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Juknokwon Bamboo Forest

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you should be excited about your weekend plans, but all you want to do is cancel all of them and not leave your bed? I don’t know if was stress from finishing the year up at work, hormones, falling and banging up my knee, or theContinue reading “Juknokwon Bamboo Forest”

Less Then 48 Hours in Seoul

I have lived in Korea for 10 months and have yet been up to Seoul 서울시. Well, outside my 14-day quarantine, that is. My friend Sam and I decided that we deserved to treat ourselves for New Year’s. Even with a 9pm Covid related restaurant and bar curfew, we were determined to celebrate the pastContinue reading “Less Then 48 Hours in Seoul”

Lies About Eating Cheap in Korean

Grocery shopping is everyone’s favorite chore. Some of us wake up early on the weekend or go after work to try to beat the insufferable crowds. The crowds full of screaming children (maybe yours), people leaving their carts in the middle of the aisle or ramming them into you, the chaos and madness of wanderingContinue reading “Lies About Eating Cheap in Korean”

The Wildest 24 Hours of My Life: My First Hoesik

They told me I was going to Boseong 보성군. I did not sign up for what happened next. Since covid, the Korean Hoesik 회식 has been canceled. Hoesik is really any gathering of people to eat, get drunk, and marry; however, it has become synonymous with workplace culture in Korea. Pre-covid, you were expedited toContinue reading “The Wildest 24 Hours of My Life: My First Hoesik”