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When I officially found out that I was going to be moving to Daejeon, Korea the first thing I did was try to search about fun places to hang out, cool coffee shops, and good restaurants. However, as Daejeon is much smaller than Seoul and there are significantly fewer international people living here, the amount…
I have been in Korea for a year. Today is the last day of school and I'm writing this from my desk as the office is descending into utter chaos while the grade three students storm in and out with questions for their home room teachers about if they're having a snack party later, what…
Gyejoksan Red Clay Trail // 계족산 황톳길 In your search for interesting things to do in Daejeon you may very well run into this. The Gyejoksan Red Clay Trail. This trail is located out on the edge of the city and is notable because it is said that walking barefoot on the red clay…
Patio Seven (파티오세븐) If you've been around this blog for any amount of time chances are you've seen photos of this cafe before. This is my favorite rooftop spot in Daejeon and we go there a lot. It's called Seven Factory Moment and I'm planning to do a proper post on it…
Last Sunday I took the TOPIK I exam. TOPIK stands for test of proficiency in Korean and is split into two different exams. One is a beginner level exam, and next is for intermediate/advanced levels. TOPIK I covers levels 1 and 2 whereas TOPIK II tests for levels 3, 4, 5, and 6. So for the exam…
Story Time: Teacher's Trip to Tongyeong. Alternatively, the first time I was, within the bounds of Korean workplace culture, forced to do some embarrassing in front of my co-workers. It involved a bus full of teachers, soju, and the US national anthem. But I digress. Let me start from the beginning. So on occasion…
I'm back with another café post. I may have opened a can of worms starting to do these kind of posts, what with the sheer number of cafés I visit. But then again, what with the sheer number of cafés I visit it's a shame if I don't try to document some of them. Plus English information on…
As I try to look back on this past year in Korea and come to some sort of conclusion about things I've learned or ways I've changed, I can't seem to come up with any clear answer. I've learned a lot and certainly changed in a lot of ways, but Korea is not a complete…
This is going to be a different sort of post. Something came over me this morning suddenly I really wanted take some pictures. I realized I hadn't shot anything since my sister and I were in Kyoto. Which is a crying shame. So this morning, after a bit of a late start, I met a friend…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon, Dunsan Cafe: Pigment Picnic (피그먼트 피크닉)
(Brace yourself for a crushing wave of sentimentality. Because if you thought I could over idealize, romanticize, and just generally be way too cheesy about Korea, just wait until you hear my thoughts on my home town.) Thinking About Home The thing of "missing home" while you're living abroad is a complex and constantly…
Hours and Miles 