As of July 2025, I am officially entering my 10th year in the US, and my 10th year in Indiana. Over the years, I have met people from all over the world, some of whom became lifelong friends. Many of those friends have moved away to different parts of the country and the world, while I've stayed put here in Indiana. Something I am learning in my early-to-mid twenties is that people come in and out of your life. As hard as it is to say goodbye, every friend leaving Indiana mea

Reason number 278 I love being a girl: It's Sunday evening. The house is clean. Candles are lit. You just got out of an...

#miami #florida #filmphotos #vacation A couple of girlfriends and I visited Florida in early February on an impromptu...

#recipe This stew is dedicated to all golden chicks in my life. The stew really has it all - protein from chicken and chickpeas,...

Our final day in Japan was mostly a long travel day. From our hotel in Hakone, we took a shuttle to the train station, then hopped on a...

The morning of day 3, we got to enjoy a nice hotel breakfast and a little foot bath outdoors. We spent the day exploring the scenic...

In the morning, we started the day by soaking in the stunning view of Tokyo from the hotel's top-floor lounge; 70-something floors up....

Thanks to my extended visit home, I was able to spend a few days in Tokyo with my parents. This was my first time in Japan. It's a...

Nov 4 2024 Yesterday, my parents and I visited my grandparents' grave. Halmuni passed away early last summer. I missed her funeral....

I am back home in Seoul for the first time in four years. Last time I was here, COVID-19 was running rampant across the world. It really...

Sep 14 - Sep 17 2024 #boston #solotrip #harvard #cambridge #clampasta This was my very first solo trip. I’ve explored other cities alone...