Traveling has been the thing which has brought the most joy into my life. So many of my favorite memories involve exploring some amazing new place, or experiencing the hospitality of new friends. Traveling has changed me and made me into a much better person than I was. And yet… Some of my most terrifying memories come from …
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The Face of the Desert
“It is in the desert that Nature shows us its most uncompromising face. The magnificent play of the shadows, the comforting flood in light, and the gold glow of sand are there, of course, but only when the sun is low in the horizon. During the hours in-between, the sunlight is hard and unflattering, and …
A Weekend Adventure
The weekend started earlier… earlier than any weekend should. At the unholy hour of 5:00 a.m. (give or take a few crusty-eyed minutes) my friends and I left Pohang and embarked on a cross country trip to climb the challenging rocks of Yongseo Pokpo. It was myself, Courtney, Mary, and Stefan all packed like sleepy …
Exploring and Rock Climbing in Busan
This weekend I decided to explore the second largest city in Korea… Busan. Weighing in at over 3,600,000 people in the city alone, it’s much bigger than Pohang but a mere shadow of the sprawling behemoth that is Seoul. There was a big sand festival going on, which was fun to check out. Some of …