This winter I was lucky enough to collaborate with Wishtrend again to bring you a curated box of vegan, cruelty free, and unscented skincare that gets me through the winter here in Seoul :)
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Last week I boarded the KTX from Seoul Station at 7am to head down south to Yeosu! Our train arrived at Yeosu Expo Station around 10:30am where I took a taxi to the Hamel Lighthouse!
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On a gorgeous Thursday morning I hopped on a plane to Jeju Island. This was my fourth trip to Jeju and I still haven’t scratched the surface!
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On my way back to Seoul from Edinburgh, I had a 19 hour layover in Helsinki with Finnair. Yes, I chose this flight plan! I wanted a chance to see Helsinki no matter how brief and I’m so glad I did. Here’s what I got up to:
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With our “city” part of the trip behind us, we headed out west for a week of western Scotland. Thank god Kayla is an amazing driver - this trip literally could not have happened without her!
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At the end of September, I visited Scotland with my best friend Kayla who lives in Pennsylvania. We figured Scotland was a good in between point for us and we finally found time to make the trip happen!
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Sometimes I just get the itch for a bus ride, and a few weeks ago I had one of those itches. I took a 3 hour bus from Nambu Terminal in Seoul to Hoengye (횡계) Terminal near Pyeongchang. I was off to see some sheep!
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I have always been scared to shoot in black and white because I think ‘well, what if I wanted it in color? If I shoot in color I can always switch it to black and white with filters but you can’t add color to B&W
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Since my husband was in America for business, I decided to take a trip too and finalyl go back to my “hometown” of Fukuoka after over 7 years. I had been an exchange student there during the summer of 2009 and was lucky enough to visit again for a long weekend in 2012.
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One of the things I love most about traveling in Japan is their trains. During my trip to Fukuoka, I decided to hope on the Yufuin no Mori train (Yufuin’s Forest Train) to visit the mountain town of Yufuin for the day.
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My study abroad experience in Seoul from 2012-2013 with CIEE was absolutely life changing. You guys sent in your questions and I tried to answer as best I can!
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On a blustery Friday in July, I took a bus to Suwon located just an hour south of Seoul. I decided to finally explore the famous Hwaseong Fortress and the surrounding area.
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I’m back with another ‘pull it together’ book list, and I have to get these off my chest right now and hopefully move on to happier material. Not all of these are depressing, but they certainly aren’t a walk in the park either. So here’s what I’ve read from April (though technically I finished City of Brass in late March) to June!
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My favorite film lab in Seoul has started a new project all over Korea: disposable camera vending machines! There are currently 4 machines hidden in front of bookstores all across the country filled with cameras and film, yours for the taking!
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On a hot Friday in July, I decided to hop on a bus heading south and explore the city of Gunsan. The ride is about 2.5 hours from the express terminal in Gangnam so I headed out early and arrived in North Jeolla Province around 11am.
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[IMPORTANT] I am writing this based on the process my husband and I went through at the end of 2018. I am a United States citizen and my husband is a Korean citizen, and we are located outside of the US at the time of filing. If you are not a US Citizen and you are located within the US at the time of filing, the information you need will be different so please only use this as a reference if you are a US Citizen outside of the US, filing for a foreign spouse. Thank you!
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Since I hadn’t been to the DMZ since I was a student in 2012, I decided it was about time for a refresher course and a visit to the border of North Korea. Imjingak is accessible by public transportation, so I woke up early Friday morning and headed North!
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My friend Cheleen had told me about an incredible bike path stretching deep into the Korean countryside that I had to check out, so last weekend I found myself on the train out to a station I had never heard of to see what all the hype is about.
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After talking about the same couple of products over and over again for months (some of them for years) I decided to reach out to Wishtrend to see if they wanted to collaborate on a box for your guys, giving you more than a 40% discount on my favorite products.
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If you watched my latest life update video, you know that this month I’m finally moving out of my sweet little basement apartment. Here’s a look at the spaces we toured and what apartment we decided on!
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