Why I Moved Abroad When I was 17 I stood in the doorway to St. Peters Basilica and cried. At the time I was just overwhelmed by how beautiful and huge it was. But looking back, I think it was because I was experiencing for the first time the comforting, overpowering realization of how…
Daejeon Cafe: Hachi Cafe // 하치카페
Hachi Cafe // 하치카페 Hachi Cafe is a Japanese style cafe located in Galmadong which is honestly one of my favorite underrated neighborhoods in Daejeon. It's very small, quiet, and residential but there are a lot of these pretty little cafe's all over the place! It's also in a very easy walking distance…
K-Beauty: Cosrx Products I Love
K Beauty: Cosrx Products I Love If you are at all familiar with the Kbeauty or Korean vlogger community these days, chances are that you've heard a few people mention a brand called Cosrx. Last year at about this time my acne was at it's all time worst and I was determined figure out…
May Update: Warm Weather and Good Vibes
May Update: Warm Weather and Good Vibes May has been a good one. I finally feel like I'm really past that weird funk I was in at the beginning of the school year and the strangeness of starting again has worn off. I'm still as busy as ever but exhausted after a long…
Daejeon Cafe: Pax // 팍스
Pax // 팍스 Pax is a rather large industrial style cafe in the middle of a very typical little Korean residential area. My friend and I came here after a quick kimbap/ramen dinner to study for a while. When we arrived around 7:00 there was still hardly any one there so it was perfect…
When The Shine Wears Off
When The Shine Wears Off This is year two for me living and working in Daejeon, Korea. So that means that, for two-thirds of my students this is their second year with me. It means that the novelty of me has worn off for most of my kids. That manifests itself in good and…
Taean Tulip Festival // 태안 튤립축제
Taean Tulip Festival 태안 튤립축제 Two Saturdays ago myself and a friend found ourselves at Daejeon's main bus terminal very early with tickets to a small town on the coast called Taean. It was a long weekend for us so we figured we had to get out of Daejeon for a least one day…
Daejeon Cafe: Pangsion // 팡시온
Daejeon Cafe: Pangsion // 팡시온 Monday we had the day off of school and as such my loyal cafe hopping friend and I headed out to a cafe that requires a not insignificant amount of time and effort to reach. The cafe itself is out in Daecheong and by the time we arrived we'd…
April Update
April was a pretty low-key month. At the end of March I found that I'd accidentally written something closer to a short novel than a blog post about everything that happened but this month I'm here with almost nothing. In fact I don't even remember much in particular that I did, a sure sign that…
Daejeon Cafe: Second Haru // 두번째하루
두번째하루 Last Saturday I walked out of my house into the most incredible weather we've had all year and hopped on a bus to 유천동 to meet up with a friend and visit a cafe that I've been wanting to try for a while! The cafe itself was lovely but the cafe plus the…









