South Korea

We had what Millie calls a “hang out day”. Hang out days don’t have agendas or destinations, we just see where the day takes us. They are her favorite, I like them occasionally, and Nick goes a little stir crazy. We spent the morning at home. We washed every item of clothing because this Airbnb…

It took us a while to get up and at em this morning. I guess it does most days. I’m sure these types of mornings are what I’ll miss when we’re back in our regular lives: Millie begging us to read her one more chapter, us begging her to let us sleep. Then we have…

Even though the train to Busan was only 30 minutes, it felt like a travel day because we had to pack up, take a taxi to the station, wait at the station, then take a taxi to our Airbnb in Busan. This is the only photo I have from this morning. Nick pulled something in…

After the hotel buffet we walked just a few blocks to the mounds that pop up through central Gyeongju. Each of these is a burial mound, and somehow look very natural and very unnatural at the same time. People had lived among them and didn’t realize they were man made until a man dug into…

We had to check out of our little Airbnb at 11AM and our train wasn’t until almost 3, so it felt like we spent much of the day at the Seoul train station. We had coffees and pastries. Millie and I spent a full hour walking around the attached mall. She drew and drew. On…

We had the laziest of lazy mornings and didn’t get moving until Noon. At that point we decided to divide and conquer. Nick got a much needed haircut and I took Millie to the mall to get a Halloween costume. She has been talking about Halloweeen for a year now and we recently broke it…

I woke up sore from how much walking we did yesterday. We had a lazy morning and Nick booked some flights while Millie and I read and drew. We’re averaging about one Babysitters Club comic a day. The free Libby app got her hooked but then ran out, so now we are buying all the…

Today marks the hump day of our entire year. We are halfway through. We don’t have a return flight booked yet so it might end up being a bit longer or shorter, but feels like a milestone nonetheless. I will write a separate post of data and reflections to commemorate the occasion. Today was a…

After my shower this morning I searched the whole bathroom for a towel. They provided approximately 18 perfectly folded hand towels but not a single bath towel. There were so many that I thought it couldn’t be a mistake. I dried my body off with the tiny towel, got dressed, and googled “Korea small towel”.…

Transit day! Our flight was at 1:30 so we had a leisurely morning of packing up. Millie noticed we were busy and miraculously played with herself for a good 90 minutes. It is hard to get her to play independently but once she’s in her own little imagination world, she is LOCKED IN. The drive…