Lessons Learned: There is never a perfect time. Just start. As I finish yet another year as an expat here in Paris—I started searching for what themes or lessons have been most present in this last year. Many things haven’t…
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Expat Year 2: Life Learned and Lessons Lived Another pass around the sun à la française. I looked back on my post 365 Jors: The Expat Life from last year and was so eager to write this one as I…
Becoming an Expat in France: Beneath the Surface A lot of people dream of moving overseas and the romanticism of a life as an “expat” (which is a somewhat white-privilege word for immigrant, and one I typically try to avoid…
French Culture: Same Same but (So So) Different As you may know, few weeks ago, the handsome Frenchman that I met on my 4th day in Paris proposed to me. So, this seemed like an appropriate time to start…
A Night at Rak Ko Jae Hanok in Seoul’s Bukchon Village >><< Trying to decide if you should book your stay at Rak Ko Jae? Jump down to my review summary to see if it is for you! >><< We arrived one in…
The Fortress Wall Trail of Bugaksan Mountain This day ended up being more epic than I could have ever imagined. When you are sick with a chronic illness, you dream of being able to climb one flight of stairs without…
Part 1: The Journey toward the DMZ’s Joint Security Area When planning our trip to South Korea, one of our travel buddies told us that the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was on his must-see list for Seoul. I did a quick google search…
Part 2: The JSA, The Space between Political Charades and Tragedy The weather forecast was not good that day. Rain with thunderstorms. But, the rain seemed to be holding off and the weather, albeit oppressively hot and humid, was at least…
Part 3: Our Last Glimpses of North Korea and Further Reflections from the DMZ Our trip to the DMZ was nothing short of fascinating, but maybe not as much for all the reasons I had expected. Every time I had…