So, I finally made it to Japan! After a 13 hour flight and another 1.5 hour flight, I made it to Osaka around 7pm, Thursday (which is 5am Thursday for yall) with no major traveling issues! Awesome! That might be a first. ANDDDDD here`s the best part… I got bumped to FIRST class for my… Read More First Stop: Japan!
So, actually, my bags aren’t packed yet… I’m trying… and I leave in less than 48 hours! Wednesday morning is when I take off. I’ve been trying all day to motivate myself to pack. I just HATE packing. More than anything. I would love it if I could just tell someone what I want and… Read More My bags are packed, I’m ready to go…
I woke up this morning to the sound of Korean voices… and I felt like I was back in Korea. For a moment, I thought I was sleeping on the floor – like in Korea. I got up and walked into the Lee’s kitchen. My friend Yire and her parents were chatting casually in Korean.… Read More Korean Memories
Hello friends! So, I had a blog while I was in Russia, and it was the best idea I ever had. So, I decided to come up with a generic one for all my world travels. So, here we have it. Don’t worry, I still have my other blog. But this one will be specifically… Read More ASIA
Asia!!! I’m going to Asia!!! Finally this day has come! (almost) I got a job teaching English for a month in Taiwan this summer! So that’s exciting just by itself. It’s at an english camp for kids. I’m really excited about it… for more reasons than I can count. But I LOVE how the camp… Read More ASIA!!!!
Well, this morning I officially said goodbye to Russia. My really sweet new Russian friend Katya stayed up all night with me and rode with me in the taxi at 4am to the airport. It was a completely bittersweet moment when it hit me that soon I get to see everyone I’ve missed so dearly… Read More Oh Russia…
Hi friends! So, if I could choose a theme for this past semester, it would be something along the lines of “Never count on Plan A, because nothing ever goes as planned.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining… I love the adventure and the many laughs I get from never being able to count… Read More The Last Few Weeks…
Russia… I can’t say it was love at first sight, rather, it was just fascination. Everything was new and exciting, unexpected and unpredictable. New things to see, new foods to eat, new people to know, a new language to learn. It was a journey. A crazy adventure. How could I not be excited? But now,… Read More Possibly the Shortest Post so Far
Ok, so here are a few last thoughts on Russia… at least for now. 1. After much contemplating and praying and digging deep into my soul, I decided that however frustrating and discouraging things may get, I am actually thankful that my time here in Russia, although for sure filled with many joyful moments, has… Read More To Post or Not to Post: Part 3 of 3
You know you’re in Russia… – when it snows just as hard some days in April as it did in February – when you’re sitting on the toilet and suddenly you hear a loud rumbling noise and it starts shaking and squirting water everywhere – when one day you’re sitting around and a panel in… Read More You Know you’re in Russia when…
Lauren Around the Globe 