환영합니다!
There are many way to tell a story. And as such there are many ways that I can talk about my life here in an attempt to give you a glimpse into what living in Asia is actually like. But no matter how much I describe my job, my students, and the feeling I get…
Daejeon is known to have two main downtown areas. "New downtown" or Dunsandong and "Old downtown" called Eunhaengdong. In reality though there are lots of nice areas in the city for good food, drinks, and fun each with their own specific personality. But Dunsan is quite centrally located between me and all of my friends so…
Continue reading ➞ A Walk in Dunsan – Daejeon’s “New Downtown”
A Visit to The North Korean Border and DMZ in Paju About a week ago I got a message from one of my Korean friends in Seoul asking if I wanted to come on a little road trip to Paju. Paju is a small city north of Seoul that seems to be famous for having…
(Disclaimer: This is NOT new information. I know many people choose to travel with only this lens, so this isn't exactly unique to me. But I wanted to try my hand at explaining why and maybe convince some of you to give it a try!) One of the hardest parts of traveling is figuring…
I love taking pictures of streets, always have. I even have an older blog post where I put together a bunch of pictures of streets from some of my various travels. (You can read that here.) But it's no secret that Japan is known for little magical alleys and streets. So here are just some…
Day 4 was our last day in Tokyo. We had the full day to explore and see the city and then had to be at the airport by about 11:00pm for our 1:00am flight back to Korea. We kicked the day off with some delicious donuts and coffee. Just thinking about that donut…
Continue reading ➞ Tokyo Day 4: Akihabara and a Buddhist Bar
The morning of Tokyo day 3 my friends and I decided to try to wake up at a decent hour and head out towards Meiji Shrine in an attempt to beat the crazy crowds that we had seen there the day before. I say "try" because by the time we left, stopped for coffee and…
Continue reading ➞ Tokyo Day 3: Meiji Shrine, Shimokitazawa, and Golden Gai
Day two started off pretty late as we were still recovering from the very late flight over from Korea. One of my friends went to a cafe earlier in the morning and brought us back some coffee and snacks. We ate our little breakfast looking down at the street from the window in our…
Continue reading ➞ Tokyo Day 2: Imperial Palace, Asakusa, and Sensō-ji
Here's a video of my weekend in Seoul! In the video are clips from the cherry blossom festival I went to, Bongeunsa Temple, a dog cafe in Ilsan and a few other little random bits. Please enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVPXVMXzgWU&t=13s
I visited 봉은사 last time I was in Korea. (If you want to read about that trip you can click here.) But being here in the spring time was completely different. Right now there are lanterns up for, I believe, Buddha's birthday. And the combination of the cherry blossoms and the lanterns and the beautiful old…
Hours and Miles 