Although it isn’t officially winter until December 22nd, it is starting to feel a little bit like the winters back home. The Christmas lights and decorations were set up and lit the first weekend in December, and all of the coffee shops have holiday themed beverages and Christmas songs on their playlists. In fact, Starbucks…
Happy (Belated) Wedding Day, to my Sister.
I realize that I promised almost two months ago that I would post an update about my sister’s wedding when I went back to the states in October. I am sure you have all been sitting on your hands in anticipation, so here we go! Thursday evening was the rehearsal at the church, where my…
And That’s a Wrap!
It’s been a busy few weeks, but today marks the end of my first semester teaching. I am happy for the experience, relieved that we have a break from teaching for a while, and sad that I won’t have the same students next semester. Overall, it was a great semester. I might have a few…
Another Week Has Passed, and 가을 (Fall) is Here!
This past week was busy and tiring, but there was still time to have fun and experience new things. I have been picking up some overtime at work as we are heading toward the end of the semester while also preparing for our winter camp. I know I will be sad to say goodbye to…
해피 할로윈! Happy Halloween!
This past week was Halloween, one of my favorite holidays. I have learned that people in Korea don’t celebrate Halloween like people in the U.S. do. While a lot of stores here will carry decorations, people don’t dress up in costumes. There was a Halloween party that was hosted by a group called Language Connection…
The Days of Travel that Never End
So as of right now, I am sitting in a restaurant in Busan, South Korea. I have just gotten off my third plane ride within the past 26 hours and I have one more bus ride and taxi trip to go. My trip back to Korea was the same as when I arrived. From Detroit…
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 Week of Stranger Things
This past week was my first week of teaching at my academy. Overall, it was definitely a learning experience for me. I didn’t realize that it would be as hard as it is. I teach level 1 elementary school students and a specialty magazine course for upper elementary and middle school students. It’s harder to…
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