strength. Wah! Oh, humbled. I think I have to modify the last ones. I'll keep my knees on the ground. Ah, I hate this red light. I pulled out my mat for the core part of this workout. Leg lifts. Let's do this. Oh, this is the hard part. My legs are shaking. But I'm trying to keep them nice and straight and low to the ground. Ah, that workout really hurt my ego. I gotta chug some water after that. I'm so dehydrated. I worked up an appetite, so now it's time to cook my favorite meal of the day, Breakfast. I'm going to make the exact same meal that they actually eat in Squid Game. I'm turning on the gas. I'm pouring some oil into the pan, and I'll let that heat up for a little bit. I usually use avocado oil. I'm cracking my egg and being careful not to get any pieces of the eggshell in it, which I failed at. I have a small piece. Now I have to fish it out. Normally I like my eggs over easy, but I think in these lunchboxes they're usually over hard. I'm going to use a rubber spatula to flip the egg. Oh, this would be a perfect over-easy egg because I didn't break the yolk. While the egg is cooking, I'm going to prep for step 2 of this recipe. Ooh, that does not crack well in there. That egg is stubborn. Step 2, I will be cooking this sausage. I have never tried this kind of sausage before in my life, so I'm actually very curious about it. I've got the sausage on my cutting board and I'm cutting it into slices. I'm whisking the egg. First you have to coat the sausage in flour and then you dip it in the egg and put it in the pan. Now I just have to stir-fry some kimchi. Look, you can tell how much I love kimchi. I go through kimchi like crazy. I'm working so hard making this entire meal completely from scratch. You didn't see that. I'm taking a shortcut. I've got microwave rice, roasted seaweed, and I even got the anchovy side dish pre-made. I've never really tried stir-fried anchovies before. I've only had it as a base for soup. Let me pop this in the microwave. Modern conveniences. I'm gonna try a bite of this first. I'm a little bit intimidated by these ones. I think the eyeballs just kind of creep me out, but here we go. Very salty. It doesn't taste fishy at all, actually. I think it will pair very nicely with the rice. All that's left to do is assemble the lunchbox. Kimchi, good. Some sausages. Ta-da! It's looking pretty good. Now I'm crushing some seaweed on top. I'm putting the lid on. Nothing is mixing because it's too full. Oh no! Look how skinny that is. That's okay. I'll just mix it myself. I made a big mess, but I finally got it all mixed up. Let's go sit at the table and give it a try. 잘 먹겠습니다. Ooh, I'm excited. I'm gonna try to get everything in one bite. Mmm, it's tasty. Let me try one of these sausage slices. It tastes like fish sticks somehow. I love fish sticks, so I think it's delicious, but but it's totally unexpected. I thought it would taste more like bacon or a hot dog. Now I know I could survive in Squid Game. If they're feeding me like this, I think I'd be very happy. Now it's time to play some games. Of course, we have to start with ddakji. This is the most iconic game in Squid Game. In the US, we don't have the same thing, but we have something kind of similar called Pogs. It was popular when I was very young, but I never actually played Pogs. I only collected them, so I'm not too confident in my dakji skills. Bawi bawi bo. No way! What, bro? Okay, okay, he grew up playing this game. That's an unfair advantage. Gotta roll up my sleeves for this. I thought games were supposed to be fun. I did used to play with tops when I was younger, but never with the rope. We would just do it where you grab this part and spin it, so I have no clue what I'm doing right now. Wow. So this is the trick. You have to make a knot first. Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Woo-hoo-hoo! Woo! It's my time to shine. Oh! Oh! Oh! I got it! Now I'm going to play jegi. I had to to borrow my husband's shoes because I was wearing sandals. I think they're going to fly off. Okay, 2. Maybe 2 is my limit. Oh, 4. You look a little psychotic. This is Frustrating. Okay, okay. I could never survive in Squid Game. Korean kids games are so difficult. In the US, I think the kids' games are much easier. Hide and seek, tag, easy peasy. These are so hard. Why does he beat me at everything? Koreans! Have some mercy. I can go into Squid Game and win some money. Those games had me stressing, so I ordered myself a coffee and a little sweet treat. Of course I had to keep it Squid Game themed, so I got a dalgona latte and a dalgona waffle. I love how in Korea sometimes when you get delivery, they'll leave little notes on the packages. It's so cute. Look at that. Wow, it's a cream-filled waffle, but then it has little crunchy pieces of dalgona on the top. Mm, it's really good, but I don't know if I could tell that it's dalgona. It just tastes like a sweet latte to me. Delicious though. Wow, that is a sugar bomb. My only complaint with dalgona though is it always gets stuck in my teeth. I might have to go to the dentist after eating this. Mm. Tastes really good though. I'm going to read my book while I enjoy my sweet treat. I'm almost done with this book. I have about 50 pages left, so I think I can finish it. To be honest, This is a 1-star book from me. I don't like it, but I must finish it. The coffee and waffle will make it better. I got a dalgona kit. This mini pan is so cute. I'm putting a spoonful of brown sugar. We've got baking soda, which I will add in a little bit later. It's liquefying. I can open up my own shop in Myeongdong, be a street vendor selling dalgona in Myeongdong. The smell is amazing. Like that. Oh, smelling a little burnt. Smush her down. Smush. What? Dude! Tastes really good! Too much baking soda, you think? That's so thick! No way I can do that. That's so thick. Um, there is no way I'm going to be able to break this. I think I have the best shot at getting this one out though. It's a mini one! Oh no— ohh! Bro... Now is the hard part. I have to try and get this shape out without the cookie breaking. I've got a small pin here to help me out. Sounds promising. Hmm? But it didn't break, it just cracked. No, no, I got too confident. I was going faster and faster. Wow, this strategy worked for him in the show, so I'm licking it now. Oh, it worked! Hmm, what? I quit Squid Game. This is why I watch Squid Game and not participate in the games. I just checked Netflix and the new episodes are finally up, so it's time to watch season 3 of Squid Game. As you can see, I'm I have a big variety of snacks here and they're all Squid Game themed. So I'll try them and rate them as I watch the show. Ah! I'm so excited. This better end well. Let's go! I'm trying these first. They look spicy. These are really good. They're so thick and crunchy, and they're actually not too spicy. I was scared when I saw the word 불. I'll give these maybe a 9. I like them. They're very flavorful too. Same chip, but this is pepper mayo flavor. I might like these even more. I'm gonna give it 9.3. Tastes kind of garlicky. Really good. Oh, I would vote X for sure. Oof, I do not like this lady. Ew, she's so creepy. Oh, she's good. Get him, get him. She a baddie. Ah, these are so cute. Cute! They have the shapes like dalgona, but they're potato chips. Not bad. A bit dry. And I like the other chips much better. So these are a 7. They're cute, but they're kind of bland. Isn't this guy a detective? Hello! Wow. Unbelievable. All right. First game of the season. Let's see what it is. I broke up the pieces and now I'm pouring the seasoning into the bag. And now I shake it. Not bad. I'll give this an 8. Go! What are you doing? Time is running out. I even got real squid. I'm nervous for this one. Oh my God. Mm-mm. This ain't it. I can barely chew it. Yes! 120! 120 is so smart. She's my favorite for sure. They're driving me crazy. Stop talking. Just go. Bali! Last snack, Dalgona cookies. It's got dalgona in it and white chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips. It tastes good, but I don't like the texture. I wish it was softer or harder, but it's an awkward in-between. These get a 7. Oh my gosh, is she actually giving Oh! She actually had a baby during this game— what? She's a fighter though... Broken ankle having a baby 120 No no no no I'm done watching this show. I'm over it. I can't handle this. I am two episodes in but I'm gonna take a quick break to do my skincare before I continue binge-watching. I'm using eye makeup remover and cotton pads to remove my makeup. Now I'm cleansing my face. I have to lather it up to get it nice and soapy. I'm going to rinse this off with some water. Eye makeup is so annoying because it's so hard to remove. It's time for a face mask. I'm ready! Boo! Can you tell who I am? It's the Red Light Green Light girl! I found this on Amazon and I couldn't resist. I gotta stop laughing, the upper lip is going into my mouth. Are these her eyebrows? I guess this is like the eyeliner. They gave her some thin '90s brows. Red light, green light. Are you scared? Why are you backing away? Where are you going? I'm gonna end the night by watching the rest of these episodes. Today I'm going to show you my daily routine. Actually, my YouTube subscribers chose my routine today. I asked you guys what you wanted to see me do. I'm so excited because you planned such a fun day for me. For my morning workout, you said you you wanted to see me go for a run, so I came to this stream, and I'm going to warm up with some stretching first. I always start my runs with a few dynamic stretches to loosen up my muscles so I don't get cramps. I always make sure to stretch out my calves especially well. I'll finish off with a few lunges. Today I'm running a 5K. It's really nice because there's not many people out here on the track today, so I have it all to myself practically. Let's go! I usually prefer yoga or bodyweight strength training. But I know it's important to do cardio from time to time. I'm trying to focus on my form by pumping my arms and remembering to breathe. I'm taking long strides and trying to run at a consistent pace. Woo! My heart rate is up. I'm already so sweaty. I'm really tired, but I gotta push through. Mind over matter. It's so hot. I'm gonna walk for a minute to catch my breath. I'm not trying to beat my PR today. I'm just trying to survive. You can do it, Callie. Hey, how's it going? If I see another runner, I'll usually nod my head or just raise my hand like that to say hello and kind of encourage each other. Also, we're at the halfway point. I'm gonna turn around and go back to our starting point. Kajaa! Are you guys trying to kill me? I've always heard of runner's high, but I just feel like I'm gonna die. I made it to 4K, so I've got 1 kilometer. I'm gonna kick it up a notch and finish strong with a few sprints. Let's go! Woo! We did it, guys! It was a challenge for me, but I'm proud of myself for making it to the end. Now I'm just cooling down, and then I'll head home to make some breakfast. Today I'm making breakfast tacos, and I'll start by frying up some bacon. I love to hear that sizzle. Nothing beats the smell of bacon. While the bacon cooks, I'm going to prep some vegetables. Step 1: Remove the seeds. Now I am dicing the peppers. I'm turning off the heat. I'm using paper towel to soak up some of the grease, so I just wipe it up and put it in the trash. Now I'm going to make some scrambled eggs with veggies. Actually, I'm making scrambled egg white, to be more precise. I've got it on like medium-high heat, and I'm just going to drizzle a little bit of olive oil so that I can coat the bottom of it. I'm throwing in my diced bell pepper. Along with some minced garlic. I'm lazy and buy it pre-minced. I'm dumping a little bit of the spinach in there. Okay, maybe not a little bit. I like my greens. I use my spatula to move everything around in the pan so that it's all evenly cooks. It's time to add in the liquid egg whites. I don't measure how much I pour in, I just eyeball it. I'm grinding some pepper, sprinkling some salt on top. I also had some nutritional yeast on hand, so I'll add that in too. I'm mixing it all together. I'm scraping the edges with my spatula. I'm just going to heat up some tortillas in the microwave. It's time to assemble the tacos. I'm going to start by spreading some guacamole on the tortilla. This guacamole is pre-made. I'm spreading spreading a thin layer on the tortilla. A slice of bacon goes on the bottom. I'm scooping out some of the eggs and adding it to my taco. I'm going to top the tacos with two of my favorite things: Melinda's Green Hot Sauce. This brand is very popular in the US. And I'm obsessed with it. I also add Everything But the Bagel seasoning to almost everything I eat. It gives it a nice crunch. This is how it looks after plating. I sliced up some fresh kiwi because I always like to have some fruit on the side. I'm going to devour this. Mmm, dang, that hits the spot. I'm stuffed from breakfast, but I'm dying for a cup of coffee. So thank you guys for voting for me to go cafe hopping in Yanamdong. I'm heading there now. First stop is Kawarna Praha. It's run by a husband man and wife. The husband is actually from the Czech Republic, and the wife said she actually watches my videos. So let's head in and check it out and meet them. Hello! Hi! Thanks for having us. This place is so cute. Thank you. Sure, we'll go with your recommendation. One orange presso and prahot. Praha latte. And oh, what do we want to eat? We ordered a lot of food because we couldn't make up our minds. But first things first, I have to take a drink of my coffee. This is the praha latte. Mmm, it's actually so nice. It's perfectly sweet. This might be a stupid question, Question: How do I drink this one? Do I stir it? Yeah, you should stir it because it's a combination of jam, syrup, coffee, and heavy cream. This one is quite unique because it has orange juice and espresso. I've never tried something like this before. Wow, it sounds like such an odd combination to me, but it works. You're the best barista, best barista. Wow, oh my gosh, this looks amazing too. This one almost looks too beautiful to eat. What's your INFP. Yeah. The best one is IDK. I don't know. IDK. I can't choose a favorite. I've loved everything. If I must choose, maybe I'll say the chimney cake, actually. It's got a strong cinnamon flavor, and I think the ice cream on top was a great recommendation. But all of them are amazing. Amazing. How did you guys meet? We did meet in Prague. My wife was working there for a bit, and actually her work and my work was very close. Actually, I work at bank. Wow, okay. Always when I was outside on a break or just chilling, I saw her walking to her job, and somehow I asked— it was very hard for me because I'm introverted, but somehow it happened. And then like I can afford it, and now we're here. That is so cool. So you approached her on the street? Yeah, it was very hard. You're brave, you're brave. Bye! Our first stop was a big success. We are on to our second cafe of the day. It's a Studio Ghibli themed cafe, and all of the pictures look very whimsical and cute, so I'm excited. I can tell this place is gonna be great. It's already adorable and I'm only at the entrance. I feel like I stepped into a fairy tale here. We ordered a decaf Americano. We also got a lavender latte because the worker said this was one of their most popular menu items here. It tastes mostly like milk because I think I need to stir it. Ah, they even have a gift shop full of Studio Ghibli merch. I'm not a die-hard fan of Studio Ghibli, but growing up my sister and I always watched Totoro. It was our favorite movie. Yeonnamdong is such a cute area to explore. I love that there's so many locally owned shops and cafes and restaurants here. You can find something on every corner. Last stop on our cafe tour is a place called Gyeomsasoul. It has a very laid-back vibe. It's almost like you're having coffee at somebody's apartment. I got a hot cup of peppermint tea because my body just can't handle any more coffee today. It's very soothing. Wow, everyone here is so young. I gotta leave. I feel awkward. Just kidding. Everyone was very welcoming and kind there. I'm hopping on the subway to go to Jongno because you guys voted for me to drink soju at a pocha. Oof, it's rush hour. I like this vibe, but first stop is the convenience store. I need to get a condition because I rarely drink soju, so I need to prepare myself. I'll get one of each. Gamsahamnida. Wow, they even have zero sugar hangover jellies. There are so many different pochas on this street. It's It's hard to choose one, but we found a spot and we're waiting for my friend. But first, I'm going to take the hangover prevention jelly. I hope this works. Hi! Good to see you! Do you like pajeon? Anything, yeah. Okay. I'm gonna, I'm gonna pour you. Okay. Oh, how do you say? Arriba, abajo, al centro y pa dentro. Oh my gosh, that looks fire. It does look so good. It looks really crispy. We got some food and everything looks delicious. I love the vibe of sitting outside on the street on these plastic stools. It reminds me of a K-drama. What do they do on the K-drama? Mmm. We feel like in K-dramas, they're always drinking their sorrows. They're always drowning their sadness in soju. Cheers to that. Cheers. I think it's interesting how in Korea, most places you order food while you drink, and some bars even require that you order food if you're gonna have a drink. In the US, when we go to a bar, we're there to drink. You just get beer or shots and that's it. Like, you don't really order food too much. You can, but you don't have to. Cheers! Woo-hoo! That one gave me chills. The cameraman's face is turning red. Are you okay? Let's go! Last stop of the day, we're bowling, baby! It looks really fun. They have strobe lights, music, and there's actually quite a lot of people here. I haven't bowled in ages, so I'm not too confident, but I'll try my best. I always love how crazy bowling bowling shoes look. It's kind of funny and cute that these are Velcro shoes. I feel like I'm a child again. Let's pick out my bowling ball. Wow, they're so wide. You need big hands. Oh, this is better. This feels good. A little rusty. First throw was a gutter ball, but my next throw will be a strike. Oh, oh, oh, yeah! Wow, I can live if she beats me. If the cameraman beats me, that's going to be rough. This is my best motivator. I got to beat him. Okay, I'll do granny style, 'cause this ain't working. I'm like the spare queen tonight, but I can't get a dang strike. I'm going to let this guy go. Why is there one more? Like You're so spicy! Fair, baby, fair. What are the chances of that? We tied. I'm never taking you bowling again. Kamsahamnida. Bye. It's past my bedtime, so we're taking a bus home. I just got home and am ready to go to bed. I did a lot of things today that I don't normally do. Thank you so much for planning such a fun day for me today. Good night everyone! I have big news! I applied to SNU and was accepted! Woo! Just kidding. Today I am taking a tour of the campus to teach you university English. Let's get started. I came across some people playing soccer at the soccer field. It makes me think of football in the US because college sports are huge in America. I have I have so many good memories of going to the college football stadium and watching a game. My tour guide just arrived. Hi, Silvia! Hi! Good to see you! Long time no see! This is Silvia from Finland, and she's a full-time student here at SNU. What are you majoring in? Korean Linguistics. I think she's Korean at this point. Yes, totally fluent. What's your favorite place on campus? Maybe the pond or the library. I always love a university library. So what's our first stop on today's tour? I think we should go that way, then we will pass the College of Art and then College of Humanities. Let's go! So you did your bachelor's in Finland? Yes, in Helsinki. How is it different? In Finland, it's more individualized. Individualistic. We don't have this one campus where everything is located. Also, the professor-student relationship is different. In Korea, I feel like they tend to help more, or they are like more interested even in personal level how we are doing. Oh, that's so nice. Maybe that's also because I'm a foreigner. I'm very lucky to have this kind of Professors, yes. That's good. I love how this campus is surrounded by nature. It's very peaceful. The students must need this. They have such a stressful life. Yeah, doing homework and studying all the time. It must be nice to walk outside and enjoy this nature. This is the new library behind me. I love visiting university libraries. Even though it's summer, I bet there are lots of students inside cramming for tests or pulling all-nighters. I heard that you can get a meal at the cafeteria for 저는 , so I'm going to head there now and grab a bite to eat. Let's find somewhere to sit. Wow, I can't believe I believe this is only ₩1,000. That's less than $1 US. So cheap! And it actually looks quite nice. We've got rice, some radish and side dishes, and this— try a piece. Let's see. I think it's chicken. It's similar to tangsooyook. Not bad. In the US, it's quite different. Most students Students have a meal plan that gives them access to different cafeterias on campus, and they pay that as part of their tuition. How much is your tuition? Is that shade? Let's go return my tray. You can buy lots of SNU merch at the store here. You can tell they have a lot of school spirit. In Korea, I notice a lot of university students wearing varsity jackets. I don't think it's quite as common in the US. Most people in the US just buy hoodies or sweatpants. I found the school mascot. It's so cute. I feel like I'm hiking now since Korea is so mountainous, I realized a lot of universities are all uphill. You have to work hard to get to classes. We picked up another friend on our campus tour. Can you introduce yourself? Yeah, of course. My name is Hangji, and I am now graduated from Seoul National University. Thank you. I studied, uh, business and computer science, and I'm actually from the States, so I live lived there all my life, and then I came here for college, spent 5 years here. How do you think college life here in Korea compares to college life in the U.S.? Maybe a clear similarity is that you start off with your gen ed classes, um, so everyone takes the same classes in their freshman year as in the States, and then you move into your major-specific courses in your second, third, and fourth years. But then a The difference, I would say, is that you have more time in college in Korea to think about what you want to do. So most of the time freshman year is just spent partying. You spent 18 years of your life studying, so now you're off to school and you're partying. And then sophomore year, it's like a transition period. And then I would say junior and senior years, really when you start to think about what you want to do. And in these years, I've noticed a lot of students will take a gap year. Just to take a breather or to think about what they want to do or pursue an internship. Whereas in the States, I've noticed that people graduate in 4 years. Gap years aren't very common, and people will start to do internships very early on, even your first or second year. Do people take electives as well? Yeah, of course. So electives are required in some sense. It's kind of contradictory, but because you have to fulfill a certain number of credit. Some fun electives that I've done have been sports ones, so there's golf and there's Pilates. I've also taken a class about Disney, so that was really fun too. So electives are definitely part of our curriculum here as well. Another really big difference is the club culture. So you make a lot of friends doing clubs here, whereas in the States, I don't know if club culture is nearly as big of a part of college life. In the US, Greek life is a big part of the college experience, but you don't have it here in Korea, right? No, not at all. In American colleges, we have something called Greek life. Girls can go to sororities and boys can be in fraternities, and you pay money to be in this club. They become kind of your college family. They even call each other sister or brothers. So at my college, there was one street and it was filled with sororities and fraternities, and it was known as the party street. They're kind of known for being party animals. Sometimes there is a problem with hazing, which is bullying the first year. Not always the case, but it happens. In the US, you were required to live on campus for the first at least semester. I want to say the first year even, maybe. My first year of college, I went in blind. I didn't know my roommates at all. I had 3 roommates, and we say go in blind when you don't know who they are. They're just randomly assigned to you. I got really lucky. I had great roommates. When I lived in a dorm, we had an RA, and basically they were the babysitter or the boss of your floor. They just had to make sure that you didn't have alcohol in your room. My RA was really cool, so he'd always give us a warning. He'd knock on the doors and say, "If you have anything to hide, hide it now!" I think they have a similar system here in Korea. Are the dorms separated by gender or are any of the dorms co-ed? Undergrad dorms are separated. For master's students, There is one building where both females and males live, but they have different floors. This is one of the top schools, so I feel like you must get a lot of homework. It must be really tough here. Can you tell me a little bit about that? Like I said, I major in business and computer science, so I think the majors are very different. In business, I don't really get that many homework assignments. Rather, it's like one big term project or like a group project. In CS, computer science, we get a lot of homework. So it's pretty heavy on the amount of coursework we have to do. How about you? During master's, instead of homework, we have one bigger final report that we submit. So in order to graduate, since you're a master's student, do you have to write a thesis? Yes, I'm working on my thesis at the moment. I have been working on it for a few semesters now, and I will graduate next semester. Woohoo! Congratulations! You guys seem like very hard workers. I remember skipping class a lot in college. Do you ever skip? We have a system where you can just tap your ID card on this attendance checker. It's all electronic, or you can even do a QR scan of of your student ID. A lot of people will just tap or scan, then they will leave really fast before the professor walks in. But when it's like 300 people in one class, it's hard for the professor to know who's there or not. For us, our class size is very small, usually less than 10 people, and professors are close with the master students, so even if they don't look at the name list, they to remember who's in the class. So it's harder in your classes, you can't get away with much. I hear the terms sunbae and hubei a lot in Korea here. Is that real? It is definitely real. We definitely do have a sunbae-hubei culture. So one of the ways that the sunbaes will help the hubeis is that they will pass down what's called chukpo, which is basically a collection of previous tests and work assignments that this professor has given. And that is one of the ways that you can be more prepared for a class than maybe your peers who don't have that 선배호배 relationship. Also, it's just the nature of Korea. It's very hierarchical. So you have like 언니, 오빠. So that makes it really easy to maintain a 선배호배 relationship. And it's a really easy way to call them if you forget their name. That's the cheat code. I'm jealous. I want some bae. You just graduated. You're about to graduate. What are your next plans in life? I am actually off to law school in the States. I will be continuing my studies for the next 3 years. After law school, I'm still undetermined on what exactly I want to pursue, but I'm really looking forward to continuing to study and getting started on my legal career. Good luck. Thank you. That's amazing. Good luck. I want to do my PhD here in Korea. Will you get your PhD at SNU? Yes, that's what I want to do. Congratulations! Well, thank you ladies so much for joining me today and giving me a tour of the school. It made me reminisce, so I appreciate it. Today is moving day. We're moving from Seoul to Busan, so I'm going to teach you some English expressions used while moving, starting from packing and preparing all the way to enjoying jjajangmyeon in our new place. We spent the week sorting through our things and packing all our belongings into boxes. We used bubble wrap to protect anything fragile and labeled each box so we'd know exactly where everything should later. We emptied out our storage unit and since we're trying to live a more minimalist lifestyle, we got rid of as much as we could by selling things on Dangun. We hired a moving company so on moving day, the mover helped us carry our boxes and clear out the apartment. We did one last walkthrough and said our final goodbye. Bye Seoul! He loaded everything into the back of the truck and strapped it down to keep it secure during the ride. We can take this path wherever it goes as long as you're with me. We're in the moving truck now on our way to Busan. It's about a 5-hour drive. It's quite a long trip from Seoul to Busan, so we're taking a quick break and grabbing a bite to eat at the rest stop. After eating, we'll probably go to the gas station and fill up our tank before getting back on the road. You can never go wrong with dumplings. They're very plump and juicy. Rest Stop Food in Korea never lets me down. The driver gave us some ice cold waters. So necessary today. Can you tell me why? Cause I wanna know as long as you're with me. Welcome to our new home. We just finished unloading the truck and wow, It's so messy now. We've got our work cut out for us tonight. This apartment is a bit small, but it's cozy. It's time to start unpacking. I hate this part. Yeah, way goodbye to my old life. Our last apartment was fully furnished, so we didn't have any of our own furniture, but this place was completely empty. It was unfurnished, so we had to buy a few necessities like this mattress. We need somewhere to sleep tonight. Let's do some unboxing. When moving, you always need a box cutter. These things come in handy. I'm tipping the box over. Let's use these muscles. Okay, I got this. I feel like it's going to explode like the tent at the Han. Done! Let's test it out. Wow. It looks a little bit sad right now. We don't have a bed frame yet, and it's quite thin because it was vacuum sealed, so it's still expanding, but it's not bad. It's pretty comfortable. I'm unpacking boxes and getting organized. For such a small apartment, In this apartment, there's surprisingly a lot of storage, so I'm figuring out where to put everything. I put our snacks and some food in these cupboards. We have a lot of seaweed. Every time I move, it takes me about a week before I finally decide where things go. Constantly moving things around and changing where they go. We also ordered some furniture online, so I measured the space using a measuring tape to make sure everything would fit, and we assembled everything ourselves. It's time for Korea's moving tradition: having well-deserved jjajangmyeon and tangsuyuk. I ordered through Coupang Eats, I'm so happy to know that it's just as fast here in Busan. I'll try the tangsuyuk first. Do you pour the sauce onto the tangsuyuk or do you dip the tangsuyuk? Personally, I'm a dipper. Jingmok! Not bad. It especially hits the spot after a long day of moving. I pour the sauce on it. What? Did I do this wrong? Oh, because that one's bigger. Okay, okay, okay. There we go, we fixed it. I let it sit out for a little bit so the noodles are a little bit soggy, but it's okay. I love this tradition. To be honest, I don't think I eat jjajangmyeon on any other day except for moving day, and I don't know why because I love it, but I guess maybe it makes it extra special. I only eat it on a special occasion. My favorite spot in the new apartment is definitely the kitchen. It's the best room here. It's much larger than my old kitchen and has a lot more counter space and cupboards for storage. I'm obsessed. I'll try to do even more cooking lives or cooking videos for you guys. It's been a long and exhausting day, so I'm going to finish eating my dinner and watch a show and call it a night. I'm being resourceful. I don't have a kitchen table yet, so I'm using a moving box as my table for now. Today I'm going to show you my new morning routine in Busan. The first thing I do is make my bed because it gets my day off to a good start. Now let's go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Actually, before brushing my teeth, I floss and tongue scrape. I I pull out a long piece of floss and wrap it around my fingers and then I floss my teeth. Next, I use my tongue scraper. Now it's time to brush my teeth. I use an electric toothbrush. I squeeze some toothpaste onto my toothbrush and turn it on to brush my teeth. After rinsing my mouth out, I use mouthwash. I take a little bit and swish it in my mouth. I always fill up my Stanley at night so it's ready to go in the morning. I like to drink water before having a cup of tea or coffee. I like taking it slow in the mornings, so I usually make a cup of tea and relax a bit before starting my day. I'm turning on the faucet to fill up the kettle. While I'm waiting for the water to boil, I grab a mug and my tea out of the cupboard. Usually I drink loose leaf tea, but my My diffuser broke, so today I'm— So today I'm using a tea bag. Whoa, it's going crazy. I'm pouring the boiling water into my mug. It's steaming hot, so I have to blow on it to cool it down. While I sip on my tea, I write in my journal. These days I'm using the Five Minute Journal. It's very popular in the US and it has a section for morning and night. So right now I'm going to do the morning section. First I fill in the date, and I like that there's always a quote at the top. This quote says, "You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F." Wow, that's an incredible quote. That means it's very important to get over your fear of failure and still try. Now I will write about What I'm grateful for. What would make today great? And a daily affirmation. Next, I do some breathing exercises. I do something called box breathing. I learned about it on YouTube. I'll link the video. I sit in a cross-legged position, close my eyes, and I breathe in for 4 seconds, hold it at the top, and then take a longer exhale. I breathe in and out through my nose. I do this for about 10 minutes. It really helps keep me calm and focused throughout the day. I feel so relaxed, but now it's time to move my body. I changed into my workout clothes, and I'm going to do a little warm-up before my workout. I've got a foam roller and my yoga mat. This week I've been foam rolling my calves a lot because they are extremely sore. I could hardly walk this week. I start out with both of my legs on the foam roller. This is also kind of an arm and ab workout too. Then I stack one leg on top of the other. This one is a bit more painful. I have to mentally prepare myself for this. Go! Oh! And I try to move my bottom leg from side to side as I roll. Hurts so good. You just gotta smile through the pain. How do I— Am I doing this right? Nope. I'm a foam roller newbie. Can you tell? Let's head outside. Wow, you can't beat working out with this view. This is why I moved to Busan. I very recently added jump rope into my workout routine. This is only day 2 of me doing it, so I'm a complete beginner. My form is probably not the greatest, so don't come for me. I try to do 1,000 jumps a day, which takes about 10 minutes. I can't do any fancy footwork yet, so I just hop like this. It's great cardio. This is why my calves were so sore this week. How do people do it like the boxers? One foot. Oh, I feel the burn. I can't. Catch me in a few months. I'll be doing all the fancy footwork. I'm sweaty. I need coffee. Let's go grab a cup of coffee and take a walk and enjoy this view. 안녕하세요. I got my coffee to go and I'm walking along the beach. It's a little bit overcast today, but I still think it's going to be a beautiful day today. I love the smell of the beach, and you get a really nice breeze from the water. I love how active people are around here. I always see people jogging on the beach, paddleboarding, and even I love going swimming in the very early morning. It's a great vibe and it actually really motivates me. My hair is greasy. I'm sweaty. I'm stinky. It's time to take a shower and get ready. I wrapped my hair up and dried off with a towel. Now I'm going to do my skincare and makeup. I use eyebrow gel and brush my eyebrows to style them. Sunscreen, always. My makeup is done. Now I'm going to pick out my clothes and get dressed before blow-drying my hair. I'm looking through my closet to pick out my clothes. I think I'm gonna wear a jean skirt today. I picked out my top. So now it's time to get dressed. I'm so hungry and I want something quick and easy, so I'm gonna make a Greek yogurt bowl for breakfast. I need to grab the ingredients from the fridge. Obviously we need Greek yogurt. I bought a lot of kiwi the other day, so I'm gonna have one with breakfast. Step 1 is to put some yogurt in the bowl. I always buy this low-fat Greek yogurt. I like to stir it to mix it up a bit. I'm sprinkling some flaxseed on top. I also add some chia seed. I mix that all together. I got out my cutting board and knife to chop up some fruit to add to the bowl. I keep the skin on my kiwi. It's good fiber. Chop the fruit, not your fingers. I'm slicing up half a banana. Finally, I'll top it off with some goji berries. Easy peasy! Looks good, right? Mmm, I love yogurt bowls, especially in summer. To finish up my daily routine, I usually go over my to-do list and check my emails while I eat breakfast and drink my coffee. I used to use a few different apps, but now I mostly use Google Calendar to organize all of my tasks. As you can see, I have a to-do list. I have my morning routine here so I can check these off. I finished my breathing exercises, my journal, and my workout. Later I will do the same thing for my night routine. Today I'm going to show you my weekend routine. It's beautiful out today, so I'm heading to the beach. First things first, let's pack a beach bag. I've got my beach day essentials in front of me. Obviously I need a swimsuit. Sometimes I wear a bikini, but today I'm packing my one-piece. I don't want to get a sunburn, so I've got sunscreen and a Sun Stick for my face. I'm packing two beach towels and a book so I don't get bored when I'm I'm tanning. I've got my sunglasses already on my head. Now I just have to put on my sandals before I go. Let's go! I made it to Haeundae Beach, but first I need to make a quick pit stop at the convenience store because beach snacks are a must. What's trending these days at the convenience store? I feel like I need some chips. That's always a good beach snack. I've never seen this before. Hmm, curry crispy roll. I feel like it might be one of those things that's salty and sweet, but I like very salty snacks. So I'm gonna stick with Pringles, but I've never tried this flavor before. It's Korean fried chicken Pringles. Let's give it a shot. I'm gonna check out the ice cream selection because a hot day like today calls for a nice cold treat. Mm, mm, so hard to choose. Ooh, I like Daeji Ba. So delicious. This. Oh my God, I've seen this on TikTok. I have to try this. It looks like fried chicken, but it's ice cream. I hope it's not chicken flavored. I got water to stay hydrated on the beach, but I need something to quench my thirst right now. This caught my eye, zero sugar in 10 grams of protein. It's like protein juice or flavored water. Let's try it. 안서미다. I always see travelers making videos at convenience stores in Korea. It's good. Yes, I'd order. Let's take a sip. How is this zero sugar? It's so sweet. This is the best protein drink I've ever had. Let's make delight. I feel like this is going to melt really fast, so I need to eat it right away. I found a a little bit of shade to eat my ice cream in. I'm so curious about this. It looks just like a chicken wing. This is super crunchy, so let's do some ASMR. Mmm. I think it's just vanilla ice cream on the inside, and it's coated with corn flakes or some kind of cereal. I actually surprisingly recommend it. It's really good. This is my new favorite kind of Korean fried chicken. I have to change into my swimsuit. This tent behind me is a free changing area, which is super convenient. I'm ready. Let's do this. How's my beach body after an ice cream? Woo! The sand is hot. Nothing but clear skies today. I'm gonna get a nice tan. I think I'm going to rent an umbrella and a tube today. When I think of beaches in Korea, this is what comes to mind. All of the umbrellas lined up on the beach. Beaches in America aren't really like this. In general, I think beaches in Korea are a bit more controlled. There's always a lifeguard on duty. The beaches close certain times of the year, but in the US we mostly swim at our own risk. Okay, thank you. They have a whole system for this. I love it. They even have a kiosk to rent an umbrella, a tube, or a life jacket. Only in Korea. He's showing us to our spot. I'm spreading out my beach towel. I'm ready to take a dip in the water. I just need to put my hair up first. Usually I don't like leaving my things unattended when I swim, but it's pretty safe in Korea, so I take I hope those aren't famous last words. Knock on wood. I just dipped my toe in the water and it's freezing. The water's a little murky. Ew. Oh, big wave coming. Oh God. That almost took me out. At least I'm getting used to the cold water. Water. Usually I like to go under, but I did my makeup for the camera today, so no dunking my head this time. When I go under, I always plug my nose and hold my breath. Cameraman, pull me around, please. The buoys are so far out, but let's not go too deep. Let's stay in the shallow water. This is my happy place. I'm like a mermaid. The waves are huge today. I didn't plan on getting my face or hair wet, but a giant wave took me out. I'm slathering on some sunscreen because it's time to lay out and try to get a tan, and I don't want to get burnt. I like strapless bathing suits like this so I don't get any weird tan lines. Time to flip over. Usually I love soaking up the sun, but today it's too hot, so I'm back in the shade. I'm going to take a break and read my book. I just started a new book called Colorless by Murakami Haruki. I haven't read too much of it yet, but so far it's about a man living in Tokyo that is going through a breakup with his friend group. He seems very lonely, and I think it's going to be kind of a sad story. Not bad, not bad. They taste kind of like just plain barbecue chips. They're good, but not my favorite flavor of Pringles. It's kind of boring, but I think I like plain original Pringles the most. I lied. These are growing on me, and now I can't stop eating them. It was nice being a beach bum but I was getting hot and sweaty, so I changed back into my clothes, and I could use some AC, so I'm going to find a nice cafe with a good view of the beach. Excuse me. Excuse me. Bye-bye. I packed up my stuff, and I'm returning the things that I borrowed. What? I ordered a salad and they gave me this delicious looking pastry instead. Unbelievable. Should I go complain? I guess I just have to eat this. Just kidding, guys, but I did have a subscriber ask how to complain in English. So if you ever get the wrong order, you can say something like, "Excuse me, I think I got the wrong order," or "I'm sorry, but this isn't what I ordered. I ordered a salad." Mmm, this is much better than a salad. And look at this view. Incredible. The sun is starting to set, and I wanted to walk off that pastry, so let's take a stroll on the beach. There's a few street performers singing singing songs and playing instruments. I love the vibe here. I'm looking for seashells. Let's see if we can find any cool ones. That's just a little piece of one. We gotta find a good one. Keep your eye out for a pretty seashell. I give up. I can't find any pretty seashells, and I'm getting kind of freaked out because there's a bunch of seagulls circling above me. This reminds me of the time my husband and I were at a beach in California, and he lost his wedding ring in the sand. We even hired someone with a metal detector to try and help us find it, but we couldn't find it in the end. So if you have jewelry when you're at the beach, be extra careful. I can't leave the beach without writing my name in the sand. 안녕하세요. 안녕하세요. Wow, I just met a subscriber here. That was so cool. She was so friendly. If you ever see me out in the wild vlogging, please say hi. I love meeting you guys. Eating daejigukbap is the perfect way to end a weekend in Busan. They serve it piping hot. Oh, it's so hot, I'm scared. Mmm, it's so comforting. The broth is so flavorful. But if I'm being honest, this is my favorite part of the meal. I love gaktugi. Mmm, tangy, crunchy, it's perfect. Perfection. I'm going to enjoy the rest of my meal. Today I'm going to show you my work routine as a YouTuber. Throughout this video, you'll learn some business English that you can use at the office and in different work-related situations. I've got a busy schedule today, so let's dive right in. I try to stay organized because it helps with my time management and productivity. First, I prioritize my tasks to make sure I'm on track to meet any deadlines. For my to-do list, I keep it pretty simple and use the Tasks tab on Google Calendar. I have a weekly to-do list, and every morning I build my my daily to-do list. I was supposed to record an MP3 file yesterday, but I missed the deadline and pushed it back to today, so now it's one of my top priorities. Today I also have to write 2 chapters of my book, update our free Notion page, film at least 1 short and edit maybe 3. And finally, I'm going to try and develop a Lunch Hour English worksheet. Next, I have to see what's on the agenda for today by checking Google Calendar. It looks like I have a Zoom meeting at 9:30 AM with Jem, and in the afternoon I have an offline meeting with my boss. Finally, I open up Gmail to check my emails. I always make sure to flag anything urgent. I've been in discussion with a new teacher that we'll be working with, so I have to follow up with him about his schedule. While I do this, I'll give you some tips on how to write a professional email. Step 1 is your greeting, and which greeting you use really depends on your relationship with the person that you're writing to. If you have a close and casual relationship with somebody, you might just use hey or Hi. If you want to sound a little bit more professional, you could say Dear Mr. or Mrs. This is a very safe choice. It's professional and commonly used. Finally, one last option could be To Whom It May Concern. This one is used when your message is intended for larger, more general audiences. It's like you don't know who specifically is reading that email or document. I'm pretty close with Jacob, so I'm going to keep it short and casual and just say, "Hi Jacob." Step 2 is your opening line. This should be very short but friendly. You could say something like, Thank you for your time yesterday, or it was so nice seeing you the other day. If it's someone that you haven't seen for a while, you could also say, I hope you've been well. One very professional and common option is, I hope this email finds you well, which is what I'm going to use. Step 3 is to write your reason for the email. You can be a little bit more direct here. I'm writing because the purpose of this email is— and then write why you're writing. I'm going to say, I'm reaching out to follow up on our discussion about you potentially taking on a new class. I've drafted a proposed schedule and would like to share it with you for confirmation. Step 4 is to notify them if there are any attachments. You can say, I've attached something to this document. I'm going to say, please find attached the for next month. Step 5 is to include any requests that you have. This part is a little bit tricky because you need to be clear on what you want, but you also can't sound too pushy. In this email, I need to ask Jacob if he will look over the schedule that I made and confirm it with me. I'm going to do this by saying, could you review it at your earliest convenience? That's a great phrase to know for emails, at your earliest convenience. It's very polite. It just means when they have time. And let me know if the times work for you. If anything needs to be adjusted, please feel free to suggest alternatives. Feel free is also another great phrase to know. It's like telling the other person to be open and comfortable and honest. Feel free to let me know if I need to change anything. Step 6 is your closing. This might change depending on the content of your email. So if you ask them for a favor, you could simply say thank you or thanks in advance. If you're doing something for them, you might say don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything further, or let me know if you need anything else. One closing that can be used in basically any situation is, I look forward to hearing back from you, or I'm looking forward to your reply. This is the one I'm going to use with Jacob because it's nice and professional. It also lets him know that I'm expecting something back from him. If you're emailing a friend or someone that you're very close with, and you want to keep it super casual, you could say, "Cheers!" "Take care!" or "Talk to you soon!" Some more professional options are "Best regards!" or "All the best!" or simply "Thank you!" For very official documents or formal emails, you can say "Sincerely." I'm asking Jacob for a favor, So I'm going to just say thank you. Keep it simple. Finally, our last step, step 7, is your signature. You write your name and maybe your email address or your company info afterwards. And that's it. We just wrote a nice professional email. This is always my routine first thing in the morning while I drink my coffee. I check my to-do list, my schedule, and my email. I finished just in time for my meeting with Gem. I'm about to hop on a call with Gem. She's a fellow teacher that we've been working with lately. It's just a quick check-in, but we also need to tie up some loose ends about an upcoming event that we're collaborating on. Hopefully the Wi-Fi isn't too spotty and we don't have any technical difficulties. Time to log in. Hey Gem, how's it going? Good, how are you? I'm good, thank you so much for joining me today. Of course, anytime. I just wanted to touch base with you about our upcoming event. I thought it would be a good idea to go over some of the details. Oh yeah, definitely, let's. All right, so I just want to double check. I'm in charge of the awards and you're taking care of the game, is that right? That's right. Yeah, that sounds good to me. Actually, I had an idea I wanted to run by you, if that's okay. Yeah, awesome, let's hear it. Yeah, that sounds good to me. Let me just make sure that Hong is on board too, and then we can move forward with that. Sure, great. Just keep me in the loop and let me know if there are any changes. Definitely, will do. Thank you so much, Jem, and I'll talk to you again soon. That was a great meeting with Jem, and now I'm going to record an MP3 file because that was at the top of my to-do list and I want to knock it out right away. I'll be recording an audio file of the script for our latest worksheet. Uh-uh-uh. Mic test, mic test. I have to clear my throat. Ahem. I just finished up. I've had a very productive morning so far, but now it's time to head to the office. Let's get out of here. Headphones, charger, laptop. I think I've got everything. I'm walking to a bus stop now so I can hop on a bus and go to the office. Ugh, I just missed my bus. I hate when that happens. Now I have to wait for the next one. Kamsahamnida. It's not really rush hour, so I thought I would get a seat, but the bus is still pretty packed. My commute takes about 45 minutes to an hour one way, so I'm going to be standing for a while. Yes! I snagged a seat. I get off at the next stop. "Hachii!" We're about to start our meeting. The point of today's meeting is to brainstorm our new Kakao service that we're about to launch. What do you think? Do you want to share your thoughts on that? Yeah, I think we're on the same page. We just need to nail down some of the details. Before we wrap, let's confirm some action items. Okay, meeting adjourned. Good job, boss. The secret is letting him think he's the boss. But really I'm the boss. I just sat down at my desk, which means it's time to get down to business. I have to multitask a bit today because I have two projects that I need to finish up. I'm working on developing a new worksheet, and I also have to update our free Notion page. Let's get to it. I'm putting my headphones on so I can get in the zone. When I work, I usually listen to a Taylor Swift playlist on YouTube, but it's the instrumental only one because I need to focus. My stomach is growling. It's time for a lunch break. I'm having a pretty late lunch today because our meeting ran late, and then I wanted to finish up a few things after, so I'm extra hungry now. I ordered some spicy food to help relieve some stress. Kamsahamnida. Wow, look at this spread. I hope my eyes weren't bigger than my stomach. Let's see. I love rabokki. It's kind of my guilty pleasure. That has a kick to it. I'm responding to some of your comments on our latest video while I eat. We finished almost everything, but we're taking the kimbap to go. Did you put it on the company card? Company card? What company card? My car. That's the perk of eating lunch with your boss. It's free. I need a boost of energy to make it through the rest of this day. I'm back at home and I'm going to film a short-form video. I post on Instagram and TikTok in YouTube Shorts every single night because consistency is key. I like experimenting with my content and trying different strategies to see what works. I love this part of the job though because it's creative work. Let's hope this video goes viral. I haven't eaten much garbi before and I'm I'm not a huge meat eater. I ate a ton of bibimbap when I first came to Korea. I would say this is pretty accurate for me. I'm setting up my workstation now. A walking pad and a standing desk are two of the best investments that I've ever made. I'm also going to put on my blue light glasses. Because I've been staring at screens all day today, and I need to protect my eyes. A big project that I've been working on lately is writing a book that will be released later this year. I have to submit my my first draft to the publishing company for revisions by the end of the month. So I've got a lot of work to do. I've been dealing with a little bit of writer's block, but I'm hoping to have a breakthrough today. My goal is to write 2 chapters, so wish me luck. Success! I'm going to look at my to-do list and see what I accomplished today. I wrote 2 chapters of my book, so I can check that off. I updated my Notion page. I filmed a Shorts. I haven't edited yet. I made some progress developing this worksheet, but I didn't finish yet, so I'll probably have to push this back to tomorrow. And I recorded my MP3 file. So it's been a pretty productive day today. I just finished dinner and now I'm going to edit some Shorts. This is definitely the best part of working from home. I can work in bed wearing my PJs. I need my beauty sleep since I'm on camera so much. But first, let me make sure that my editor is still working. Are you still working? Yeah. Good. Do not enter until you're done. Bye! My editor is working overtime tonight, but I'm going to sleep. Check out the pinned comment below and I'll see you next time. Good night everyone. I just finished work, so I'm going to show you my night routine. In this video, I'm going to teach you some English vocabulary and expressions that you can use your daily life. Let's get started. I'm about to cook some soybean paste stew for dinner. I already had most of the ingredients on hand, so I just dropped by the grocery store to pick up this soup packet, which is doenjang jjigae. That is soybean paste stew in English. I'll start by chopping up some vegetables on my cutting board. We've got zucchini and some potatoes. I'm cutting the zucchini lengthwise first. I try not to eat packaged food too much, but once in a while it's really nice on nights where I'm super busy and want something quick and easy. And it's better than getting Coupang Eats again, right? I order Coupang Eats way too much. At least this has some fresh veggies in it. I love these one-pot meals. I'm going to start by boiling the zucchini and the potato because they take a little bit of time to cook. I'll add the soup in a little bit later. I'm not filling the pot. I'm putting just a little bit in to soften these up, and now we wait. While I'm waiting on that, I'll prepare my tofu. I love tofu. I ate so much of it when I was vegan. I was vegan for 10 years, so it was my main source of protein. I'm draining the tofu. I think this actually has tofu already in it, but I could use some extra protein. I've been going to the gym lately trying to get some big muscles. I'm cutting the tofu into small cubes. I'm able to pierce everything with a fork so we can move on to our next step. I need to drain the water, but I'm too lazy to get out a strainer, so I'll just use a ladle to get some of the water out. Ladle is both a noun and a verb. So this is a ladle, but it's also the action. I'm using a ladle to ladle the water out. Now I'm going to Pour the soup in the pot and add the tofu. On the packet it says this only takes like 3 minutes to cook on the stove. I'm adding some of the extra tofu in as well. I'm putting the rest of the tofu in a Tupperware. I'll eat it later this week. We don't have a rice cooker, so we eat a lot of microwave rice, and you've gotta eat it with some seaweed. I'll just pop this in the microwave for a minute or two. Oh no, I'm almost out of kimchi. Ugh, I eat too much kimchi. I love it. I have a few other store-bought snacks. Side dishes as well. Tonight we're having perilla leaves and black beans. I love both of these side dishes. Do you like the sour one or the newer one? I like all kimchi. All kimchi is good kimchi. So focused. This is the side dish you need a partner to help you, you know. One person helps peel it. If I'm doing that, and then if a girl helping me out, do you get— Definitely not. Why would I? What? I mean, I would probably help first, but would you get mad if a boy helped me? No response. Let me show off my chopstick skills a little bit here. Level 10, level 10. I'm seasoned, but I'm impatient, so I will use a spoon. I'm ladling some soup into my bowl. Look at this spread. Not bad for a 10-minute meal. I'm starving, so I'm gonna dig right in. Not as good as mom's, but it's not bad. Oh no! Fail! My chopsticks went right through the seaweed. I feel like this is still a pretty healthy packaged meal. When I think of meals that are ready to eat in the US, I don't think they're as healthy. After a long day, I need a cold beer. This one is non-alcoholic though, which is great because I can still enjoy a drink knowing I won't have a hangover tomorrow. As I get older, my hangovers are getting worse and worse. Such a satisfying sound. Cheers! Refreshing. These days I'm watching The Vampire Diaries, which was a really popular show in the US in the early 2000s, but I had never watched it before. It's a great show to binge-watch because there are 8 seasons, and each season has like 20 episodes. It's a little bit corny, but it's addicting, and I love it because it's an easy watch. I don't have to pay close attention and can just have it playing in the background. My favorite character is Daemon. He's kind of a bad guy in the beginning, but as the show goes on, You can see him start to soften up and he's actually a big teddy bear. Damon is chindeure, tough on the outside but sweet on the inside. I don't know if it's true, but I've heard that's also the stereotype of Busan boys. The cameraman is a Busan boy and I can confirm it's true in case. It's almost like a soap opera. But with the handsome boys. No, not handsome at all. I'm putting the rest of the soup into a Tupperware. I'll eat the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. The worst part of cooking. I hate doing the dishes. I start by pumping some dish soap. Onto the rag. I miss having a dishwasher. Actually, I still have a dishwasher. He's just busy holding the camera right now. Do you want to switch sides here? 5 bucks. Done! You're doing amazing, sweetie. Good job, Kylie. You're doing amazing, sweetie. The dishes are done and drying on the drying rack. I'm going to wipe down the counters now. I just use this all-purpose spray and some paper towel. I don't deep clean during the week, but I do these small daily chores to help keep the house clean and tidy throughout the week. Our trash is overflowing. So it's time to take out the trash. I'm putting a new trash bag in the trash can. My recycling has piled up, so I'm going to take this with me. It's time to sort the recycling. After dinner, I like to take a short walk to help with digestion. When I walk in the morning, I usually listen to music or talk to my family on the phone, but at night I like to just think and reflect on my day. Why you walking like Adishi? Who do you think I learned it from? Besides, it's good for my posture. After my walk, I changed into my PJs and now it's time to do my skincare routine. First, I use a cotton pad and eye makeup remover to remove my eye makeup. It's so hard getting all the mascara off, but I just keep wiping it very gently and eventually it comes off. I'm putting my hair up. Because it's time to cleanse my face. My favorite cleanser is the Manyo Cleansing Foam. First, I need to get my face a little bit wet. Then I squeeze a bit of the cleanser onto my fingertips and lather it in my hands before spreading it all over my face. I also make sure to get my neck really well. Then I rinse it all off. After rinsing my face, I pat it down with a towel to dry it off. Next, I use one of these dark spot pads from Abib. I love spending time out in the sun, So I definitely see some dark spots on my face. I've also been breaking out a little bit lately. I woke up with a big pimple on my nose. I don't know if you can still see it, but it's driving me crazy. Next, I go in with this Rejuval PDRN cream. I bought this at the Korean pharmacy. After seeing a lot of TikToks about it. They say it's the miracle cream for anti-aging. I don't know if it's true, but I might as well try it. To finish up, I use this Astra moisturizing cream. This is one of my favorite skincare products. I have pretty dry skin, and I feel like this helps a lot. We are done! My skin is super glowy now. You know what time it is? It's tea time! At night, I don't like to drink green tea or black tea because they contain caffeine, so I stick to herbal tea such as this peppermint and spearmint tea. I'm grabbing a mug. Out of the cupboard and putting the tea bag into the mug. I'm turning on the faucet to fill up the kettle. Let's wait for the water to boil. I always like to have a candle lit at night, and one thing about me is I'm a Matchbook girl. I love matchbooks. They always have cute designs on them, and there's something romantic about lighting a match. The scent of this candle is fresh herbs and lemon zest. It smells very fresh and calming. I love this vibe. I really hate the bright white overhead lights. I like small warmer lights. It makes your house feel more cozy. Even in the summer, I like to cuddle up with a blanket at night. I have to blow on my tea because it's so hot. I don't wanna burn my tongue. I feel like this is healing me from the inside out. I don't have a coffee table, so I need to just set it on the floor. Minimalist life, remember? When I did my morning routine, I showed you guys this journal, The Five Minute Journal. This morning I filled out the morning section, and now that it's nighttime, I'll be filling in the night section. There are two parts. In the night section. The first one says highlights of the day, and the second one says what did I learn today. And I'll also read today's quote. Be present in all things and thankful for all things. And that's by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was a very famous poet and writer, an activist. She's really amazing and inspirational. One highlight of my day was going to the gym and getting a good workout in. I've been working with a personal trainer at the gym lately, and today she killed me. In a good way though, but I think tomorrow I'll be super sore. Another highlight was the beautiful weather. It was so sunny today, but it's starting to get a little bit cooler in the morning and at night. I think fall is right around the corner. My final highlight of the day would probably be talking with my family and friends. I miss my loved ones back home, but I always try my hardest to keep in touch with them. The final question is, what did I learn today? Today I learned that it's very important to appreciate the small things. Today was a very simple day and nothing extraordinary happened, but small things about today brought me joy. It's almost time for bed, but I have some homework to finish up first. I recently started going to Korean classes again. These classes that I'm taking are actually provided through the government. I must take these classes if I want to become a permanent resident here in Korea. Right now we're learning about ways to describe people's personalities. I learned a really fun word. It's mudukduk. I think it's such a fun word to say and has a really hilarious meaning. The cameraman is a little bit mudukduk. Mudukduk hansarami ya. It's time for bed, so I'm setting my alarm. I always set 3 alarms. The first one is at 6, then I have one at 6:15 and 6:30 just in case, but I always try my best not to hit the snooze button. Let's plug this in and go to bed. I keep my phone in the living room overnight so that I'm not tempted to scroll in bed. Bed. It also forces me to get out of bed to come out here and shut off the alarm. I always wear a silk bonnet to bed to protect my hair while I sleep. And the last thing I do every single night before going to sleep is read my book. I love to read. I'm a huge bookworm. I'm still reading Colorless by Murakami and I'm about a third of the way through it now. I'm yawning. I started to nod off a little bit while reading so I think it's time to turn off the lights and go to bed. It's really annoying having to get out of bed to turn off the lights, but thankfully I have one of those systems where it's automatic. I'll show you how it works in a second. That's it for my night routine. Check out the pinned comment below and good night! Watch this. Huh? Light! I gotta get that fixed. There's system error. System error. Ah, hey! What the? It worked!