It’s no surprise when I say my favorite city in Korea is Gwangju. I even wrote a whole ode to it a few months ago! But I realized I have yet to talk about what specific things make Gwangju so special. Since Gwangju is not a popular tourist city, I hope this blog post will … Continue reading Ten Things To Do in Gwangju
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How a City Came to be my First Love
In Korean, "first love" is "첫사랑 (cheot sarang)". Although first love makes sense in English, we don’t put much as much importance on having a “first love”. So before coming to Korea, I had never thought about my first love. At 22 years old, having never been in a relationship, I hadn’t yet had a … Continue reading How a City Came to be my First Love
Thanksgiving: Korea Edition
The leaves have finally changed and fallen which means we have officially entered the holiday season. Although I have never been obsessed with any particular holiday, I was wondering how I would fare being away from home for the first time during the holiday season. Christmas is pretty widely celebrated or at least acknowledged here … Continue reading Thanksgiving: Korea Edition
A Typical Weekend in My Life
The part of teaching abroad that many seem to forget is the actual teaching part. Although I am blogging about so many amazing experiences, I am still at work from 9:00 to 5:00 every day. That leaves not a lot of time after work to go out and do things on the weekdays. Plus, with … Continue reading A Typical Weekend in My Life
Chuseok Adventures: A Four Day Tour of My Province
After a month of teaching and getting settled in, the first major Korean holiday rolled around. “Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea. This year it took place on September 20-22 which was Monday through Wednesday. This also means that we all got a … Continue reading Chuseok Adventures: A Four Day Tour of My Province
A New Adventure Begins
After packing up my little hotel home of two weeks, I waited for the front desk to call and give me the go-ahead to finally leave my room for the first time in two weeks. After a bit of a struggle to get my luggage onto the bus, we headed off for EPIK orientation. The … Continue reading A New Adventure Begins
Carly in Korea 