Its the weekend! Yesssss Saturday is here. And there is so much going on every where :) I decided randomly that I want to go find this organic restaurant called MEME in Busan today. I pass it all the time when I am on the train and it over looks Song Jeong beach. I will bring a book just in case I feel like reading on the beach. Then there is the Whale festival all … [Read more...]
The Arrival Store part #1
This post was updated to add new information. Keep reading to find out more. Original post date: August 2011 As the clock tick, tick, ticks away counting down my departure to South Korea tomorrow, I have to share an amazing experience I had on the phone yesterday. So packing has been a BEAST! And I am now on my 3rd time repacking my two bags and carry-on. Part of the reason … [Read more...]
Congrats
Congratulations again to YouTube viewer murasakiflower86 !!!!!!!!!!She entered the giveaway I had last month. I mailed off her package last week and she recieved it yesterday. GOOD JOB KOREA POST! haha...the lady at the post office said 2-3 weeks.... awesome-ness! I asked her to send me some pictures of her with her goodies. And she said yes! She is too cute! You can watch … [Read more...]
Cherry Blossoms- Jinhae
On April Sunday the 8th, I took the opportunity to head down to Jinhae to partake in the Cherry Blossoms Festival. After all...the cherry blossoms are the only reason why I decided to come to South Korea ...I'm serious :) Most of my Korean friends I talked to about the festival had never been. But everyone agreed that it is the most famous cherry blossom festival in all the … [Read more...]
Traveling with Natural hair: picture of growth
This is a picture of my twists in October 2010. I was sitting in my bedroom in my host mothers host in Madrid, Spain. I miss that room :( ...and Spain. This is my hair last month, March 2012, after washing and styling in the same twist. Just a lot juicier :) How do you care for your hair while traveling?? … [Read more...]
Finding my purpose…
I've been taking an art class with a Korean artist in Busan for the last few weeks. I just had my 5th lesson last night. Its amazing to look at my progress thus far. If I get the courage I will share some of my pieces. Here is a picture of me in my first class :) I've noticed that I always bite my bottom lip when I'm focused on something. … [Read more...]
The Unbeweavable MISTAKE!
Wednesday April 11th was a holiday here in Korea. Everything was closed so that people could go out and vote! One of my friends is very much into politics now because of the guy that wrote this book in the picture below. His name is Kim, Oeo Jyun. The only way I can explain him based on what she told me is he's like Barack Obama or JFK. Someone who rallies the youth to get … [Read more...]
Head wraps in Korea
Today I am wearing a head wrap. Can you believe that some of my students ran, gasped and screamed when they saw me? My students are so freaking ignorant I don't know what to do with them sometimes. I started giving the first graders a lesson on headwraps. Especially since one of the key phrases they are learning is " My son doesn't know much about the world.">.< … [Read more...]
Vegan 30-Day Challenge: The Good, the bad, and my new found respect for vegans
Its started out as just a challenge, a 30 day challenge to be exact. But it quickly became something more. Well actually let me clarify. Its been one week post the challenge and I have yet to go to the market to buy food. Actually my fridge is pretty empty apart from the bowl of seasoned tofu covered in mold and some chopped carrots and zucchini. I know it nasty but its … [Read more...]
Vegan week # 4
April 3, 2012 to April 6, 2012Finished!Haha...well that was fun and quite the challenge! While I contemplated extending it longer, it just wouldn't be feasible. My Korean co-workers were counting down to the end so that we can have dinners again without worrying about my restrictions.These 30 days have taught me a ton with regards to my relationship with food, how food is … [Read more...]