myeongdong | chosenpath Korea is arguably one of the most beauty obsessed countries in the world. It can dispute that all it wants, but never in all my travelling days, have I see so many shops specifically dedicated to the beautification of oneself. In the UK we have Boots and...
So it’s February, Feb 2nd to be precise, and the last day of the four-day holiday that is 설날. This holiday marks Lunar/Chinese new year, and is celebrated with a ridiculous amount of food and fireworks and ddeok. When is there a celebration in Korea that doesn’t include ddeok?...
I’ve had it howled at me – yes howled, in a mix of utter outrage and disgust, no less – whenever I’ve mentioned South Korea and me moving to it, that people over here eat dog. The outbursts are also generally, swiftly followed by a shocked expression and variations...
I don’t think it’s physically possible for me to fit all I want to say about studying abroad in one post, and considering the fact I still have two levels and another 6 and a half (maybe more?) months to go, it would be a bit silly to try. In...
I think that this will definitely be my motto for this year, think positive, be positive, do things that make me think of myself in a positive light. Not in a ‘the glass is always half full/cure cancer and solve problems like world hunger’ kind...
It isn’t every day that you get offered the opportunity to move to the other side of the world to experience the wonders of an entirely different country and culture for an entire year, but somehow in July of last year (2013), I was given that opportunity. Well I...
