In mid July, I was able to check off something from my Korea bucket list: camping! Before coming to Korea I’d read countless blogs about...

A few weekends ago, some friends and I visited Wando for the weekend. Wando is an island that’s a two hour bus ride south of Gwangju....

In early May, there is a holiday in Korea called Children’s Day which means…4 DAY WEEKEND!! But also it’s a day where, you guessed it,...

In mid-April I took a trip with some friends to the Boseong tea fields. Boseong is a little over an hour's bus ride away from Gwangju...

Earlier this month some friends and I took a day trip to Suncheon Bay National Garden. This garden was recommended to me by one of my...

Although I’m about a month late to posting this, I wanted to share about my first overnight solo trip in Korea! I traveled to Gyeongju...

This winter break, some friends and I took a six day trip to Jeju Island. Jeju is an island situated south of mainland Korea and is a...

Last weekend I took a day trip to Damyang with some friends. Damyang is a city that is located about 40 minutes northeast of Gwangju by...

This past weekend a friend and I went to the annual Jinju Lantern Festival. Jinju is a city about two hours east of Gwangju with a...

Time has flown by since I’ve been in Korea and I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving has already passed. This year, Thanksgiving was a...

On my three month anniversary of being in Korea, I spent the weekend exactly where it all started: Seoul! Although this time I actually...

Another weekend trip is in the books! A few weekends ago (sorry, I fell behind a bit) my friend and I ventured to Jeonju. Jeonju is...

This weekend was another long weekend because of National Foundation Day, a Korean holiday that celebrates the founding of the first...

My first trip while in Korea is in the books! This past week I visited Busan, the second largest city in Korea. Located in southeastern...

After two and a half weeks of quarantine and orientation I finally made it to Gwangju! It was such a great feeling to drive into the city...

Wow! EPIK orientation flew by! After getting out of quarantine in Seoul, we had a two hour bus ride to Jungwon University where our...

When I first came up with the plan to teach English in South Korea after I graduated, I was convinced that Covid-19 would not be an...