Hi, folks! I'm Sarah-Ji, the new resident Kimchi Shutterbug Mama. I'm honored to be a part of the Kimchi Mama community! I have to say right off the bat that I'm mainly a photographer, not a writer, although I've been blogging for over 7 years. It takes me a long time to write posts that make sense, which is why I pretty much threw in the towel on my mommyblog and began photoblogging instead.
I was born in Seoul in the early 70's and immigrated to Chicago with my family when Carter was president. I was young enough to pick up English quickly (while losing Korean rapidly) and yet old enough to remember getting ttuk-bokki (spicy rice cakes) at the shi-jang (local market) or wandering the hills of Wonju where my grandfather ran a yoo-chi-won (kindergarten).
I'm married to Ted, whose homebrew blog has a much greater following than my own. He not only makes great beer, but is also a kick-ass drummer, works part-time at Trader Joe's and was a stay-at-home dad for the first 4 years of our daughter's life. He still does all the cooking and most of the cleaning, but then again, I'm the one who spends 11 hours a day away from home at my corporate day job.
And that brings me to one of the reasons I'm eligible to contribute to this blog: my daughter Cadence. She's 4 1/2, 75% feisty, 25% sweet, 100% kick-ass. She makes my life equal parts full of joy and exasperation, often within the same hour. It is because of her that my heart overflows with compassion for every parent I see with a child having a public meltdown. I keep telling myself that I want my kid to think for herself, to question authority and to never blindly accept the status quo, but sometimes I think I'm crazy for wanting this. Let's just say that life in our home is seldom quiet...
I delight in meandering the streets of Chicago with my camera. I love the indie music scene here, and after a 5 year hiatus, I'm starting to hit the live venues again. I cherish my non-evangelical, all-inclusive little church community. I dream about living in the Pacific Northwest, but our roots are firm here in Chicago. I want to grow my own food eventually, although I've never grown anything, but I could probably live on rice, kimchi and kim. I'm hoping to be a part of an urban family that will provide my daughter (and myself) with arms for hugging, shoulders to cry on, ears for listening, hands to high-five, and stories to pass down.
So that's me in a nutshell. I post photos daily on my photoblog and am a founding contributor for Shutter Sisters, and I look forward to being a part of the Kimchi Mamas community as well!
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