Biking around Upo Wetland, strawberry picking, and experiencing my own funeral
Last Saturday, I embarked on a weekend trip to the southeast province of Gyeongsangnam-do to bike around a famous wetland, mingle with other travelers and teachers, pick fresh strawberries and visit a...
View ArticleSpring festivals in Korea: the Jindo Sea Parting and Butterflies
Last weekend, I walked across a parted sea wearing thigh-high rubber boots, chewed on wiggling octopus tentacles, and saw a baby wild boar poop on a guy’s t-shirt–all within 24 hours. With Adventure...
View ArticleLearning how to paraglide in Korea
For the past year and a half, I’ve wanted to go paragliding. I signed up for two trips at separate times, with romantic visions of myself floating over Korea’s mountainous terrain, but unfortunately,...
View ArticleStaying with nomadic Mongolian families: part I
While your father is alive, get acquainted with people, while you have horses, go and see far away lands. ~Mongolian proverb Day 1: I woke up in my hostel in the city of Ulaanbaatar with a mild case of...
View ArticleStaying with nomadic Mongolian families: part III
Day 3: I arrived at the third family’s home, where I met my host mother and her two grown daughters. One of the daughters and I walked towards the forest to collect kindling for the wood stove. As I...
View ArticleCamping in the Caribbean: Tayrona National Park
Taroko, Terelj, and Tayrona. Is it a coincidence that the last three national parks I’ve explored have started with the letter T? Tayrona, however, is located far from the others–outside of Santa Marta...
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