5 Ways to Make Friends at Hostels
ホステルの友達はどうやってできる？
When I arrived in Korea at 4 in the morning, I had no friends, no plans, and no Korean language skills. Things looked bleak and lonely at…
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Struggling Up N Seoul Tower
Struggling Up N Seoul Tower・Nソウルタワーを登ることは大変：
It’s 11:30 in the morning. I just got off the train to Myeongdong, a major part of Seoul, and I had one objective: get to the top of N Seoul Tower without using a map…
Living in Japan (with a Japanese Family)
Living in Japan (with a Japanese Family) アメリカ人、日本で日本人家族と住む I’m writing this post in both English and Japanese! このブログは英語と日本語です。二年間だけ日本語を勉強していましたから、日本語の文法は悪かったら、直してください！ The main purpose for my gigantic trip around Korea and Japan this summer was to do a 3-week study abroad program in Kyoto. This program was led by a professor from my college for the academic side, thenContinue reading “Living in Japan (with a Japanese Family)”
Add Saving to Your Budget – Or It Won’t Happen
Add Saving to Your Budget – Or It Won’t Happen Saving money doesn’t just happen. We make dreams and goals saying, “I’ll save money after my bonus,” or, “One day, I’ll have enough saved to go on vacation.” If you take consistent action, then that’s great, but many people only consider the notion of savingContinue reading “Add Saving to Your Budget – Or It Won’t Happen”
Vacations in Your Hometown
Vacations in Your Hometown Travel is an experience where you see and try new things, but you can also have travel-like experiences at home. New things can simply be doing something routine in a different way, or finding something new within a familiar area. One reason that we don’t find new experiences in familiar landscapesContinue reading “Vacations in Your Hometown”
Life Lessons from the Dojo: What Martial Arts Taught Me
Life Lessons from the Dojo: What Martial Arts Taught Me If you know me in person or have read this blog, you probably have gathered that I study Japanese. One person who I told almost immediately asked, “Why,” in an interrogative tone, and it got me thinking about how to put into words my exactContinue reading “Life Lessons from the Dojo: What Martial Arts Taught Me”
Bamboozled by Buddhists – Story from Seoul
Bamboozled by Buddhists – Story from Seoul Let me lay it on the line. On Monday, June 18th, I was exploring Seoul as I had done over the previous few days, and after looking through some large shopping centers nearby (and buying nothing), The views from my walk that day were beautiful, so here’s someContinue reading “Bamboozled by Buddhists – Story from Seoul”
[PART 2] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Concert, Camping, Phuket
[PART 2] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Concert, Camping, Phuket To Recap… We drove up on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, got to see everyone, and rehearsed on Friday before going to an open-mic performance. Read the whole post here! This post covers Ocabanda’s concert forward. We worked really hard coming to this point, and I’mContinue reading “[PART 2] The 2018 US Ocarina Festival: Concert, Camping, Phuket”
Falling in Love with Seoul – June 14-17 – The World of Tomorrow
Seoul Trip – June 14-17 – The World of Tomorrow The Flight (June 13-15) I finished my preparations, and left for SFO with my mom to leave the country late on Wednesday, June 13th. We arrived, I made it to my terminal, and got on my flight at midnight on June 14th. I sat nextContinue reading “Falling in Love with Seoul – June 14-17 – The World of Tomorrow”
Why Do You Want to Travel?
Why Do You Want to Travel? What is driving you to see the world, find new experiences, and leave home? Everybody has a reason, whether that’s to break the routine and change up the environment, to put checks on a bucket list, or to go to their dream country. Many people, however, travel just toContinue reading “Why Do You Want to Travel?”
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