The birth

And so another blog is born. Will it last? Who knows? But here goes... (Gees I wonder how many other blogs start off with that exact same paragraph)

As a New Zealander living in Korea who is married to a beautiful Korean woman and having been in contact with the Korean language and culture for more than a quarter of my life, the title of this blog seemed appropriate.

For those unfamiliar with some of the terms:

Kiwi = A New Zealander.

Kiwiana = Everything and anything NZ. According to the Oxford dictionary, Kiwiana means: any of the many 'collectable', items redolent of New Zealand life and culture. (According to a New Zealand Holiday Park site)

Kowi = A word which describes those of us who identify ourselves closely with both New Zealand and Korea.

Mash them together and you get Kowiana.

So, what will I discuss in this virtual diary of sorts? Politics and international law? Pfft, doubt it. Most probably things that I see, think of, or discover that I would like to share with anyone who cares while we live here.

There were actually alot of things that I wanted to write about for a long time but are probably long forgotten so we'll start from now. Thanks for reading!