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Off the Shelf: The Ballad of Never After
not every love is meant to be....
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Self-Discovery: a time of healing and restoration pt. 2
healing can come from new places...
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Self-Discovery: a time of healing and restoration pt. 1
“What brought you to Korea?” is a question I am often asked, and saying why I am here is hard for me to explain at times. It feels normal. It’s where God opened doors. It’s a place where I feel safe to grow. And it wasn’t until recently after some conversations and self-reflection that I realized one of the reasons why I’m here. I had a lot of pressure back home. And by a lot, I mean enough to where I was struggling so hard to balance the pressure of peers, family, and professors I couldn’t see how it’d get better. Only since coming to Korea have I realized…
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3 things to do in Gardens by the Bay
supertrees, cloud forests, flower domes
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Fall Blossoms: Hwasun Flower Festival
Second spring? No, just fall blossoms covering the landscape. I’m not sure if I ever realized before coming to Korea how many flowers can bloom during fall, as it isn’t really a big event back home like here I’ve noticed. But now I have come to enjoy Fall even more since not only does it have my favorite temperatures and feelings, but now also includes flower blossoms–one of my favorite aspects of spring. Whether Suncheon Bay Gardens or the hillsides of the country, Korea has many blossoms to visit including Hwasun’s Flower Festival. Located at Namsan Park (Not to be confused with the Namsan in Seoul) the city has dedicated…
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Hotel del Luna Filming Location: Mokpo
history and kdrama all in one location
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Experiencing Autumn in South Korea
This is my second fall season in Korea and I wish I could enjoy this season more. Last year it came so late after a second summer hit the peninsula, but this year it seemed to come just in time. Leaves began changing as cold mornings require a jacket that you end up discarding once the afternoon heat hits. Green trees faded to yellow then orange and red. A visit with family meant chasing the fall foliage both in the countryside outside of Seoul and in the southern part of the country in Jeollanamdo. We ended up taking a car and driving out of the city in a direction we…
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Singapore’s All You Can Eat Ice Cream Museum
as much ice cream as you want with many opportunities to pose with ice cream decorated rooms
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Singapore Eats: foodie for a week
eating all the street food and avoiding the restaurants
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Gochang Buckwheat + Flower Festival: Goblin Kdrama
walking through a kdrama ~flower fields and magical shacks
being authentic in a filtered world
