Part of my Jeju series. The Snoopy Garden is a not just a cash grab. I wish I’d say I wasn’t surprised by that (so cynical) but I was.
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Part of my Jeju series. February is prime orange season in Korea. What’s better than fresh citrus and cute puppies?
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Part of my Jeju series. I can’t recommend Chocolate Land…unless you’re just really into Johnny Depp.
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Part of my Jeju series. We went to Jeju’s own little island—Udo. The quickest way to my lil travel heart is a bike ride through some green scenery.
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Part of my Jeju series. Green tea lotions, ice cream, and tea paraphernalia. And of course, lush green tea fields.
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Part of my Jeju series. Double-masked, and covered in sanitizer, we carefully plotted our course to watch the sunrise on the water.
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Part of my Jeju series. The Bunker de Lumières is a digital art installation. The music swells, and it takes you into Van Gogh’s work, swirling and swimming.
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Here’s another installment of my monthly updates. Vaccines are still a distant blip on the horizon, but at least cases here are low for now. It’s relieving to be able to make mac n cheese for friends.
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Is Korea expensive? What’s up with the free rent? Here’s my breakdown of how much I spend per month as an English teacher in Korea.
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I would do some sort of reflection on a year gone bad but I think 2020 has taken up too much headspace anyway. So, moving on!
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Brace yourself: a new name change AND prints available. All proceeds go to RAICES and Project ALS.
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The more I thought on my burn out, the more I realized this entire year has been one, long, sloooow burn. Cue the Kasey Musgraves.
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This week, my coteachers and I went out for pufferfish (복어)—interesting, delicious—and then drove to Interview Mansion, one of Daejeon’s most instagram-able cafes.
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Last Saturday my friends and I decided to do a little (read: long) Halloween hike. We settled on Gyeryongsan 계룡산.
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The temperature’s dropped. The fall sweaters are pulled out. Roasted sweet potato carts line the streets. It’s all very dark academia.
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Cheonan is a little town that’s home to the Independence Hall of Korea (독립기념관). Here are my favorite photos.
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How does Daegu compare to last time? How has it changed since the outbreak?
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This past month I combed through the 18,000 photos on my phone and delete the ones I don’t need. But wait, what counts as “need”?
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My friend coined the phrase “Alternative Andong”—the side you don’t see. The sleepy bit of Korea that isn’t as glamorous as the streets of Gangnam.
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What use is a travel blog when travel is all but dead in the water? Well, no excuses. I have stories I could tell. Here’s the past two months, broken down.
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