Hi everyone! I know I wrote a post recently, but today was too eventful not to write about it. To begin with, we hiked up to the base of the N. Seoul Tower. The hike felt like it took forever, and was a steep uphill the entire time. Most of it was stairs (although there was a portion at the beginning which was just a steep hill in order to reach the beginning of the actual trail), and they were made of stone and very oddly spaced. In some areas they were low and wide, and in others they were high and narrow. And it was a very irregular thing, too. The hike was torturous, and I was definitely feeling how out of shape I am as I climbed and watched the crazy people running up/down ... read more

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Guys, I will be out of the country for a year starting today. This is crazy. Gah! The nervous anxiety started last night after I got ready for bed, and between that and an early morning flight, I got very little sleep last night. I still can't really believe this is happening! I am currently sitting in the Vancouver airport, waiting for the plane that will take me to Korea. I've never been to this airport before, but seriously this is the nicest airport I've ever been in. It feels more like a giant (super fancy) hotel than an airport, to be honest, which is REALLY weird. Not even kidding, there is a freaking POND in the middle of the airport (like in the shopping courtyard. Btw, the courtyard is comprised mostly of duty free ... read more