Second Meeting My story continues later that week. As the confusion and excitement of our first encounter was starting wear off, I receive another message from him. Him: Wanna watch a movie? Me: Today? Now? At this hour? It wasn’t exactly late by most people’s terms. But when the sun has disappears during the summer…
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The crisp morning air jolted me awake as I dragged one foot in front of the other for my routine, morning jog. The sun, still catching it’s last bit of slumber, didn’t greet me as I began my start to another day. Not athletically inclined and hesitant to call my morning routine a run, I…
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I thought it’d be fun to share a funny first date experience I had this year. After coming to terms with the shock of it all, I think it’s pretty hilarious how I didn’t see it coming. First meeting Him: Hi. Me: Hi there! Nice to meet you. My name is Julena, what’s your name?…
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It’s just a dream. A dream that kindled my passion and for the first time wasn’t suppressed by fears. It’s just a dream. A dream that brightened my world and enabled me to breathe. It’s just a dream. A dream that let me discovered my wings and gave me the courage to fly. It’s just…
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Q: How are you coping with corona and quarantine? Being halfway across the world from friends and family and living alone in a tiny apartment with restrictions on who I can meet and where I can go, isn’t exactly the best recipe for sanity. Since the second wave of corona has been making its way…
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The room was a mess. Books piled high on the desk. A sign of the never ending array of things to study, to read, to learn. Books serving different purposes, having different meanings and values but all bought with an intention, a cause. I glanced at the language books that made up majority of my…
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Q: How do you manage a work/life balance in Korea? Korea has a very fast paced, demanding work culture (especially in places like Seoul). Work can include long hours (sometimes cutting into your weekend) with no overtime pay, unpredictable schedule changes and demanding workloads. So how does one properly balance having a life and a…
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The building was eerily silent. The usual lively chatter and laughter now absent and the pounding of feet as children race through the halls, ignoring the clear signs and rules against such behavior, absent. The classrooms, designed for noisy, energetic, highly impressionable little humans, were occupied only by teachers. Some were crunched behind oak desks…
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That Korean Life 