Purchasing a TEFL course through the link here will result in us receiving compensation. We appreciate you trusting our opinion on the products that will help you teach and travel in 2020! Before I became completely overwhelmed with the end of my teaching semester and my graduate school semester, I was talking to some different…
The beginning of October is a beautiful time of year. Although it is still a bit too hot for my liking and a typhoon could strike at any time, there are still plenty of opportunities to get out and go hiking. Using one of my days off, I went on a hike in Hamyang. Hamyang…
Everyone's experiences of living abroad are different. Us expats live in different cities, countries, and all come from different backgrounds. For that reason, I thought that it would be fun to chat with different expats about their experiences. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing the expat experiences of different people I have…
Springtime is in full bloom here in Korea, and that means that the cherry blossoms are, too. And in true Korean fashion, there is a festival to celebrate it. Knowing that the beauty of these flowers is fleeting, my friends and I decided to attend the first day of the Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival…
Greetings everyone! My name is Laura from the blog “Cremajournal”. My blog is all about coffee culture in Korea and my life living in Seoul. You can find me at www.cremajournal.wordpress.comand @cremajournal on instagram! Enjoy!~ If there are two things I've become quite good at while living in Korea, it's how to navigate the subway system…
My final day in Seoul was a busy one. Even though we didn't arrive to our hostel until well past midnight, we woke up before the sun to take a trip to the DMZ. Before I left America, someone I know urged me to go to the DMZ if I had a chance. Jared flying…
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…
Last year for Christmas, my friend Hannah got me one of those prompted journals where you answer one question every day, for five years. The idea is that you write every day, and see how you grow and change over time. One question for the month of October that really made me stop and think…
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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