What I Saw Before diving into winter camp, I knew I'd want to do something when it was all over to celebrate. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to go visit a friend of mine in another city, but after some consideration, we decided to all take a trip to Gyeongju instead. Located about two…
Early in December, my coworker asked me if I would be interested in taking a trip to Ulsan the weekend before the new year to go to their light festival. Wanting to see more of what Korea has to offer, I quickly agreed. So in the week leading up to our planned trip, we arranged…
At the end of 2017, I wrote a reflection post after looking back on the whole year in an attempt to sum up the year into one neat, damaged, package. For the conclusion of 2018, I will attempt to do the same thing. 2018 has been quite the year. I started the year in Clinton,…
And just like that, four months has gone by. I can still remember sitting in the exact spot I am now writing my three month reflection post, amazed that three months had gone by so quickly. I've heard people say that the passage of time accelerates as you get older, and I am starting to…
After my excursion to Disneyland, I still had three more days to spend in Hong Kong. I wasn't quite sure how I would spend all of my time, especially as a solo traveler, but I made it work and actually managed to cross off almost everything on the list of things I wanted to do…
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 soon as I stepped off my plane I remembered how overwhelming the Hong Kong airport is. It's huge, full of stores and eateries. This time around, I learned that the airport has its own rail system, much like the Atlanta airport in Georgia. I spent a decent amount of time in the airport, working…
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…
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…
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…
