Tag Archives: korea
Ten days
Though I seem to be constantly in a state of self-reflection, I have yet to put into words what this past year has been, what I’ve experienced, how it has changed me, what it’s meant to me, the people I’ve … Continue reading →
Filed under Fact and Fiction, Stories, Traveling Tales
Tagged as foreigner, korea, life abroad, returning to america, seoul, traveling
48 Hours in Busan
Last, last weekend was Korea’s Memorial Day weekend and to celebrate my coworkers Will and David, our friend Amila and myself decided to venture south to the beaches of Busan to soak up the sunshine, dine on fresh seafood and … Continue reading →
Filed under Asia, Sights, Stories, Traveling Tales
Tagged as beaches, busan, chelsea marie hicks, east sea, korea, photography, seafood, south korea, teaching in korea, travel blogging, traveling
A month of stories…Day #5
Waygookin Written by Chelsea Marie Hicks “I’ll have uhh…hana of that,” Kevin pointed at the menu filled with symbols of undecipherable text. “I thought you were vegetarian,” Shin Ji Won asked, pronouncing veggie “bay-gee.” “I am,” he responded, sensing through … Continue reading →
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Tagged as a month of stories, fiction, foreigner, korea, short stories, stories, waygookin
Halfway reflections: six months in Korea
View from my apartment window shot in August This week marks my six months spent living and working in Korea. I’ve certainly repeated it enough, but I’m quite serious when I say that my time here has sped by rapidly … Continue reading →
Filed under Asia, Sights, Stories, Traveling Tales
Tagged as anyang, bong joon-ho, chopsticks, foreign experience, kimchi, korea, korean cinema, makgeolli, park chan-wook, pyeongchon, seoul, teaching, things i've learned, traveling
Tale of two mountains: Naejangsan (pt. 2)
As promised, I bring to you the second part of my mountain tale. Climbing Naejangsan was a completely different experience from Dobongsan and I sincerely cherish them both. The journey to the top began on a Friday night at a … Continue reading →
Filed under Stories, Traveling Tales
Tagged as hiking, korea, naejang mountain, naejangsan
Tale of two mountains: Dobongsan (pt. 1)
I’ve spent the last two weekends teaching my legs a thing or two about hard work and pain by climbing a few of Korea’s voluptuous mountains. Both have teased and tempted me with their treacherous paths and tricky rock formations, … Continue reading →
Filed under Stories, Traveling Tales
Tagged as climbing, conquering, dobongsan, hiking, korea, photography, seoul
