[dropcap]F[/dropcap]riendships on their own can sometimes feel difficult to manage let alone maintaining them when there’s distance. Ever since my two best friends moved to Texas in fourth grade, I’ve seen many of my friendships either grow stronger or slowly fade away. Whether it’s as simple as graduating high school or deciding to teach English…
#Korea is a weekly series on my blog documenting my time leading up to and during to my year in Korea. It’s very much unedited, stream-of-conscious writing! Check out the original post for a longer explanation here. WEEK 11: JUNE 18TH – JUNE 24TH Whoo whoo! All my paperwork for the contract is officially in!…
If I’m staying somewhere a bit longer term, I prefer staying at an Airbnb or some sort of apartment rather than a hostel or hotel. I think it has to do with buying my own groceries and feeling more at home. I stayed in Cape Town for a solid week between my trip along the…
#Korea is a weekly series on my blog documenting my time leading up to and during to my year in Korea. It’s very much unedited, stream-of-conscious writing! Check out the original post for a longer explanation here. WEEK 9: JUNE 11TH – JUNE 17TH And now the waiting game begins! I went to my doctor’s…
Elissa moved to DC to start her career in international relations after graduating from college in May 2013. While she was physically new to living in the city, she had family there who taught her all the secrets as well as the best places to visit! She left in May 2014 to travel and teach…
My friend, Michelle, and I spent roughly five days in Hoi An, in between visiting Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Before getting to Vietnam, it was the place most of our friends or online acquaintances raved about. We were pretty excited to see what all the fuss was for! And while I wasn’t as enchanted…