• Art & Entertainment

    Top Five Films to Make You Laugh

         Cinema, like all art forms, can be a powerful tool to explore important themes, make commentary on social issues, and delve into human emotions and psychology. Many excellent films do these things, and are normally hard-hitting dramas. But…

  • Fashion

    Outfit – Be Bold

         I’ve never thought of myself as a particularly confident person, but sometimes you just have to fake it till you make it, and I’m getting pretty good at that! A good outfit can help too, and combining red…

  • Life

    A Day in the Life: Hagwon ESL Teacher

         So I’ve been working in my new job in Busan for nearly two months now, which means I’m now more or less used to my daily routine, my students, what is expected of me etc. Last year, I…

  • Travel

    Gamcheon Cultural Village | Busan

         This past weekend I ticked off one of the top places on my list of things to see in Busan, and that was Gamcheon Cultural Village. A lot of places around here that I’ve seen so far have…

  • Fashion

    Outfit – New Addition

         I’ve noticed recently that whenever I go shopping, I have a tendency to buy dresses, skirts, cardigans and shoes mainly (jeans and shorts when I need them), but I never seem to come away with many tops. Perhaps…

  • Music

    Review – Set It Off: Upside Down

         Set It Off’s third studio album, Upside Down, is certainly that – upside down. It’s a record with so many musical styles infused throughout out. Although the band are typically classified somewhere within the broad rock genre, I…

  • Travel

    Jinju Lantern Festival

         One of the great parts about living in a foreign country for an extended period of time, is that you are more likely to get to experience local events and festivals, which may not always coincide with shorter…

  • Fashion

    Outfit – Checked Out

         My old checked shirt was getting a bit worn out, and there was even a rip under one arm, so when I saw more during my little Seoul shopping trip, I thought it was time to pick up…

  • Health & Wellness,  Life

    Just Keep Going

         Life is amazing. Life can be this crazy, beautiful, exciting, wonderful adventure. There are those days when something truly remarkable happens, that makes you so overwhelmingly full of joy and wonder. There are other days that are perfectly…

  • Travel

    Suwon | Chuseok

         My last destination of my Chuseok trip (read parts 1 and 2 here!), was an hour on the subway south of Seoul, to the town of Suwon. Suwon is the largest city in Gyeonggi-do, the province surrounding Seoul,…