June I came back to the US in June, and I realized that I was different; more so than I thought I would be. People always talk about culture shock, how when they visit a different a country, they are surprised by things that to natives are normal. But eventually they get used to it,…
Category: A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life: Four
Recently, I went to the city of Jangseong-gun, aka the Yellow City, with my roommate to visit the Piram Seowon Confucian Academy. Named for the Yellow Swinging Bridge that crosses over the lake, this small city is about a half hour train ride from Gwangju and is a quaint and peaceful place. View of river-side…
A Day in the Life: Three
The second major trip I’ve taken so far was in March to the Boseong Tea Fields and nearby Yulpo Beach. I was with my roommate, a couple people from the church she attends, and two new students. The tea fields are particularly famous for being a filming spot for a few K-dramas, and there are…
A Day in the Life: Two
I’ve been studying abroad for just under eight months now and it has been both relatively normal, and a wild ride. I think what has surprised me the most was how comfortable I’ve been being here. Something about going to classes like normal has been a comforting sense of normalcy. Traveling around South Korea is…