Welcome to Jinju, the city of floating light. This place is like something from a dream. I really never imagined I would get to be a part of anything like it. I always hoped I could but you never really think you’ll see stuff like this. When I first signed up for Korea, knowing full … Continue reading
It started off the way so many Christmases do, the tinge of excitement, the cutting out and pasting up of paper snowflakes and of course, the waxy tasteless (yet somehow delicious) advent calendars. But this year those calendars didn’t count down to a reunion at the family home, snuggling up into familiar beds in re-decorated rooms, … Continue reading
This weekend we decided to explore the mountain that lies closest to our house. Geumnyeonsan (금련산) (“san” is Korean for Mountain so in English it’d be Mt Geumnyeon). Why this wasn’t the first one we climbed, seeing as it’s literally just across the street from our apartment, I’m not sure, but on Sunday morning we … Continue reading
As if randomly happening across Miss Alyssa on a Friday night, climbing the Busan Tower and discovering Jagalchi Market on Saturday and conquering Taejondae on Sunday wasn’t enough, Monday came around. Monday was the official day of rest after Chuseok and somehow we managed to allow Alyssa to talk us into doing the opposite of … Continue reading
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