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…
Korea’s Christmas Lights
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… and I’m so excited! Christmas has always been my favourite holiday, but in recent years I haven’t gotten quite as excited about the build-up to it as I used to.…
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…
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…
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…
Moving to South Korea
What. Is. My. Life. Seriously. Just over a year ago I published this post, entitled “I’m Moving to Hong Kong” which was the first terrifying steps towards a year that, in the end, turned out to be pretty…
Farewell Hong Kong | Final Thoughts
Well here we are. My year in Hong Kong is at an end. If we’re being technical, I will be back for a few nights in August, between travels, but this is my last day in this apartment,…
Life as a Kindergarten English Teacher in Hong Kong
Can you believe it’s been 11 months already? Today was one of my last days at work (I still have to do a couple duty days next week, but the kids are finished now) and this year feels…
