Tag Archives: Gyeonggi-do
April 17, 2012 

Take a Hike: Bukhansan National Park

Every weekend, rain or shine, Koreans take to the mountains. Seriously, there is a national obsession with hiking in Korea! We decided to see what all the fuss was about and check out the hiking scene in Bukhansan National Park. The whole concept of this park is pretty amazing. It has a total area of 79.9 [...]


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March 29, 2012 

Life as an Other

All my life, I have lived in places where I am a member of the majority–whether that be the majority race, majority religion, majority tax-bracket…you name it. Before I left my hometown, I never had to experience life as an “other.” Growing up in a primarily white, Christian, middle class community, even if I sympathized [...]


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March 28, 2012 

The Eccentricities of Korea

There are so many little eccentricities about Korea, and luckily, in this digital age, we are able to capture so many of them with our cameras, phones and ipods. Here is a collection of images that show off the uniqueness of Korea…please enjoy!


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March 21, 2012 

Hanging with the Royals at Hwaseong Haenggung Palace (화성 행궁)

…royal cardboard people that is! After we decided we didn’t feel like hiking two more miles around the Hwaseong Fortress, we decided to head straight downhill and check out the Hwaseong Haenggung Palace. This palace was built by King Jeongjo of the Joseon dynasty in 1789 within the walls of Hwaseong Fortress. It served as a [...]


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January 13, 2012 

Worth the Wait

As I sit in my freezing cold office today, the only thought that is getting me through is this: today is our last day of work before we leave this… For this! For fourteen days we’ll be traveling to Kuala Lumper, Malaysia and Phuket and Koh Phi Phi Island, Thailand. I can’t wait to try [...]

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