Andong selfie Howdy readers! It is amazing how fast time slips through our fingers. The phrase “Time flies when you’re having fun” should be altered to “Time flies when you’re having fun, or in pandemic restrictions”. Today, I want to share with you a trip I took with friends in June. June Weekend trip toContinue reading "Anyeong, Andong!"
a Train to Busan
Sun setting over Dongdaegu Station So, its been much longer than “soon”. I started writing this post over a month ago, and just couldn’t get the words out. To those who waited with bated breath, you can breathe again (but also, thank you!). 부산 - Busan At the beginning of April, I took a weekendContinue reading "a Train to Busan"
Numbers and Sites
Sun rising over the mountain in my neighborhood Hi there, readers! Long time, no write and read! Since school started on March 2nd, I have been busy with lesson planning, teaching 24 classes a week, studying Korean, and taking (too many) naps. I cannot believe we are entering the month of May, already. 2021 isContinue reading "Numbers and Sites"
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
*Happy New Year!!* Tomorrow, February 12th, 2021, happens to be the lunar new year 설날 (Seollal) celebrated in Korea. This is a time for family, tteokguk (rice cake soup), and ancestral rituals. Children will traditionally perform 세배 (sae bae), which is a bow to pay their respects to their elders, and receive money and wisdom.Continue reading "새해 복 많이 받으세요!"
An Island in Winter: part 2
Refresher: I went to Jeju Island, just south of Korea to start off my winter vacation. I stayed for one week. Part 1 covered the first 3 days of my adventures. Today, I will finish recounting the final 4 days of the trip! Day 4 After a good night's sleep in the cabin-like healing hotel,Continue reading "An Island in Winter: part 2"
A Girl And Her Pez 