WELLNESS ON THE ROAD How to Re-Enter the Job Market After Years Away Posted on February 24, 2017November 15, 2025 I haven’t worked full-time outside the home in a few years. But I want a job. I have things I’d like to do that require funds and the whole “dependent” blanket I’ve been wearing up to my eyeballs is wearing a little thin these days. I want—scratch that, I need a job. But it’s not for lack of trying that I don’t have one. I have applied to quite a few of them until recently. I have been a victim—a victim of my own short-sidedness. Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES 8 Intentional Travel Resolutions and How to Keep Them Posted on February 20, 2017November 16, 2025 How to make intentional travel resolutions that the travel addict in you will want to keep traveling all year long. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Your Ultimate Guide to Recycling in South Korea Posted on February 20, 2017November 23, 2025 South Korea has taken bold steps to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. Unlike America where all the recycled goods are heaped into one bin, recycling in South Korea is a pretty involved process that includes separating aluminum from glass, batteries from Styrofoam and even vinyl bags from plastic ones and they are plainly marked in both English and Korean. Read more
SLOW TRAVEL & LIVING ABROAD PCS Time – How to Stay Positive: This Too Will Pass Posted on February 16, 2017November 15, 2025 Every PCS is different. It’s way too easy to focus on all the stress, uncertainty, career and relationship challenges we have to overcome to live a life that’s positive and full of gratitude. Growth occurs when we make the effort to see the obstacles for what they really are– life lessons and opportunities to live in real time and not the past or the present. Read more
WELLNESS ON THE ROAD Army PCS Life: How to Stay Sane While Waiting on Orders Posted on February 13, 2017July 24, 2026 I love a good mystery. Don’t you? Here we are, a little over two months from our deros (departure) date from South Korea and we are still waiting on orders. We have no idea where we are going next. You would think after more than 20 years, I’d be used to the hurry up and wait mentality of the military. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Palgongsan Mountain Hike: How to Reach the Famous Gatbawi Buddha Posted on February 9, 2017November 15, 2025 That’s when I discovered we hadn’t even started the trail yet and I knew we were in for a climb to Gatbawi. Then we saw the them… the infamous rock stairs. There are literally thousands of them carved into the 3 hr hike up an 80 degree mountain face of Palgonsan Mountain. You can take the stairs or you can take a much longer, much less strenuous winding trail up to the top. Read more
SLOW TRAVEL & LIVING ABROAD Why Daegu Was the Best Assignment of Our Military Life Posted on February 6, 2017February 16, 2026 Daegu, South Korea is the 3rd or 4th largest city in South Korea depending on whether you consider Incheon part of Seoul or not. With more than 2.5 million people Daegu, ideally situated between two mountain ranges, Seoul and Busan. It’s home to the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s Fighting Eagles, a division of the United States military and the reason why my husband’s here, which is why I’m here. Read more
SLOW TRAVEL & LIVING ABROAD Daegu Apartment Living: 7 Things I Love About Life in South Korea Posted on February 5, 2017November 22, 2025 I stepped into this Daegu apartment and felt at home right away. I wanted light, views, four bedrooms, and a walkable neighborhood, even if it meant stretching the budget. After months of searching, this place gave us everything we needed for our life in South Korea. It became the apartment I loved coming back to every day. Read more