One of the biggest challenges I have living in Korea is finding food I can eat that wasn't prepared in my own kitchen. Living in a small city by Korean standards, my options for eating out tend to be pretty limited. After nearly five months of living in Jinju, I've become used to it and…
This week was the final week of my minimalism challenge, and I am not going to lie, I have been dragging my feet to go through this final stage of decluttering. Mostly because I've known since week three that I would not be able to find 220 more items to purge from my apartment, which…
When I started planning my first vacation outside of Korea, I only had one requirement in mind. Wherever I went had to have a Disney resort. That narrowed my options to Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Of course there are two Disney parks in the States and one in Paris, but I was looking for…
As to be expected, week three of my minimalism challenge was the hardest week yet. It's also the week I broke open my closet and did an assessment of what I brought with me from the States, and what I have actually worn since being here. I knew before even opening the closet that there…
If I went back and told my teenage self that I'd be sleeping in an airport in Asia in my mid-twenties, she'd never believe me. And yet here I am at nearly 4:00 a.m. sitting in the Incheon airport waiting to go to Hong Kong after a restless two hours of sleep prior to moving…
I've written about minimalism a few times before, noting that my inspiration to live a more minimal and meaningful life began back in February after watching a documentary from The Minimalists on Netflix. Before moving to Korea, I sold, donated, and got rid of 90% of my possessions, but after watching some minimalism videos on YouTube…
Every time I think about how much time has passed since I moved to Korea, I am taken aback. While I don't feel that my time here has been dragging by, it also doesn't seem to be racing by as quickly as it has been. This week marks three months since I first arrived in…
Although this isn't my first year living on my own, it is my first year living so far from my friends and family. In the weeks leading up to the holiday season, I was a little skepticle about how I'd spend Thanksgiving, my first holiday in Korea. But as Thanksgiving day approached, plans became more…
Day in and day out, it's easy to lose track of how much time has passed. As each day comes and goes in my new life, I sometimes forget that it's already been over two months since I first arrived in Korea: excited, hopeful, and a little overwhelmed. Now, as I sit in my 4th…
Find any person and ask them their opinion on living in a city and I guarantee that they'll have one, whether they've ever lived in a city or not. I will be the first to agree, living in the city is not for everyone, and by the same token, living in a rural area (or…
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Christine in Korea 