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I arrived in Korea two days before school started and that, of course, meant that when Friday morning rolled around I was still recovering from the jet lag. So the morning of the first day of school found me wide awake at 4:30am with plenty of time to chill a little bit before school started.…
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…
I'm back with another cafe post! This time from Church and Dancehall cafe. Address: 대전 중구 대흥로139번길 38 1층 I've wanted to visit this cafe for a while now so today right after I finished English camp I met my friend at the bus stop in front of my school and we made the rather…
Continue reading ➞ Daejeon Cafe: Church and Dancehall (처치앤댄스홀)
(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…
Tai O Fishing Village was one of my favorite places that we visited during my time in Hong Kong. It was simultaneously familiar because of how comfortable I am around the water, but also unlike any place that I've ever visited. We had to take a ferry to get there and I, who can't fall…
This month was good one. It has been a month of seeing my sister, taking a break away from school, and then taking an even longer break at school. First there was Chuseok. We got about 10 days off and I went to Hong Kong to see my sister. It was incredible. Feel free to…
When I arrived in Hong Kong I didn't have much by the way of expectations. I was mostly just excited to finally see my sister after 8 months. But apart from that, I didn't research too much about what to see in the city. So when my friend suggested doing Lantau Island one day, I…
Korea Month 7 Here we are, 7 months and a few days after I first arrived in Korea. This semester is proving to be significantly less stressful than last semester. Due mostly to the fact that I planned all of my lessons in advance over the summer and a shift in my expectations of…
I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but for many of my classes I can pinpoint the exact moment that things took a turn for the better. For some of them, it was right of the bat. The little ones, for example, aren't hard to please. They like me because they just like everything. The…
Hours and Miles 