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Choi Uk-kyung / 최욱경, b. 1940, d. 1985 Self Portrait South Korea (1967) [Source]

She did a lot of brightly coloured abstracts. You can see some of her paintings here.

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Fallen Cherry Blossom Petals Fill a Lake in Japan for Naturally Beautiful Scenes From Above

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카페노드릭

As my days have been filled with hours and hours with myself and free time. I have been trying to occupy that time with studying and visiting cafes within Seoul. My first cafe blog post will be about my outing at Kafe Nordic 카페 노드릭 in Hannam-dong, which is right next to itaewon. It was a quant little yellow thing tucked in the corners of the area. This quiet little cafe, that also served some scrumptious paninis, had some interior design elements of Europe (at least I assume so) and was relatively pleasing to study in. I highly recommend this place for a simple lunch and coffee with a friend or a book. 

I ordered a concoction called nutty blue, which consisted of of ricotta cheese, honey, and an assortment of nuts. It was surprising extremely delicious and I still have day dreams about it.  

My drink order was a bougie earl grey latte with soy milk. The flavor ended up being slightly weak, so I wished I wasn’t feeling extra at that moment and ordered it with regular milk. However, I adored their ceramics they used. 

As for the paninis my friends ordered, they were still exceptional, but not as good as the nutty blue. 

If you try to find it, the front of the cafe is a facade of a yellow house. Its pretty hard not to miss. 

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보일링팟

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me’s this winter

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My parents in Koreatown, 1984

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Seiichi Hayashi

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모모카페 | 모모라떼

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These days

I yearn for home. 

I yearn for those crinkling leaves, the fresh scent of autumn, the warm colors decaying to grayness learning to winter. 

I yearn for laying down on a slightly uncomfortable couch for hours on end, wasting the hours. 

I yearn for a home, not a small dorm room that is constantly filled with human presence.

I yearn for a place I can be alone, not swarmed in a city amongst 10 million individuals. 

I yearn for my familiarity of the place I have gotten to know quite well. 

I also yearn for this feeling to pass in order to make this new home something that I will long for in the future. 

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Searching for who I am 10,000 miles from home. 1차.

I am approaching my 5th month living in Korea, time truly does fly. As well, I feel that this is a good chance for reflect on my time here. Before that, I think I need to re-introduce why I came to this country. My studies surround Korean language and literature, and with that discover its culture and customs. Coming to Korea, I desired to solidify and contextualize what I had learned, that being cultural contexts and historical events that morphed this country. I also wanted to develop my already-known knowledge. On a more personal note, I wanted to find who I was and see where I fall in this crazy world. As a conclusion so far, yes I succeeded in contextualizing many of my studies, and doing so by going to museums. As well, in my classes, I am expanding and developing new aspects to viewing Korea. As for finding who I am? Being here has thrown me deeper in hole. I am more lost than ever. I have learned that traveling abroad, there are so many minute simple one must overcome before being able to tackle large complicated tasks. That was a concept that I learned the hard way by suffering from depression in my first few months. The adaptation alone was extremely difficult and I was dazed by it. Although, now, as I am studying at Yonsei, I am enduring different struggles, those being more related to academics. Personally, I am not very fond of my classes and professors teaching styles, and when I feel that I cannot learn, a defense mechanism comes out of me and I become angry. I guess this is a time for improving my self studying. 

Currently I have lost my train of thoughts for this blog entry (ㅋㅋ ironic, since currently I am riding a train) I decided I am going to make this a series of posts throughout my trip. 

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짧은 여행. 이천시. 영주시. 등. 2016년 여름. 

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2016 년 8 월 23 일

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자연 ⛰. 2016년 8월 22일. (at 문경새재도립공원)

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Stretching. Stretching. Little by little. O. M. G. Oh my god. #insadong #인사동 #교환학생그램 (at Insadong, Seoul, Republic Of Korea)

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This app is giving me life! It gives me inspiration to paint.