Travel Inspiration and Beyond
“Is it your holiday today? You must miss home!” I node and smile, but I’m thinking ‘well, not really.’ To be completely honest, sometimes I think ‘I’m glad I’m not there.’ Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Buddha’s Birthday, Independence Day… the joy of holidays in the world gave me a strange feelings. [...] Read more »
Now, look at your calendar. Do you see what day it is? It’s November 11, 2011. Triple 11 on the calendar. The day of end of the world. It is just another day to go by, but it feels special. In Korea, today is ‘Super Pepero Day’. Wait, what is Pepero, and why [...] Read more »
Halloween 2011, I got an invitation to a Halloween party. A week prior to Halloween, in fact. The party was hosted by Chris, a friend’s friend, an English teacher in Seoul. He had only one rule: no animal costume. Because it’s too easy. What to do? The costume I end up with: a [...] Read more »
“This is going to be the most intense American experience you’ll ever have.” Stephen said right before we went into Wildwood boardwalk. Hm, okay. What is ‘Boardwalk’ anyway? I didn’t quite understand the word ‘boardwalk’. Is it like the word ‘board game’? I guess I have to wait and see. So here’s [...] Read more »
I call my friend, and she says, “What’s up?” “Um…” Then 5 seconds of pause.. I walk into a supermarket, and the clerk says, “Hey, how’s it going?” “Um…” Then 5 seconds of pause.. Now I’m in the US, I hear it every single day, every place, wherever I go. Let’s get [...] Read more »
If you want to make a nice #KoreanFoodWednesday for yourself and your family, here’s a simple guide for you based on my experience in America. This can be applied in anywhere in the world. I will guide you to have a table full of exotic – could be, Korean food but not so difficult [...] Read more »
It has been 7 days since I left. Well, I spent the first day in the airportS but that was another part of expedition. People asked me what’s my first impression or what I think about the US so far. What do I think? I let all the things flow through me. I see, [...] Read more »
I will be on the plane to Washington DC by this time tomorrow. It’s just three months, I know. But due to all the hectic things happened around me during the past few months, or last two years, it feels like really a big deal and I guess it really is a big deal. [...] Read more »
. . One day, a date with my best friend Inny, we met at a coffee house in Daehakro just before the musical started because it was a musical date. Anyhow as soon as she walked into the door, she spills out this ideas, stories, and plans with a big fat pile of documents in [...] Read more »
12 years of education, English was there more than half of those years. But it was mostly reading, and really boring grammar. Long story short, I was an English failure. I’ve never got good grade in English, and even didn’t get a perfect score at college entrance exam which everyone gets. But here I am, [...] Read more »
