Seoul
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12 hot days in Korea – Part 4
Day 10 After another hearty breakfast at the hotel, my friend and I headed to Hyehwa to hike in the park around Naksan and explore the Ihwa mural village. I always really liked the area around Naksan but don’t always have the time to enjoy it when I’m in Seoul. The hike uphill is always…
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12 hot days in Korea – Part 3
Day 7 We felt a bit tired after our trip to Gangneung, so we had a slow morning before I headed to Hongdae to have lunch with Kyeongeun from Talk To Me In Korean. After lunch, we headed to the office to say hi to the others and it was so much fun to catch…
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Spring in Seoul, part 1
Two weeks ago I spent a wonderful spring vacation in Seoul. I was too early for the cherry blossoms but there was no way I could go at any other time. Geonha’s hyung was getting married, and I would not miss being there for the celebration! I arrived in Seoul after what felt like the…
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Korea diaries vol. 5
It’s been a while since I updated you on my recent trip to Korea. Life has kept me busy but now I’m ready to share the fifth and final chapter – just in time for my next adventure. On Monday I’m flying to Canada to attend a friend’s wedding but more on that later. My…
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Korea diaries vol. 3
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Meanwhile I’m back with the third installment in my Korea diaries series. So far, I have covered my first week in Seoul in volumes 1 and 2 and we’ve now made it to Friday July 15. That day I had made plans to meet my Norwegian friend…
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Hope
To hope. To have hope. To not lose hope. Hope seems such a fleeing concept of thinking positively about something you wish will happen in the future. As in “I hope I do well on my test”, “Let’s hope it won’t rain on Sunday”, or “I hope he’ll recover”. Though it may seem that hope…
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What I’ll miss when I leave Korea
I’m moving back to Denmark at the end of July and while I’m mentally starting to get ready to leave Korea, I’m becoming increasingly aware of all the things that I’m sure I’ll miss the moment I’m no longer on Korean soil. You may wonder why I’ll write a “things I’ll miss” list when there…
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Teaching ethics in Korea
This week I attended several workshops on teaching methods and teaching ethics here at Sogang University. We’re still in the middle of the winter break, which is always unusually long in Korea. For about 10 weeks between Christmas and early March, there are no regular classes. Only the super-intense winter season, which I taught in…
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Saju – Korean fortune telling
Yesterday I tried visiting a saju cafe for the first time in my life. Before I delve into my experience, let me just briefly explain what saju means. Saju, in Korean 사주 and in Chinese characters 四柱, literally means ‘four pillars’. In this case, these four pillars are determined by your four birth numbers: the year, the…
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My favorite places in Seoul
The winter semester is over and I finally have some free time to enjoy Seoul. I’ve already been living here 1.5 years now, and I’m so happy to call this amazing city my home. Once in a while, I make sure to take some time off to enjoy some quality alone time in the city,…
Sofie to Korea 