travel

My First Jimjilbang Experience

When in Rome, as they say. Or in this case South Korea.. My first experience with a Jimjilbang Christmas Eve 2016 was spent a little differently this year. In snowless Gwangju, South Korea, I joined a downtown pub crawl to celebrate. From underground jazz clubs, to German be…

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Charles

5 years ago

What Living in Korea is Truly Like

What living in Korea is truly like… “..As the bus drove on, as far as the eye could see were skyscraper apartment blocks populating metropolitan areas, and the mountains that separate them..” That’s a journal entry from one of my first days arriving here in Korea. Honestly, the t…

Charles

5 years ago

Thoughts on Giving Up Who You Love for What You Love

Thoughts on giving up who you love for what you love. The idea of giving up who you love for what you love is a touchy subject. I hate to suggest that a particular situation can’t be win/win. I’m sometimes hopelessly optimistic that you can have your beautiful, prized cake and still somehow…

Charles

5 years ago

Living Abroad Got Me Like…

I’ve been living abroad in South Korea for just under 4 weeks now, so needless to say.. I know it all. Far from it, obviously. But even in such a short amount of time, I feel such change already come about. This isn’t my first time traveling. But this is my first time livin…

Charles

5 years ago