안녕하세요! Afternoon everyone! I’m sitting here in 중원대학교 (Jungwon University) after a long day of orientation programs with lots to share about my experience so far. Having survived a week in Korea already and two or three days of dazed jet-lag, the schedule is keeping a steady rhythm and I’m slowly starting to feel like …
The still moments rush by until my launch to South Korea; in 19 days I leave for an exciting 13-month adventure in teaching and adapting to a new life of pork buns, world-class wifi connectivity, and soju (a rice-based alcohol). I’ve traveled and lived abroad, but never for longer than a year and never before …
“Easter is right around the bend and I can confidently say that I have not and will not be spending all my money on delicious European chocolate and overpriced candy eggs.” A few weeks ago, I returned to Copenhagen from sunny, exotic places only to be greeted by the gloomy remnants of winter. To beat …
“This tale begins on what seemed like a normal night: Friday, February 27th, the night before flying from Copenhagen to Athens, Greece. The setting: Nutid, one of my favorite Copenhagen cafes.” I was sitting there, drinking peppermint tea with a friend, when unexpectedly I received a call from my host mom. While I had been …
“After my late night out in the city, I spent the rest of that weekend resting up for something called ‘Core Course Week.’” My core course (the one about Icelandic Glaciers and Climate Change) traveled around Eastern Denmark for a few days, hitting up some very cool natural sites, a ‘Folk High School’ (Vallekilde Højskole), …