Sarah was one of the first people I connected with before I came to Korea. I had researched online communities centered around Korea in an effort to form intentional friendships that I could foster when I arrived on Korean soil. We zoomed called, I “attended” her church on my couch in Kentucky and exchanged messages …
I’d just left my friend after lunch and set my sights on taking a walk toward the subway. I had a couple of hours to wage before afternoon tea with another friend. I glanced over toward a low marble ledge and saw her sitting quietly looking down, lost in thought, as she ate. I need …
For two days now, I’ve tried to catch my words in a net and stitch them together in a way that conveys what a day in my head is like here. I think I’ve figured it out enough to talk about it. It occurred to me today…..my life when I’m in Korea plays out the …
Sometimes the most serendipitous moments happen “accidentally”, unless, like me, you believe there is a God who deals in delight. My friend, Katie, who I spent 3 days with on Jeju Island, parked her car. But that’s not where it began. Thinking ahead to the day she would fly from Seoul to Jeju to meet …
Katie told me a story while we climbed Hallasan Mountain. She had claimed it herself back in January. By herself. It was icy and cold and she needed to do it because she needed to feel something other than the pain in her heart from things going on in her life. So she decided to …
