Can I just say that doing a temple stay was one of the best decisions I've made since 2012 began. Not to stay that I've made any bad decisions but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.I packed a simple overnight backpack with some necessities. (The temple gives you a uniform but when I arrived my guide assured me that me my own clothes would be more comfortable.) When I … [Read more...]
Buddhist Temple Stay
Hey Family!Tomorrow early in the morning I will be taking a 4 hour bus ride to Chungju. It is in the northern part of South Korea, very close to Seoul. It's actually the province where UN secretary general Ban Kim Moon grew up!Why am I going to Chungju?? Well I will be doing a Temple Stay at a Buddhist temple. I plan on do 5 temple stays before I leave Korea.I want to learn … [Read more...]
Graduation
Yay! The 3rd graders are graduating on friday (02/10/12). But honestly I only teach 1st and 2nd graders so I'm pretty much like whatever haha. The funny thing is though that after the ceremony the teachers have to position themselves around town at the local hangout spots to watch over the students. I guess in the past they have gone "buckwild" ( is that still a slang term?) … [Read more...]
Travel Plans 2012
I finally have some time off from work :) I will be doing some traveling in the coming weeks. Stay posted on my announcement on where I am going!I hope everyone is doing well! Stay blessed :)-theTravelingNatural … [Read more...]
Shampoo Bars!
I recently visited Olive and Young in Samsan-dong. This store carries tons of international brands of cosmetic products and snacks. So if you are missing something from home and don't want to order online, I suggest checking here first!I was missing my favorite Maybeline mascara (the one in the pink and green tube). Well they didn't have that version but they have Maybeline … [Read more...]
TravelingNatural!
Hey Family! Since I am going away for a short vacation in a few weeks I thought it would be fitting to do a series of posts on planning the perfect travelingnatural getaway. Stay tuned! … [Read more...]
Sewing project!
Ok...when I was younger I loved to try and sew together outfits and small crafts. Sometimes here in South Korea you will have a lot of time on your hands. For example when you are desk warming( I will post more about this later). Or on weekends when you don't feel like traveling and op to be a home body.Well I've had a small stuff animal that I purchased from a stationary store … [Read more...]
Thankful for my Real friends!
I love skype! I love being able to keep in touch with my friends and family at home with video chatting!When you miss your loved ones definitely go make a skype call haha :)Now I know the other day I wrote about Toxic Friends. But today I write about the real ones. Yes! you will meet some amazing people while traveling. Some will turn out to be life long friends. These people … [Read more...]
Art Gallery Opening!
One of my favorite people in SoKo, let's call her my Korean auntie is an artist. And a very good one might I add! She recently had the opening night for her exhibit which is titled: Existence.Currently I am working on editing the video footage from the event but here are a few pictures. Some folks that came out to support. Me and my Heidi at her gallery opening. … [Read more...]
Toxic Friends!
When traveling its so important to be mindful of the people that you invite into your life. When you are hundreds or thousands of miles away from family, its easy to become attached to many social circles you wouldn't normally skate around if you were in your "normal environment".Same goes for the people you meet. I've noticed while traveling that some people tend to take on … [Read more...]