I’m coming to the end of my winter break back in the States. It’s hard to believe now, but prior to the trip, I hadn’t exactly been enthusiastic about coming back. No offense to my friends and loved ones reading this blog! It’s not that I wasn’t thrilled to see everyone I loved and missed [...]
I’ve been back in the States for about two weeks now, with just another week remaining before I return to Daehan Minguk (Korea’s actual name for itself. I always find it surprising when I learn the real names of countries, and they sound nothing like the English name for them). People keep asking me if [...]
A day into the new year, and I’ve fulfilled my first resolution! After tearing apart both my apartment and classroom, alerting the upper echelons of school and alarming all my friends and family back home who are waiting eagerly to see me in less than two weeks – I finally found it, wedged in some [...]
In Hoi An now, for the last night of my extended Vietnam tour. Now I can say I’ve pretty much been to everywhere in Vietnam. Hoi An is nice – touristy as all get out, but you know what? Sometimes touristy is great (especially if one is a tourist). In the old village, you can [...]
