In my last post, I wrote about a few of my favorite coffee shops I like to go to to study and do work. Since then, I have discovered a few more that I wanted to share with you. This one is called Grande Jatte, and there are multiple things that I like about it….
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Where’s the Coffee? 커피를 어디에요?
One of my favorite things about Korea has been exploring the many coffee shops. It seems as if there are three or four coffee shops on every street, and new ones are opening every other week. I believe one of the reasons is because people tend to have smaller apartments, so it is very common…
What I Miss About the U.S. 미국에 그리워하는 것
While there are surprisingly not many things I miss about the U.S., I decided to share with you what I do miss. Of course, friends and family are #1 on the list, but other than that, most of what I find myself wanting is the food. While Korea does have a variety of multicultural food…
새해 복 많이 받으세요 and Being Reunited
Happy Lunar New Year! During the first week of February, I had Monday through Wednesday off to celebrate the holiday, and with it brought my family! My mom, sister, and my brother-in-law’s sister made the long trek to see where I live and explore the culture. I left work on Friday evening and got on…
New Scenes and Destinations
A few weekends ago I went on a weekend trip with a few friends of mine to celebrate the end of Winter Camp. Our destination: Gyeongju (경주), which is a city with a long history and many tourists sights, and sites. Our first stop after the bus ride was lunch where we had a plethora…
생일 축하합니다
생일 축하합니다 means happy birthday. On October 14th, I turned 23. If you didn’t know, Koreans measure age differently than Americans do. Because babies are in the womb for 10 months, they just round it up to a year, so when you are born, you are already considered to be a year old. When January…
A Week of Festivities
This past week has been a busy one. Sunday started off with the 코스모스 (Cosmos) Festival. To clarify, this was the flower, not to be mistaken with the entire universe. We traveled about 20 minutes by car to get to 하동 (Hadong), where we walked through tunnels of squash plants and vines and fields of…
Happy 추석 (Chuseok) and Finding the “Seoul” of South Korea
This past week there was a holiday called 추석 (Chuseok). You can think of it as being similar to our Thanksgiving. So that means we had Monday through Wednesday off from work and school. It called for a mini vacation: a trip to Seoul with one of my coworkers. We left Saturday morning to get…
A Whole New World
Today officially marks a week of living in South Korea. Surprisingly I didn’t have an issue adjusting to the time change, which I count as a blessing. I have completely unpacked and moved into my apartment as well! So far, living on my own is not as hard or as lonely as I thought…
Weekends O’ Adventure
Cedar Point A few weekends ago, I had the fortune to be able to spend time with my sister and mutual friends for her bachelorette party. The day started early, but we were able to go to the park and ride the roller coasters before getting ready to hit the town. We played some games,…
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