While Korea does not have spring break like we do in America. The month of May has many national holidays. And with that comes many long weekends. Yay! We had gone to Seoul for one, and I plan to go to Namhae for another. I got the amazing opportunity to go to Taiwan in June. … Continue reading A Rainy Weekend in Tongyeong
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Attending My First K-pop Concert
It was 2018 and I clicked on a music video titled “Simon Says” because the thumbnail looked interesting. 10 guys sitting against a red sportscar. Little did I know that those 10 guys, known as NCT 127, would become my gateway into the world of K-pop. I started becoming quickly interested in not only one … Continue reading Attending My First K-pop Concert
Ten Things To Do in Gwangju
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
Let’s talk about mental health in Korea
I had typed up this blog post months ago and forgot about it. However, on October 29th, a heartbreaking tragedy occurred in Seoul that ended with 158 people passing away in a crowd crush. Along with that, thousands, and thousands of people, myself included, were subjected to graphic images and videos of the event. This … Continue reading Let’s talk about mental health in Korea
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
Korean Beach Getaway
No matter if you have a child or not in Korea, everyone gets to celebrate Children’s Day as a national holiday. Which luckily for us meant a 4-day weekend! Originally my friends and I hoped to hop on a plane out of Korea but that turned out to need a lot more planning than we … Continue reading Korean Beach Getaway
Exploring the Smallest County in My Province
When I found out my province placement, I immediately took to Google to prep myself for any county I could be placed in. I researched from the biggest county of Yeosu all the way down to the smallest county of Gurye. In fact, Gurye is the 10th smallest county in all of Korea with only … Continue reading Exploring the Smallest County in My Province
Bus to Busan
If you’re like me and love a good zombie film, you might be familiar with the city of Busan because of the film Train to Busan. Or, if you’re also like me, you might know of Busan because you’ve been dying to visit the colorful coastal city with wide beaches and tall skyscrapers. With a 3-week winter … Continue reading Bus to Busan
Amazing Race: Korea Edition
I have been so grateful to have an amazing friend group here in Korea and luckily, COVID restrictions haven’t gotten in the way too much to this point. But then Omnicron happened. As a solid friend group of five, learning that the new COVID restrictions included only allowing groups of up to four to meet … Continue reading Amazing Race: Korea Edition
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
Carly in Korea 