Celebrating the Lunar New Year in South Korea

The beginning of today was a whole lotta nothin’ if I’m being honest. Like – lazy day to the max. It was time for Emily’s mom Julie to return back to her outreach group, so they began the long public transport trek back up to Seoul. Meanwhile,...

Shopping Like I Live in South Korea

So there’s this magical place in South Korea called Daiso, and it has everything you could possibly want in life. Ok, so maybe not – everything, but it has heaps of homeware goods that make me wish I had a home. Especially since I’ve started looking...

Learning All About Kpop

Fun fact – today is the New Year in South Korea – a national holiday! From my basic understanding of this holiday, families gather together in traditional clothes, greet one another, eat a fish cake, and then BAM – you’re one year older! But I...

A Quick (and Cold) Trip to Seoul

Today Emily and I would be picking up Emily’s mom from Seoul. She would be joining the reuniting crew for the next four days until she flies home on Sunday. But the thing is – Emily lives outside of Seoul in a town called Hyangnam. To get to Seoul, we need...

Shopping for Warmer Clothes

Here’s the thing — it’s really cold here in South Korea. I mean it’s so cold, it’s like you could almost host the winter Olympics here. It’s that cold 😉 But here’s another thing — I’m from Texas and just spent...