I’ve visited various traditional folk villages during my trips to Korea, but Hahoe (하회) is the most meaningful to me. It is located in the place where I was born: Andong. This 600 year old village carries the honor of being a UNESCO World...
My mom gave me a book called The Korean Cinderella when I was younger. I was fascinated by the heroine, Pear Blossom, and her hanbok dresses. When I first visited my birth family in Korea, they bought custom-designed hanboks for me and Holden as...
Jet lag is a bitch. It’s 2:54 am, and I am wide awake – eating the last pack of “kim” (seaweed) Kyeong-hee sent home with me. I’m sure the nearby H-Mart carries the same brand, though it won’t taste the same. I feel delirious....
Made it back from Korea last night. Fighting jet lag and struggling to process everything. The words aren’t quite there yet, so I’m sharing a few photos instead. Maybe the third time’s the charm, but our time in Seoul this trip was my favorite...
It was this time last year that I decided to take a leap of faith and leave my full-time job. Despite fear and uncertainty, I knew there was a different way of doing things… telling stories, making an impact – one that wouldn’t require...
