Thursday, May 6, 2010

I have a newfound love of Asians.

"The only time it's cool to wake up early is when you're about to travel, if you're not travelling, get a new job."
Words to live by eh?
Well anyways, I apologize for abandoning this blog again. Life is a beautiful, exhilarating thing and sometimes I get so caught up I forget to stop and record. As you all know I'm back from South Korea as of about a month ago, but what you may not know is that this upcoming Sunday I will be jetting off to Barcelona, Spain for a 2 week photography course & then staying on in Europe for 2+ more weeks touring around visiting friends and family!

I'm going out of my mind in excitment, have all my bags packed already and am pretty much living in my empty college dorm out of a suitcase just ready to bound off on my next adventure. Some stops within my trip should include:
Barcelona & Sitges, Spain
Copenhagen, Denmark
Malmo, Sweden
London & Shrewsbury, UK
Dublin, Ireland
I will most definitely be documenting & keeping this journal updated seeing as it's part of my final project for the class, so expect to see some neat photos on here in a few days :)
Until then!
Here are just a few more snapshots from my visit in Korea:

Steaming silk worms right before they were unravelled and woven into something beautiful.

Incredible statues at the Buddhist temple up in the mountains.

The temple was absolutely gorgeous, it took my breath away.

With the hands down, most adorable monk I've ever met in my life. He didn't speak any English but out of nowhere he just walked up to me and handed me a beautiful jade colored bracelet as a present, I nearly cried it was so sweet & I haven't taken it off since.

We went clubbing on our last night in Seoul & it was just about the coolest experience of my life. If you're ever in Seoul & looking for a night out on the town, I suggest either Korean Karaoke or hitting up the club we did, M2.

The trip was one of the most incredible things of my life, as well as one of my first exposures to any Asian culture. I loved every minute of it & the country absolutely captured my heart. My future plans are all over the place, but if possible I definitely have a dream of returning to Seoul for Grad School :)

That's all for now. But only 3 days until Europe!!