South Korea
Day 275: I’m Heading Home!
It's hard to believe that this journey all began back in 2016. Back when I was working and saving as much as I could for this trip. Grumbling under my breath as I biked to work in freezing temperatures or constantly counting my pennies. I remember wondering if all of...
We Got Our Nails Did
Ok, so a person can only be lazy for so long before they start going stir-crazy. And for me that day was today. Don't get me wrong, I was not looking forward to bundling up for the cold, but I was on a mission. I needed to mail my final postcard. I can't remember if...
Working on My Computer
Oh, look! Another day of computer stuff. Hahaha! Emily goes to work every week day (though she's had a few days off for the New Year), so I'm left to poke around in the apartment all day with her cat. You'd think I'd get tired of it, but if I'm being honest, I'm not...
8+ Hours of Editing Photos
Today was bookend by two really great things ... but the middle part was pretty boring. Magically, there's one donut shop in the entire town of Hyangnam. And though it's the perfectly mediocre Dunkin Donuts (long live Krispy Kreme forever), Emily and I were happy to...
My Last Train on This Trip
Emily and I slept in preeeetty close to our check-out time of 11am. We eventually rolled out of bed, made mediocre advancements to our hair, packed up our little bags, and headed out to find breakfast. Emily was talking up her favorite pancake place up the road, and I...
Working a Corporate Photoshoot
So I took a ton of photos today - like 22 gigs worth of photos. Annnnnnd I can't show you any of them. Sorry! But the photoshoot went really well today! I woke up around 7:30am and started getting ready for the day. I had to check out of the hostel and stop off at a...
I Got to Seoul by Myself
Today was going to be a very overwhelming day of events. And since I was a little stressed out about today, I only got about 3 or 4 hours of sleep the night before. So, really starting the day off strong. Here's what my day looked like step by step. Enjoy! 1. Drag my...
Prep for a Special Trip to Seoul
So over the past couple of days, I've been a bit emotional -- as you can tell from my previous posts. Haha! Partly I was just being a little tired, but I think mostly I've just been stressed about an upcoming photography project. Over the past couple of weeks ......
Spoiler Alert: I Didn’t Do Anything Today
I know how this looks - this looks bad. This looks like I've given up on exploring South Korea and have resorted to being a lazy hermit in Emily's apartment. It looks that way because ... well, it is that way. There are several factors contributing to this general...
I Want to Go Home
Here's a shocking revelation that I've recently had in the past few weeks: I'm ready to go home. Weird, right? I'm living the dream as I travel the world and experience amazing things. But to be honest, it's all starting to feel like too much. I've always been...
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, I decided to stay at the...
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 at apartments back...
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 could be completely...
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 to take a...
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 almost 9 months in summer. I don't do cold weather. But...
Trying Korean Food
I woke up this morning feeling pretty jet lagged and very hungry. Luckily for me, Emily had already scouted out where to eat while I'm here. The few times that I've actually tried Korean food back home, I've always loved it. So bring on the Korean food! ... ok, maybe...
I Took a Nap
I'm not even going to pretend - I felt miserable upon landing into Seoul. My flight from Singapore to Seoul departed at 1am (which felt like 6am to me), and it took me 2.5 seconds to fall asleep in my seat. I slept for about 4 hours which seemed like an impressive...