Day 2 in Korea was by far the coldest day for us. We spent nearly 4 hours outside in -20c temperature while visiting Changdeokgung Palace. Note to anyone visiting the palace in the winter – there are no facilities with heating inside, so be prepared to stay outdoors the entire time you’re there. After buying our tickets, we spent about two hours exploring the palace grounds. (Which was actually more than enough time considering how brutally cold it was.) We…
Trying to get all my entries written while my memory is still fresh. Moving on to my Korea trip – I’ve always wanted to visit the country so I was super excited before going. However, my major regret upon arriving there was choosing to go smack in the middle of winter. It was soooo cold!! Lol After arriving at Incheon airport, we first took an airport bus to go directly to our hotel. After dropping off our bags, we ventured…
Happy 2016! It’s been a while since I last updated on my life in Nagoya. After my semester ended I spent about a week and a half in Hong Kong. It was nice seeing all the festive cheer in HK during the holiday season. It definitely felt more like Christmas there than it did in Nagoya. The only downside was that Christmas Day landed on the 15th of the Lunar Calendar, which meant my grandma ate vegetarian the entire day….
It’s hard to imagine my classes are done! Honestly it felt like it was yesterday when I was preparing for school. Even though classes only lasted 10 weeks, I definitely learned a lot this semester and I’m grateful that I met some wonderful classmates and teachers during this time. Initially when I was put into Level 7 I was really worried that I wouldn’t be able to handle the workload. Everyone had been in Japan longer than I have, and…
For the past week I’ve been getting nicely settled in with my host family in Nagoya. Everyone is super nice and treats me as part of the family. I really lucked out this time! My host mom cooks really yummy food every night, so I have to be careful I don’t gain 10 pounds coming back to Canada. I haven’t developed much of a routine yet as school hasn’t started, but I have been pretty meticulous running errands all week….