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 weekendContinueContinue reading “a Train to Busan”
Category Archives: Korea
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 isContinueContinue 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.ContinueContinue 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,ContinueContinue reading “An Island in Winter: part 2”
An Island in Winter: part 1
vector stock photo Last week, to start my winter vacation, I went to Jeju Island (제주도 : Jeju-do). It is an island south of the Korean peninsula. It formed from an underwater volcano’s eruptions. There is a large volcanic mountain, Halla-san (한라산), as well as many hills (언덕 : on-dok), all overlooking beautiful forests andContinueContinue reading “An Island in Winter: part 1”
A Girl And Her Pez 