Snow Moon (Living in Korea)

by | Apr 29, 2016 | Living Abroad

Last month I took the garbage out, intending to immediately go back inside, but I was drawn by the setting sun, which looked like the February snow moon of my birthday week when I was in Canada the month before: low to the horizon and hauntingly large, a bright circle...

On Moving to Korea

by | Mar 4, 2015 | Living Abroad

Many people from home have commented countless times on how happy and at peace I look here in Korea. It’s true. Living abroad is tough and not for everyone; I struggled my first year at a workhorse academy, but overall the new experiences have been worth it. I feel...

Living Abroad, One Step At A Time

by | Nov 27, 2011 | Living Abroad

One reason I haven’t been so good about updating and keeping in touch is that I’m in a serious down period right now in my adjustment to living abroad. Yesterday I realized one of the underlying things that is making me unhappy right now — how difficult it is to do...

What Korea Feels Like

by | Nov 7, 2011 | Living Abroad

Friends and family have been asking me why I haven’t started my long-promised Korea blog yet. In short, my two months here have flown by (helped by the fact that I was sick for 3.5 weeks) as I’ve been working, travelling, meeting new people and adjusting to an...