Now that frisbee season is over, I finally have some time to explore more of the unique places in Korea. This weekend, I decided I needed to take advantage of one of the last weekends of good weather and headed south to Juknokwon or as easier said “the bamboo forest.” I decided kinda late in … More Juknokwon Bamboo Forest
After taking over a month off from writing, I thought I would give an update on what I’ve been up to. When looking back, I feel like there is really only 1 thing I have done that is worth writing about. One of the great things about living in Korea, besides the pay and free … More Gongju- City of History and Festivals
Now that I have had a little bit of time to reflect on running my first (and possibly only) half marathon, I thought I would write about my thoughts-the good and bad! Everyone that knows me, knows that running is not exactly my favorite activity, in fact it’s probably not even in the top 10. … More My Half Marathon Experience
I’ve been in Korea for over 5 months now and everyday I learn something new and realize how different Korean can be from the US. Some differences are silly like there being literally 5 coffee shops on 1 block, yet not a single one of them will open before 10am. Can you imagine what would … More Korean Differences
Now that I’ve been in Korea for over 4 months, I’ve decided to make a “Korea Bucket List” of places that I want to see. Some of these are just beautiful places like Jeju Island and some are unique to Korea like the DMZ. I’ll get to visit the DMZ when I run a … More Frolicing Through Green Tea Fields
I’ve decided that I want to make this post a little different from my previous posts and be completely honest. Figured I should talk about my entire experience of living abroad as opposed to just the fun happy experiences that I usually get to have. For the past week or so, I have just been … More It’s Not Always Roses and Noraebongs
One of the best thing about working abroad is the amount of national holidays. In South Korea, we have around 12 national holidays-much better than the 6 or 7 that most people have in the US. If you haven’t seen any of my pictures on facebook , then you wouldn’t know that I went to … More Children’s Day Vacation
I’ve officially been in South Korea over 2 months now and the kids have mid-terms today. This means that 1/4 of my teaching for this year is already over! I can’t believe that and I sound like a broken record but time really does fly. The weather is starting to get nicer and we are … More Spring Is Here
One of the most difficult things when moving to a completely new place is trying to get back into a normal routine. Anyone that knows me is very aware of the fact that I always need to be doing something active- so much that I can’t even facetime people without constantly moving my hands and … More Staying Active
This past weekend was spent enjoying the southeastern part of the country while experiencing 2 very different festivals. This was a weekend I had been looking forward to since we planned it about a month ago. In addition to having a great time, we learned some very valuable lessons. About a month ago, 17 of … More Weekend of Festivals
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