1) They drive on the opposite side of the road, which means walking and escalator riding (you do A LOT of this) is the opposite as well, but some cities don’t follow this. It’s confusing. 2) They read right to left and down. 3) At… Read More »Things that surprised me, I didn’t know ,or I learned at some point, but forgot about Japan
Tokyo was Anthony Bourdain’s favorite city. He says “I’m endlessly fascinated” and “I’ve been many times and it’s still thrilling.” According to him, it was the one city in which he could have spent the rest of his life. There are 5 things he says… Read More »Anthony Bourdain’s Tokyo
I love dancing Today I found out that my family doesn’t know exactly how much, they might not have even known that I loved it to begin with; it’s funny because I consider it as much a part of me as anything else. I’m not… Read More »I Love Dancing
Jeju Island dubbed the “Hawaii of Korea” is a volcanic island located about a 3.5 hour ferry ride from the southern point of Korea or a 25 minute flight from the closest mainland city. I was traveling there with my friend Nicara from August 12th… Read More »A Week in Jeju
FaceTiming with my Mom she’s excited for the few days of school left until finals begin and then finally the beginning of her summer. She can’t wait for Summer and I don’t blame her. For me there will be none. I mean I will be… Read More »Another Year in Korea
I mentioned in an earlier blog post, busing Boseong, that my days of taking the bus will soon be over, that day has finally come! Last week I bought my first car from another English teacher who lived in Boseong and is now leaving Korea.… Read More »My First Car
A friend of mine brought up the idea of how she wanted to fast for 5 days, she’s done it before and then told me about the benefits of it. I thought she was crazy, I never heard of people fasting other than religious reasons… Read More »4 Days Without Food
Waiting at the bus stop I sometimes feel as if I’m Jim Carey in the Truman Show; standing there waiting, the same people pass at the same moments everyday. How would I know if they were actors or not? So far the set has remained… Read More »Busing through Boseong: Life as an Observer in Rural Korea
I had never ridden a scooter before and after seeing the lawless way in which Cambodians drove, I was scared. I had already passed up on a suggestion to rent bikes in Battambang, so I had my mind set on Kampot. Luckily in my van… Read More »Scootering through Kampot
There are two main islands that people go to when traveling to Cambodia, Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sanleom, I had planned to go to Koh Rong the bigger island of the two. It’s known as the party island offering huge pub crawls and a… Read More »The Islands of Cambodia