Life
South Korea | 4 Month Update
I’m home again! It’s been a whole year since I was in Scotland, for last Christmas, and I still find it crazy that I was away for so long. My time here is brief though, as I’m…
Cafes of Busan
Busan is absolutely chock-a-block with cafes, something I wasn’t expecting before I arrived here, given that Hong Kong had plenty, but most were of the chain variety, like Starbucks. Busan has lots of those too, both international and…
Fake It Till You Make It
This has been a sort of motto of mine for a while now, and while there are definitely times when you probably shouldn’t do it, it’s remarkable how far you can get by pretending to be confident and…
South Korea | 2 Month Update
I’ve been in Korea for just over two months now, and I thought it was about time to write an update about how everything is going here. I was going to write this last week, until I got…
Kids’ Halloween Party
So Halloween this year was a bit of a bummer, especially after last year’s being so much fun! A big part of the reason was that I got sick over the weekend, so couldn’t make it out on…
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…
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…
Room Tour | Korean Apartment
Yes, the wallpaper is hideous. It’s actually worse in person, because it’s just a little bit sparkly. I have no idea who chose it, but it certainly wasn’t me. Anyway, this is my new apartment, here in Korea,…
Scottish Tag
So seeing as I’m settling into yet another brand new country, I’m naturally feeling quite homesick, especially since I haven’t been home since Christmas (8 months now, the longest I’ve ever been away). So today I’d like to…
Busan | First Impressions
My first week in Busan has been and gone now, and it’s taken some getting used to. I had thought that since I’ve already lived in Hong Kong – a big, metropolitan Asian city – that Busan would…
