week in my life in seoul 🎧 book shopping, ceramics, saltburn, cooking at home in korea VLOG

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[@caricakes]

the comment section has been wacky and some of your comments have been posted under incorrect vlogs lol but thank you always for being here! im going to take a break next week but will be back in feb with some work im excited about^^ love always!

[@heavenlybibliophile]

i hope you have a lovely break ❤

[@wheelblack35]

Just a wacky bunch of people

[@elenipa5497]

Have fun in your break!! Can't wait for your next video ❤

[@violettetravels27]

enjoying watching your vids, esp. book store visits- now i have an idea of what bookstore to see when i visit Seoul in April. I have to look up where Kyobo bookstore is located👍😄

[@booksandbrambles]

A cafe with plants, cats, and vegan food?!?! sounds like my kind of place 😂I absolutely love the feeling of watching a movie and coming out of a theater and seeing the world still in the zone of whatever you watched. I especially love it after a live show. The world just becomes magical and extra sparkly (well I guess depending on what you just watched lol).

[@caricakes]

exactly!!!!

[@m56620]

Your videos are like a warm cup of hot chocolate on a cold winters day!

[@caricakes]

😊😊😊

[@user-iy4nd8ge2r]

One of my absolute favorites when it comes to classics must be "Jane Eyre"... Thank you for another lovely video with food,books,errands...🫖☕🥧

[@caricakes]

thanks for watching :)

[@terenlarge]

It was so funny to see you mention that meal kit. I've made it a couple times and it is really good! Peoples lives online often seem so far removed from mine so it always feels strange to see proof that we're all just existing in the same world.

[@caricakes]

my mart inexplicably stopped selling it and im considering ordering it online because it was that yummy!!

[@mizlonboire7060]

I love the points of view you give us on everyday things. ❤ It’s the best midday break to slow down for a little bit 😊

[@caricakes]

hope you have a great rest of your weekend!

[@a.illusion2847]

Ahhh my favourite time of the week! Already know its a beautiful healing video before watching it! Its cari🫶🏻🥹

[@caricakes]

thank YOU!

[@orange_tea]

I thought the birds flying at 6:46 were leaves, and i was so confused, gravity was working upwards? Then I realised ghey were birdies lol. What a nice video Cari! Hope you have a wonderful week!

[@caricakes]

Those little ones are my fav! They are always in huge groups in winter 🥹

[@starrwinter]

I get some books you can just devour in hours while others… are a marathon and take WEEKS. I feel that way about the Game of Thrones series books as they are so ‘chewy’ and just huge and complex words and sentences they took me FOREVER to finish. 😅

[@caricakes]

yeah you could read that series spread out over an entire year hahaha

[@jean5833]

Your vlogs are such a chill, happy part of my day ☺️

[@caricakes]

🥹🫶🥹🫶

[@haute03]

Love curling up with a cup of tea in bed to watch these vlogs on a Sunday morning. 💕

[@caricakes]

💕💕💕

[@arokives]

the cafe with the cat in the cash register is so cute 😂 i really enjoy wtching your vlogs, thanks for this, cari!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@caricakes]

yeah he was the REAL owner of the shop hahaha

[@Official_therealness]

@@caricakesloved it so much as well! Can you tell the name of the café? 🙃

[@caricakes]

@@Official_therealness locations are always in the description box :)

[@eelnedroj]

Kinda felt the same way about Saltburn. Beautiful colors and well executed camera/script stuff, (not shocking same cinematographer as Babylon and LaLaLand) but kind of a general story we've seen before...with some epic kink to it. Was a pretty great year for movies tho, Hold Overs, Past Lives, Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Dream Scenario, Iron Claw, Poor Things, it's a stacked Oscars this year for sure. Just watched this Korean movie Aloners yesterday that was good as well, enjoyable but somewhat depressing commentary on the loneliness epidemic and present day life feeling both connected and disconnected at the same time. I wonder how relatable Koreans found it, definitely rang true in some ways for me.

[@caricakes]

korea has been SO slow on getting films in the theatres that arent marvel so i have yet to see holdovers and poor things!! i miss seeing movies at the cinema!!

[@bow591]

You were spot on with the Saltburn comparison! When I explained it to my mom, in a PG way I thought she'd understand-- that was the first movie that came to mind lol

[@caricakes]

i wish it had added a little something something instead of just making ripley more 2020s coded hahaha

[@laurenmiller149]

From someone who disliked "The Pearl" and "Of Mice and Men," I freaking LOVE "East of Eden" and cannot wait for your thoughts!! Despite being required reading for AP Lang., it's the only book, alongside "To Kill A Mockingbird," that I actually read ahead on because I was enjoying it so much. To this day, I think Cathy is one of my favorite characters (despite what that says about me lol).

[@caricakes]

im so excited to start it!! and yeah the pearl was not for me lol

[@theodors6808]

Ok Ethel Cain summoned me to finally comment. I usually just casually watch your stuff since a couple of years now. Love from Germany 💙💙💙

[@andreadaga]

I have watched all your vlogs for years but something about this one just felt a little extra cozy, love the way you see and portray the world ❤️

[@chelseyjohnson501]

I could listen to cari talk about anything

[@ncsoler28]

I always get excited when I see you posted! Thank you!

[@caricakes]

thank YOU!

[@mattkean1128]

Love movie reviews with Cari! Have you seen the recent one Past Lives? It's in both Korean and English. East of Eden is a Steinbeck I still need to read. 🙌

[@caricakes]

i have seen past lives! i think the hype made my expectations a little too high but i did think it was beautiful!

[@mac8697]

East of Eden is beautiful! Very long but not a beast of a novel the way The Grapes of Wrath is.

[@ExpatNatt]

Best way to start my Sunday! Great vlog, Cari ❤❤

[@caricakes]

❤❤❤

[@thelilisbee]

Cari's vlogs are my comfort vlogs❤love you 😍

[@caricakes]

thank you :')

[@shaimaabdullah859]

You’re videos are my comfort zone 😍😍😍

[@asiancutie0310]

Love your videos and your vibe!! Just found out that we have a mutual friend! It’s crazy how small the foreigners community is in Korea 💛 thank you for all of your content! It helps relieve my homesickness ☺️

[@caricakes]

Ah who? And thank you 🥹

[@jaya566]

Thank you cari for making my Sunday mornings brighter ❤️ your vlogs are the only thing I look forward to

[@caricakes]

❤❤❤

[@Sally20101]

Cari you're such a ball of sunshine ..your vlogs always feels like a warm feel good movie!!!..😭💞

[@caricakes]

thank you :')

[@Jessinkorea]

Such a nice cozy vlog ☺️❤️. I’m so ready for spring 🥶 I’ve been freezing up in Pocheon.

[@nissasbookcorner]

i really sensed the fulfilling energy in this vlog :’) we love to see it

[@caricakes]

[@user-wj5lk5gn8d]

The way I literally gasped when I saw the thumbnail in my KZbin recommended (love your videos Cari!!)

[@HarpreetK34]

I love ur vlogs cari! They're so vibey and cozy :D

[@caricakes]

thank you :'''')

[@_bmee]

the pottery plate is so cute ❤ also the cafe with cats looks so cosy

[@caricakes]

it was such a fun class - highly recommend!

[@miaastrange]

happy end of january from london, cari! ❣️ i’m always grateful and excited that you take the time to spend your week with us. have a lovely week off! 💌

[@caricakes]

Hope youre staying warm!!

[@miaastrange]

@@caricakesit’s surprisingly warm here at the moment! i hope you are staying as warm as you can

[@michaelhall8586]

It’s good to see Seoul doesn’t look too snowy at the moment

[@lg7747]

You are my happy place when it comes to which books I‘d love to read or music I‘d like to listen to. ❤ thank you Cari

[@caricakes]

🥹🫶

[@mikaylaa.k.8376]

These bring such a peace to my day. I love the small moments. Like the birds flying up to the tree. Thanks for these lovely vlogs.

[@caricakes]

💕

[@chloelee3954]

Last week in Seoul was really really cold. Thankfully, the temperature rose over the weekend. I also watched Saltburn with my friend, and it's kind of movie that makes me go "what...??" but still keeps me watching until the end. Thank you for shring your day as well. The flu is going around, so always be careful.

[@darcyreads]

Aahhh I feel so peaceful watching your vlogs Cari. Take as much break as you need, you bless us with so much content already 🫶🏻

[@caricakes]

thank you always!

[@QueenXKnit]

Thank you again for a wholesome vlog ❤❤❤ Have a lovely well deserved break ❤️

[@caricakes]

❤❤❤

[@YashSharma0605]

Perfect way to start my Sunday mornings🧡🧡

[@caricakes]

hope you have a great day!

[@WINGS-OF-FREEDOM]

늘 느끼는 거지만 한국인 보다 더 여기저기 여행 잘하시는것 같아요 영상도 정말 디테일 하고 좋아요👍

[@marccolomayt82094]

Very cool and relaxing vlog ever! ❤

[@caricakes]

🥹🫶

[@sashalake9204]

This channel is so aesthetic, love the content.

[@caricakes]

thanks for watching!

[@kseniyausovich6980]

OMG! One of my reading goals for this year was to get back into classics (mostly rereading the ones I read in translation as a kid); so love being partially aligned on our reading goals!!! ❤

[@caricakes]

❤❤❤

[@BrendaMichelleReads]

Went in for 1 book came out with 4 lol happens every time 😂 thanks for the vlog cari ❤ hope you have a relaxing break next week.

[@caricakes]

😂😂 have a lovely week too!

[@gabimb9066]

You’re going to want to finish “East of Eden” in one sitting! It’s that good.

[@user-ei4yx5pj4f]

I watched your video over two years ago with my old account and since i miss the way you speak so today , here i am watching your new video .

[@librarygoblin94]

Omg the orange cat loafing on the iPad is amazing 😂

[@robincarroll1477]

East of Eden is WILD. the drama and characters are so exciting that it doesn’t feel that long

[@ktcrich]

I really liked Saltburn and I agree with your take. I think the social commentary & point of the story is in the dialogue, not the action or plot if that makes sense. I was discussing it eveywhere I could online after I watched it which was really fun and engaging. I find a lot of content now is about starting a conversation but not necessarily facilitating the conversation or making its own specific statement. Open endings create this brief community of people looking for answers & fulfillment together. It's almost as though the point is for us to talk to each other & explore different points of view in a no stakes way. The film is just as much a moment in time, this time right right now lol, as it is a piece of art. It's ok that the moment was fleeting & brief like all things. Cant wait for more film related content!

[@chireekwon975]

What can I say, I just LOVE your video so much! :)

[@caricakes]

Thank you 🥹🥹🥹

[@pendragon2012]

The food you make/eat always looks so delicious, Cari! Love getting to see these snippets every week--always something I look forward to! 🙂

[@caricakes]

thank you always! and yeah the meal kit really helped - i would have had so much left over without it hahah

[@unicorn_bread]

Omggg I’m so happy to see you’re an Ethel Cain girly!!! ❤❤❤

[@caricakes]

[@kanzaki0001]

John Steinbeck takes me back to junior high and book reports on ‘Of Mice and Men’ and Grapes of Wrath

[@caricakes]

yes! i only remember the pearl but im sure of mice and men was at least forced on my in snippets hahaha

[@peachy9]

Hi Cari, have you read the book Whale by Cheon Myeong-kwan? It was a bizarre but interesting read for me, but there was one part where the main character was introduced to the cinema for the first time and how much she fell in love with the feeling of being in another world. I definitely get the same feeling of living in a dream after seeing a great film. It significantly magnifies when seen in a movie theatre. 😊🥰

[@caricakes]

oh i havent but i will definitely look it up now!!!

[@sharonlavery5686]

I agree on Saltburn you summed it up for me 😀❤️

[@croco9238]

항상 잘보고있습니다 ^^ 멋지신거 같아요!!

[@caricakes]

❤❤❤

[@justinesworld5719]

The cafe with the cats was trult wholesome

[@caricakes]

🧡🧡🧡

[@Sydneyylow]

Just bought my ticket to Korea in May. First time going there! So excited.

[@caricakes]

omg congrats! may is such a lovely time!

[@clairescott568]

East of Eden is one of my favorite books. It’s got a lot of California history and the character of Cathy still haunts me!

[@caricakes]

cant wait to start!

[@forsakendish]

Ive been listening to Ethel Cain a lot too, on repeat for the past week as i study for my upcoming exam lol

[@sarahbellum6571]

omg completely agree with your Foe book vs movie, it was interesting to see how they interpreted the book and i liked the actors they chose but the oppressive feeling I got reading it was mostly lost on the screen

[@silke3961]

Hi i love your haircolor 🧡 you are so beautiful. Nice Vlog! ❤️

[@ma_jess_ticc]

Saltburn was great but poor things was AMAZING imo, would love to hear your review of it!!

[@Tori__1985]

Thank you Cari. I needed something like this to end the week and start the next one with the right mindset. Hope you have fun on your trip and can't wait to try Mirror on my phone 🎉. P.s the deers were so cute 😭

[@caricakes]

hope the next week treats you well!!

[@eobj.a]

I love your videos ❤😂

[@caricakes]

thank you!!

[@Ely_71016]

The fact that all the books you baught are in my “want to read” list 🤭♥️

[@caricakes]

[@janknaepen4360]

I love that you read “on paper”..everyone seems to convince me to get a kindle but I just love that feeling of having the actual book 😅

[@caricakes]

I was like that until i moved to korea where english books are expensive and difficult to find so i moved to kindle and have honestly never looked back. Highly recommend the kindle!!!

[@CinemaDaveMedia]

Thanks so much for your videos. Would love to hear you talk more about movies new and old.

[@caricakes]

thank you!

[@marissa4761]

I read East of Eden last year and I think it's absolutely worth your time, but just be prepared for the first 100 or so pages to be very slow. It really picks up after that though 🙂

[@caricakes]

i felt that way with rebecca by dumuarier so im prepared hahhaa

[@TheCactusTreeStudio]

Oooh i LOVE East of Eden..it’s so good. Can’t wait to see what you think of it 🤓

[@jambrzs]

we had to read East of Eden in highschool, and it was heavy, but i loved it! ❤ maybe i should re-read🤔

[@hollyc4624]

Great vlog! I’m so glad that you decided to give East of Eden a try. I am about 2/3 of my way through it and I thought that I would stick to a small page count per day or intermittently pick it up…omg. It is sooooo good. I start reading and can’t put it down! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts. The nature descriptions are perfection and the characters are brilliant. Flawed people trying to sort out their lives. I will finish it in the next week or so and will honestly miss the story. Steinbeck was a superb writer and has such incredible insight into moralistic issues. The characters though…Cathy 😳 and Lee 🥰…just wait. So great. I’m also loving the idea of getting stuck on certain music that you play on repeat for a couple of weeks. I do the same thing and somehow it is the most comforting thing in the world. ❤

[@caricakes]

❤❤❤ you've got me excited to start!!!

[@kenracook2638]

Commenting for the first time ever to exclaim how excited I am that you’re listening to Ethel Cain. Such an amazing artist!

[@caricakes]

🙏🙏🙏

[@vintagesquare111]

cari i have been using mirror while pinning notion pages to certain folders and it has been working out quite well! i feel like it is freeing up a lot of stuff I used to work to remember- like website names or folders I bookmarked stuff in :) will we be getting the ability to add browser extensions to mirror any soon?

[@midnightmara]

I picked up on the Talented Mr Rippley vibes too! So glad you thought so too.

[@caricakes]

it definitely had to be one of the main inspirations!

[@arisawyer4379]

Cari: "Simon, Luke, Maia, Jocelyn-" Me: Hello next TMI installment?? 👀 (Also obsessed with Ethel Cain omg)

[@Angel-xq9yz]

rest in the winter , but give us every moment of the cherry blossom , in spring

[@jasmineburchett]

Are you doing a Japan/Korea trip in the future? My mom has all of a sudden become obsessed with cafes and wants to cafe hop and relax 😂

[@rallmeehan6482]

Another cute coat!! Please where did you buy the black coat ?? 😊

[@armandamura7336]

i love these videos of yours!! They're such a lovely insight into your week. I also LOVE the shoulder bag you're wearing at the beginning - where did you get it? ❤

[@caricakes]

thank you! the greenish brown one? i got it from a thrift store in the states!

[@armandamura7336]

@@caricakes the reply that hurts the most ahaha but yes it looks like such a practical bag of perfect size ! gotta raid the swiss thrift stores for a similar one ☺️

[@Jules_Miau]

I have exactly the same when I watch movies or read a book!! Sometimes I enjoy being lost in a different world. One time the feeling was really strong: when I was younger my friends and I played "Burnout 3" for a whole night. The goal in the game was to crash cars and get points for that and when my mom picked us up I was so confused why she isn`t hitting the car next to us. It would get us so many points 😂

[@Norman834]

The DGI- camera was cool, would be good on your travel videos (it's used a lot in PCT hiker videos on KZbin)

[@eclectictraveller]

Nice video thank you. I use a "DJI something or other" when I'm vlogging. It's much easier to control with an extension rod as the control buttons on the camera are a bit fiddly. Have a nice day.

[@crassbmt]

i liked saltburn, i thought it was pointless but fun to watch just like euphoria, which i also loved lol

[@caricakes]

i still havent seen euphoria but yeah i wish they dove a little bit more into certain details - a little let down by the end :/

[@jungkooksboozybud]

Idk about y'all but I find cari and florence welch a lot alike in their appearances :)

[@jumarahman2104]

Both of those cats look like they're living their best lives. Also, if you loved Giovanni's room, then I definitely recommend James Baldwin's 'Go tell it on the mountain.' It's such an interesting, surreal novel. The way Baldwin looks at life in crowded harlem, reglion and race is so visceral.

[@caricakes]

they definitely ruled the cafe haha

[@keikoo]

❤❤❤❤ i hope youre stayin warm up there

[@caricakes]

Same to you 🫶

[@taylorparis7228]

Im Canadian and most paperbacks are $17.... thats just YA books. Hardcover can be 40 - 50 something dollars. Its getting crazy out here😁 cheapest (new) books these days is probably middle grade paperbacks.

[@caricakes]

oh i agree that $18 isnt super bad for a book but it was only 100 pages and i read it in basically 2 hours so that price hurt me haha

[@joytan7451]

Cari~ Where'd you get your lovely kindle cover from?

[@gotarilakkuma5902]

The review of The Premonition was so true hahaha felt so weird

[@morganbaldwinmiller]

Yessss Ethel Caaaiiiin I've been... hyperfixated on her since Preacher's Daughter came out in 2022. On one hand, I'm like girl move on, and the on the other hand..... I just hit play on one of her songs.

[@caricakes]

idk what happened - i listened to american teenager when it came out but suddenly this month i can listen to nothing other than that album!!

[@AmeerahMuhammad]

Thank you Cari in regard to your thoughts on Saltburn. I felt the exact same way. I felt like the opportunity to really dig into the conversation regarding class was skipped over in favor of shock value. I feel like if you have seen The Talented Mr. Ripley Saltburn holds no sway over you.

[@caricakes]

A visually stunning film but a very empty one sadly!

[@Nobody_7102]

AHHHHH I recently watched Saltburn with my twin and our friends for our birthday and we all went in blind with different varying knowledge's of the movie and it was such a RIDE, lol

[@camilagarur]

omggg im researching if i should buy the dji camera, what parts of the video were filmed with it aside from the mirror in your house scene???

[@user-td3ry6lu5y]

Banana reminds me of early 90s. at that time, brit pops , japanese modern novels and art movies were so popular here in Korea, I do recommend you to read 120% coool by yamada amy, then you will get to know what cool really means.

[@joiab11]

Have a great week off! You deserve it. When you return could you do a tutorial for Mirror? I downloaded and now don’t know what to do lol 🙈🙊

[@caricakes]

Thank you! I think this vid has a bit more of a tutorial but for an older version :)

[@troybee7815]

I'll never look at a bathtub drain the same way again. I'll never unsee that. Thanks, Saltburn.

[@caricakes]

100%

[@wkll2001]

I feel the exact same way when I watch movies, especially when I watch the movie in a theater. It’s like a surreal floaty feeling. It scares me a bit and is the reason why I don’t like to watch movies any more. 😢

[@craigprovens5023]

Great video, your creativity is always on display. You mentioned the novel by Hiromi Kawakami, Strange Weather in Tokyo one of the best I’ve read in 2024, thanks for the recommendation. Great vlog, very much enjoyed from Oahu, Hawaii.

[@emilyec19]

I’m so jealous of you reading a tempest of tea rn😭😭

[@caricakes]

i had to beg a friend to send over her epub :''''') i feel like no one got the arc!!