I was fortunate enough to be able to take 2 weeks off from work and travel with my aunt and uncle to Japan at the beginning of July. When my aunt was in high school, she became friend with a Japanese exchange student named Kaori. Fast forward 34 years, and they are still friends, which…
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Traveling Korea as a Foreigner
So as you know from reading my posts through this journey, I have been living in Korea for the past 10 months. At the beginning of July, I headed to Busan on a Friday night to meet my aunt and uncle who traveled to visit me. We stayed on Haeundae Beach, which is a popular…
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…
Living as a Foreigner 외국인으로 사는 것
I haven’t mentioned this since moving to Korea, but I thought I would share my experience of living as a foreigner here. I have spent my life in the U.S., where I would say that being Caucasian is one of the majorities, which meant that I was average and didn’t stand out of a crowd….
겨울 Winter Wonderland in South Korea
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…
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…
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…
Sam's Scenes & Soliloquies 