The last day of classes that is! 14 more days until my week long summer camp and then freedom for two weeks! rice cake gift from a parent to all the teachers :) Classes end on the 20th and then there is one week of camp starting on the 23rd. I will have four classes every day. For winter camp I have 8 classes so I'm pretty excited! On the 28th I will to Phuket, Thailand … [Read more...]
Decorating Small Spaces!
Oh how I've grown to love my little one room apartment :) When I first walked through the door back in August my initial thoughts were "WOW its kinda cute but so tiny!" But after 10 months of coming home to mis-matched wall paper and my ugly curtains. I know I will miss this place when I leave in a few weeks :( Decorating small spaces can be challenging but also … [Read more...]
Walk-a-thon? Try Hike-a-thon!
Right now I am trekking through the mountains of Ulsan trying to finish a walking marathon. Its 24 kilometers to finish and thankfully the weather is beautiful. Here is a few photos of the trek so far! Thanks Korea for reliable internet ^-^ … [Read more...]
Seoul Stealers part 2
I don't know why I thought I would be immune to the staring, pointing, laughing, or the repeated exclamations of "oh chin cha waygook in!" in Seoul. But it was definitely present and I feel more intense than in Ulsan. Maybe it's the fact that there are so many more Koreans living in Seoul and I was traveling solo, but it gets annoying. I use to just nod and smile. But now it … [Read more...]
It’s official…I love KPOP…well aLMosT :)
Since April or maybe March, I've been hearing this song everywhere. In the department stores, walking down the street, blaring through peoples headphones when I'm on the bus...everywhere! It was hard not to fall in love with it! But I should preface my story with this tidbit....I don't like KPOP. I'm just not a fan of all the plastic surgery, songs talking about "I'm so … [Read more...]
Art Class in Korea: A day in my life
I've been taking this art class for about 12 weeks now in Busan and I absolutely love it! How it all came to be is a story for another day ha ha. But it doesn't matter because its so much fun! My instructor is a professor at a university in Busan. Every Tuesday after work I venture over to his studio which is in the heart of the Pusan National University area. His … [Read more...]
Vegan stalker, Zuzana Light and hyperpigmetation
Yup you read that correctly...Vegan Stalker. Since my challenge has been over I always get confused when I'm at the market. My internal dialogue usually goes as follows: What should I buy? Wait I CAN buy anything I'm not vegan anymore...right? hmmm am I a pescatarian again? I don't know? I'm so hungry...why do I always go food shopping on an empty stomach? … [Read more...]
Tailor Made!
Does this fabric look familiar?? I finally got my skirts back from the "tailor". I dropped of 2 of the fabrics I purchased in Daegu last month with a "reformer" in Mugeo-dong. They use this word a lot here. So she's not really a seamstress or a tailor....*shrugs* Anyway the girl is pretty young and has a really cute shop. I brought along pictures of the style of skirts I … [Read more...]
Teaching in South Korea
Many people that contact me want to know what its like to teach in South Korea. So I asked some of my friends in Ulsan to share their experiences. Here is the first video in the 3 part series: Let me know your teaching experiences? Do you teach in South Korea? Or in other parts of the globe? … [Read more...]
Song Jeong Beach and MeMe Restaurant Busan
I never made it to the Busan aquarium on Saturday :( BUT... I did find MeMe organic food restaurant! Yay me! After wondering around the beach with no idea how to get over the barrier of trees, I stumbled upon a tourist information center. The lady inside was very helpful. In my broken Korean and her broken English, we were able to figure out how I could walk over to … [Read more...]