It is inevitable that when you live in a different country, things are bound to go wrong sometimes. You just don't know, the culture is different or you just didn't know (I said that twice on purpose). To get through these times, you need some humour and a little bit of that 'happy go lucky' …
Kyoto, the city that offers both modern day and tradition in close proximity to each other. A popular city for visitors when travelling to Japan, Kyoto is one of my favourite cities so far that I've been to in Japan. Offering outdoor peace and not as busy and shopping heavy as Tokyo or even Osaka, …
Kawaii is a term you may have heard before. In Japanese, it means cute or adorable and can be used to refer to people or items. If you know Hello Kitty or Pokemon, then you'll have a good idea of what is means for something to be kawaii. I was intrigued that you can also …
Deoksugung Palace is located at City Hall station and was initially used as a residence Grand Prince Wolsan who was the oldest brother of King Seongjong. This palace is surrounded by modern skyscrapers and feels like a walking through a secret garden portal. This palace used to be lived in by Korea's royal family up …
The hanbok is a traditional Korean clothing. It's been depicted in illustrations since the time of the Three Kingdoms during 57 BC to 668 AD. It was often used to signal a person's social status as well. For women, the hanbok consists of 2 parts. The top (Jeogori) and skirt (chima). The top is long …
I previously wrote about exploring Korean literature. Now, I'd also like to keep exploring Japanese literature. I've noticed so far in my reading adventures that the themes are quite different although I'm just basing it on the availability of translated books. Perhaps it just so happens that these were the popular books that were translated …
When I was trying to pick which cities to put down on my list of city preferences for teaching, I had no idea as I had never been to South Korea before. I wanted to avoid Seoul after reading that it was more expensive to live there (for food and groceries) and also being home …
I guess a post like this was in the works from the moment I stepped on my flight leaving Seoul. I look back with great nostalgia and am often smiling to myself thinking about all the adventures that I had, struggles, fun and moments of peace. I listened to a lot of k-pop whilst there …
Aside from the many memories, photos and letters from students, I did buy some keepsakes to 'remind' me of my year of living in South Korea. Always keeping my eye out for pieces that I love, souvenirs are such a special objects that I hope I can have a place one day to display them …
With my European holidays coming to a close, I had the unfortunate event of 2 out of my 3 flights back to Australia be cancelled and rebooked. It wasn't ideal cutting my holidays 2 days short and leaving me with a 24 hour layover in Singapore. All in all, it wasn't too bad but I …
Lingo in Transit 
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