welcome to yonsei university, where i'll be attending classes in the fall! the campus is beautiful, all situated in a forest in the hills, and i truly cannot wait to spend my days here.

climbed spiral of galleries in insadong the other day and stopped here to rest in the soft afternoon light.

our last stop in jejudo was the rocky eastern shoreline. it was the perfect way to end a vacation: sitting on the shore with the wind in my hair, reflecting on what a beautiful trip this has been.

today we visited the jeju botanical gardens and something very dangerous happened: jan ordered me my first patbingsoo: a korean dessert of ice cream, fruit, and this incredible, sweet red bean... this may very easily become an obsession.

jejudo is home to asia's largest buddhist temple, which jan and i were very excited to visit! however, no where in the travel literature does it mention it's location on the tippy-top of a big mountain, and hiking is the only way up! when we finally made it, we were happy to rest in the gardens and drink from the fountain wells.

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today we rented quads on a ranch here on the island. i had never driven one! and had such an excellent time roaming the land and visiting the horses, who are skinny but very sociable.

jejudo is hot and sticky and full of big rocky beaches. the first one we went to is named "dragon's head beach" because of the big rocks that look like dragon's heads coming out of the water. the resemblance is questionable but the whole scene is beautiful- i have never seen a beach like it.

hey friends, i'm here in KOREA! i just ate spicy fish for breakfast and now i'm off to the island of jeju for a few days to hang by the beach and roam some ginseng farms.

i must make an excuse at some point to live in the city by the bay. i could eat fresh seafood and watch the fog roll in every night.