Stories of a couch potato
On my first full day in Korea, I stayed in a part of Incheon called Cheong-na. When I first placed the reservation for my Airbnb, I clearly did not know what I was signing up for. It was a rainy morning. I woke up in a bedroom that wasn’t mine, and remembered quickly that I … Read More
This is what all the blog posts say: “Hongdae is lively,” “It’s where the night life is at,” “It’s cool and hip,” etc. This is what they don’t say: Hongdae smells like garbage. The first thing I noticed when I left through exit 6 of Hongik University station (the station where “Hongdae” is located) was the … Read More
I took exit 9 from Gwanghwamun station as said on the maps shown in the subway station. As I climbed the stairs that would lead me to the square facing the statue of King Sejong, my heart clenched and I held my breath. His golden-lit statue is the first thing you see when you leave … Read More