Hard to Say Goodbye

I took this picture early in the morning on my way to the DMZ. I think it says more about why I'm sad to leave this country than my words ever could. Korea's so...so...ya know, like, awesome.

Peaking into North Korea

I spent my first official day of my last week in Korea waking up at 5am and heading into Seoul to join a tour group going to the DMZ (that's the only way you can go.) It was really interesting to take a look into North Korea and learn more about the war and the tensions between the two countries since. It's mind boggling that just feet away from where I was standing was a different country with the same people as the one I live in now, except that they're trapped, poor, and forced to praise an insane leader.

Half way down that blue building, North Korea starts. That big building in the back is guarded by North Korean soldiers.

The train that leads to Pyeongyang, which isn't in use now, but they hope it will be someday.

Beautiful rice fields on my early morning ride north.

Breakfast in Tiffany

Yes, I know that isn't the title of the movie. But that was the name one of the breakfast dishes at brunch last Monday. Oh, how I'll miss the almost correct English phrases here...

I love brunch. I'm leaving in 4 days. Holy cow.


Oh, and we squeezed in a sneaky little bit of shopping afterward...brunch and shopping! Yay!